EMORY, Virginia, Feb. 6 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: Sodexo, a global food services and facilities management leader and Emory & Henry College, located in Emory, VA, have entered a ten-year partnership to bring a best-in-class facilities management program to campus beginning spring of 2024. With a commitment to delivering exceptional services, Sodexo will be responsible for managing a wide range of facility-related functions, contributing to the efficiency of Emory &   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Feb. 6 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Feb. 5, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS, Well, what another exciting winter week. It included one of my favorite events of the year - Groundhog Day. As it turns out, we have much to be positive about as Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil greeted a record crowd this year and did not see his shadow. Thankfully, this signals an early spring and I for one am grateful ;>)  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Matt Chittum You feel a pain, so you pop a couple of ibuprofen or acetaminophen. If the pain is severe or chronic, you might be prescribed something stronger - an opioid pain killer that can be addictive under some circumstances. But what if you could ease pain by noninvasively manipulating a spot inside your brain where pain is registered? A new study by Wynn Legon,   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University will offer a new major in filmmaking beginning this fall. Administered by Marshall's School of Art & Design (SOAD), the program will be the first of its kind in the state of West Virginia and will include a diverse range of hands-on courses in cinematography, photography, animation, video art, motion design, screenwriting, acting, audio engineering, and post-production. "As the firs  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will feature Judge Richard Gergel presenting on "The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Igniting of the Modern Civil Rights Movement." The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. Gergel is a judge of the United States District Court for the D  more

RADFORD, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University's newest college is one that's been deeply rooted in campus academics for 50 years. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) recently authorized the new College of Nursing, a name change also approved by the Radford University Board of Visitors. This is the only public institution in Virginia to have a separate College of Nursing. The College of Nursing is led by Interim Dea  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Associate professor of history Christopher Bischof has been awarded a one-year National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to work on a new book manuscript about 19th-century British imperialism in the West Indian colonies. Bischof will receive $60,000 to support his work on the book, titled Easy Fixes: Race, Capitalism, and Social Engineering Schemes in the British West Indies, 1823-1865.  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: University of Virginia Cancer Center researchers have developed a new way to identify high-risk patients with acute myeloid leukemia, which could one day lead to more tailored treatments and improved patient outcomes for patients with the blood cancer. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common leukemias, or blood cancers, in adults. It starts in the blood-forming cells in  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 6 -- Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Virginia American Water and its parent company, American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation's largest regulated water and wastewater utility company, announced today it will offer 30 fully remote Customer Care Agent job opportunities for residents of Hopewell and the surrounding region. "As American Water continues to expand the footprint of our customer servic  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Virtual and in-person public comments may be made to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia on February 29 concerning a $37.2 million electricity rate increase proposal affecting 462,000 ratepayers. Appalachian Power Co. and Wheeling Power Co. asked the Commission to approve an update to their environmental compliance surcharge (ECS). They asked that th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: West Virginia American Water announced the launch of the American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant Program. To streamline the grant experience for its community partners, the Foundation has combined West Virginia American Water's former Environmental Grant Program with its Water and Environment Grant Program. This strategic integration  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 6 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) celebrates February as Career Technical Education (CTE) Month. The recognition offers the opportunity to highlight the growing importance and impact CTE has on education and the economy in West Virginia and around the country. The WVDE CTE program resides in ongoing work in elementary, middle and high schools as well in 22 CTE centers and sev  more