FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, July 29 -- Christendom College issued the following news: A group of Christendom alumni have launched a new print and digital magazine, Trivium, aimed at providing Catholics with beautiful writing, art, and photography. The publication, founded by Rachel Gerring '18, Emily (Bailey) DeVos '18, Mikaela Bailey '20, and Maria Gerring '22, seeks to "reclaim truth at the crossroads of modern life," with the first issue of the magazine now available. Trivium Magazine was born o  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Andrew Marinik is the new executive director for emergency management at Virginia Tech, effective July 10. Marinik joined Virginia Tech 17 years ago, first working with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute for six years before serving as the emergency planner and subsequently the assistant director within Emergency Management. He is responsible for university emergency plans, leading the university's Incident Man  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Navigating a new university can be daunting for any student, but for international students at Virginia Tech, the challenge often extends beyond academics. Through immersive experiences and hands-on learning, though, the Language and Culture Institute (LCI) helps students not only master English but also feel at home within the university and greater Blacksburg communities. In institute instructor Steve Rieg's classes, f  more

RESTON, Virginia, July 31 -- Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Comprehensive Measurement and Cross-Platform Video Insights Now Available for YouTube Traffic on Desktop, Mobile, and Connected TV * * * Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today announced comprehensive measurement of YouTube audiences across all digi  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 31 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * William & Mary's reputation as the premier global institution for coastal and marine sciences is reaching new shores. * * * William & Mary's reputation as the premier global institution for coastal and marine sciences is reaching new shores. News of a transformational $100 million gift to establish W&M's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has been m  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 31 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP advised The Cannabist Company Holdings (f/k/a Columbia Care), an experienced cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services, in a $105 million transaction with Verano Holdings Corp. The deal involves one cultivation and production facility in Virginia and one cultivation facility, one production facility and two dispensaries in Arizona. The transaction was anno  more

ANNANDALE, Virginia, July 31 -- Northern Virginia Community College issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2024) -- Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will receive $10,000 as part of the Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). This marks NOVA's fourth year participating in the program, which has previously provided $175,000 to help transform the lives and futures of our students. In its fourth year, NOVA's MSI funding will focus on reducing financial barriers for st  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As the sun rose over the Ethiopian highlands, Carla Savage found herself hiking up a dirt path, surrounded by breathtaking vistas and the promise of discovery. Thousands of miles from her office at Virginia Tech, she was about to meet a farmer whose daily struggles would offer a firsthand experience of the challenges facing local communities. This scene was just one moment in a transformative journey for Savage and her c  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A study by doctoral student Josefa Garcia Mora on canine brain tumor measurement has become one of the most cited papers in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Garcia's work, published in 2022, focused on comparing different methods of measuring gliomas in dogs using MRI scans, examining 143 scans from 46 dogs with confirmed gliomas, or tumors that arise from glial cells, which support and protect nerve cells i  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Three scholars who will be joining Virginia Tech's faculty ranks in the 2024-25 academic year via the Future Faculty Diversity Program have received Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowships. This highly competitive award will provide significant support to the scholars for up to two years while they continue their research at Virginia Tech. Future Faculty Diversity Program (FFPD) 2023 alums Jamie Bucholz, Claudia Nunez-Peni  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- Hines, a real estate investment manager, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * The Newly Acquired Lots Will Add More Than 1,200 Housing Options to Supply Constrained Washington D.C. Submarkets * * * (WASHINGTON DC) -- Hines, the global real estate investment manager, today announced it has acquired two land development lots, including 245 acres in Loudoun County, Virginia, and nearly 13 acres in Manassas, Virginia. The two parcels will be develo  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 31 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: MAGNA, Utah - July 30, 2024 -- Five Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket boosters helped successfully launch the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-51 mission for the USSF Space Systems Command aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket today. * Five GEM 63 boosters supporting the Atlas V represents the most powerful configuration of the rocket.   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Peter Vikesland, professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the inaugural Pryor Professor of Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Pryor Professorship of Engineering was established in 2019 with a gift from Charles W. Pryor Jr. to recognize teaching and research excellence. Recipients of the professorship retain th  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Water is abundantly present in our lives drinking fountains and showers, garden sprinklers, swimming pools, reservoirs and streams that it can become invisible, always in sight but often out of mind. Yet, contamination risks can endanger that abundance. August is National Water Quality Month, a time to contemplate conserving natural water sources and consider what households and communities can do to ensure and preserve a  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, July 30 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Six of 23 common wildlife species showed signs of SARS-CoV-2 infections in an examination of animals in Virginia, as revealed by tracking the virus's genetic code. * * * By Matt Chittum SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to Virginia Tech research published today in Nature Communications. The virus was   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 31 -- The Port of Virginia issued the following news: * * * Channel widening, terminal expansion support efficient movement of larger volumes * * * The Port of Virginia(R) closed fiscal year 2024 (FY24) having processed 3.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a 2 percent increase over fiscal year 2023 and the second-best fiscal year performance in the port's history. The growth in cargo volume is just one of the successes of FY24, the port's chief executive s  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 31 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: * * * Water quality remains compliant with all regulatory standards; company plans to replace lead service lines at no direct cost to customers * * * West Virginia American Water has developed a robust, interactive web-based map encouraging customers to view and/or report the material that their water service line is made of. In 2021, the U.S. Environmental   more