BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Christopher McDowell, adjunct professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was recently named Joseph H. Collie Professor of Chemical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Joseph H. Collie Endowed Chaired Professorship is awarded to a distinguished visiting professor who has extensive industrial experience and expertise in production, marketing, and sales of chemical p  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. * * * ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY * Carl Beckett, Special Assistant, Department of Corrections * * * BOARD APPOINTMENTS AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AQUACULTURE ADVISORY BOARD * Doug McMinn of Wake, Owner, Chesapeake Bay Oyster Company * * * BOARD   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today released the third annual Unified Regulatory Plan (URP) (https://townhall.virginia.gov/UnifiedRegulatoryPlans/UnifiedRegulatoryPlans.cfm) that details all of the expected regulatory changes to be made throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia in FY2025. "Our Office of Regulatory Management is following through on its commitment to transform and modernize  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's psychology experts once again took center stage at Comic-Con International in Anaheim, California, July 25-28. The event featured over 350 panel discussions with actors, writers and luminaries from television, movies, gaming and comics. Dr. Keith Beard, director of Marshall's Psy.D. program, expressed excitement about the unique opportunity. "We have been fortunate enough  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: When Lance Collins was named vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in August 2020, he knew that in addition to tailoring the campus approach to the demands of the greater metro area, he needed to let the strengths of the faculty lead the way. "Our goal is to build a vibrant community perfectly positioned to connect talented students and researchers with Northern Virginia's growing te  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 3 -- Creighton University issued the following news: In 2021, Creighton opened the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Health Sciences Building to address Arizona's healthcare worker shortage. Arizona's Department of Health Services recognized this commitment to the state two years later by awarding $11.9 million to the University. $5.9 million is funding the Ignite Scholarships, which support students pursuing an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Creighton Univ  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group's social structure is historically patriarchal, with a man's prestige measured by the size of his family and by the livestock he owns. The shrinking world has brought change: Urban centers and the promise of jobs are luring young  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The Pharm.D. candidate combined a visit to her father with a three-week internship in a hospital's OBGYN unit. * * * By Dina Weinstein Family ties and professional dreams took Michelle Johnson far from her Virginia Commonwealth University classrooms this summer. She became the first School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. student to intern in Ghana. Both of Johnson's parents were born and raised in the West  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Roberto Steele Degree: DVM Class of 2025, Small Animal Track Hometown: North Cape May, New Jersey My undergraduate was in... Biology with a minor in chemistry. I attended Stockton University in the beautiful NJ Pine Barrens. Best part of being a VMCVM student... The community! There are many faculty, staff, and fellow students that I can't thank enough for their contributions to my learning thus far. I've really only  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University's (WLU) Student Success Center has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC) to enhance its TopperGen first-generation student initiative. Overseen by the Student Success Center, the TopperGen initiative specifically addresses the needs of first-generation students through a variety of events, activities, services, and evaluation  more