BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * A message from President Tim Sands at the start of the spring 2025 semester More stories from the Innovation Campus To the university community, Welcome to an exciting new year for Virginia Tech! I hope you had a restful winter break and are keeping warm during this chilly start to our spring semester. 2025 begins on a high note with the completion of one of our highly anticipated projects, Academic Building  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: * * * ATA Truck Tonnage Index Contracted 1.1% in December Jan 21, 2025 # Measure of Trucking Activity Fell Two Consecutive Months Washington -- Trucking activity in the United States contracted in December, according to the American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, the second decrease in as many months."For the fi  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Campus internEXP helps students build skills, make impacts through internships More stories from the College of Engineering More stories from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences More stories from the Pamplin College of Business Early mornings on a university campus are usually quiet and peaceful. Shrewd students plan their schedules to avoid early morning classes, and the unfortunate ones with 8 a  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Christendom College issued the following news: * * * Christendom Class of 2024 Achieves Record 99.2% Success Rate Post-Graduation Christendom College's Class of 2024 has achieved remarkable success, with 99.2% of graduates reporting positive career outcomes or enrollment in graduate programs, according to a recent survey by the college's Career and Professional Development Office. This far surpasses the national average of 85%, highlighting the college's comm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause issued the following news release: * * * Citizens United at 15: CEOs Have Front Row Seats at Swearing In WASHINGTON-- Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed corporations and special interests to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence our elections. The following is a statement from Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomon: "Fifteen years ago, the Supr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 20 [Category: Electronic Products] -- The Consumer Technology Association issued the following news release: * * * CTA Foundation Celebrates an Incredible CES 2025, Highlighting Accessibility, Innovation, and Collaboration The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)(r) Foundation wrapped up an exciting and impactful week at CES(r) 2025, showcasing groundbreaking technologies and fostering collaboration among innovators, advocates, and industry leaders. From competition  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * ICAT sparks international collaboration with an art exchange Surrounded by an immersive 140-channel audio system with saxophone in hand, Kyle Hutchins played a song. The immersive sound enveloped the five-story-high, state-of-the-art theatre and high-tech laboratory known as the Cube at Virginia Tech. "Immediately afterward, I realized: There is nothing else I can do with this piece because there is nowhere else  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * In memoriam: Ronald R. Bos, professor emeritus, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise More stories from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ronald R. Bos, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech, passed away in Blacksburg on Nov. 18. While he taught kinesiology in the exercise science program, his major professional contribution was in administrative leadership, as the director of the Divisio  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Michael Mulhare, interim associate vice president for public safety, to retire Michael Mulhare will retire from his role as interim associate vice president for public safety, effective summer 2025. Mulhare began his career at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2008 as the university's first director of emergency management where he spearheaded the Virginia Tech Emergency Management program. In 2016, he was promoted t  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * MIT program earns top 5 ranking from U.S. News and World Report More stories from the College of Engineering More stories from the Pamplin College of Business More stories from Graduate Education Virginia Tech's Master of Information Technology program received high praise Tuesday, coming in at No. 4 nationally in the latest 2025 U.S. News and World Report Best Online Programs rankings. The rankings, which  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: * * * National Wildlife Federation, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Accepting Applications for College and University Grant Program to Protect Wildlife, Restore Habitats RESTON, Va. -- The National Wildlife Federation's EcoLeaders and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom renewed their collaboration to fund innovative, solutions-based programs that protect threatened, vulnerabl  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Kelsey Kendall Khan Iftekharuddin, Ph.D., was named the inaugural director of Old Dominion University's Virginia Beach Data Science Institute. Opened in November 2023, the institute is a hub for research, collaboration and instruction, bringing together interdisciplinary teams to discover solutions to complex societal challenges the Hampton Roads community faces. "This Institute and this (School of Da  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 21 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: * * * Registration Opens for AUSA's Global Force Registration is now open for the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Alabama. The three-day event will take place March 25-27 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, just outside Redstone Arsenal and home to Army Materiel Command. This year's theme is "Driving Continuous Tran  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 22 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * At Metabolism of Cities Living Lab, researchers build awareness of climate change and give a voice to vulnerable populations along the U.S.-Mexico border and globally. * * * By Mike Freeman, Leslie L.J. Reilly To improve safety for children walking or riding bicycles to school, San Diego State University researchers combed through a decade of accident data in Chula Vista, pinpointing danger zones a  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The precedents for Trump's and Biden's use of pardon power, expert discusses More stories from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences The 24 hours between the end of former President Joe Biden's administration and the start of President Donald Trump's second term saw unusual uses of a president's constitutional power to pardon. Biden issued preemptive pardons protecting family members, administrators, an  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Tommy Doubleday '24 wins national triathlon The stakes were high. It was a day when everything could have gone wrong, and many things did, but Tommy Doubleday didn't let that stop him. It was Dec. 8, and Doubleday, class of 2024 and former Virginia Tech Triathlon club officer, was competing in the 2024 USA Triathlon Long Course National Championships at Daytona International Speedway. He had spent the last few y  more