RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has co-led a 21-state coalition urging the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the divest-or-ban legislation passed by Congress. Enacted earlier this year, the federal law bans TikTok in the United States unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in the platform. In response, ByteDance and Tik more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: While not a perfect system, human reasoning still outshines artificial intelligence (AI) in a number of critical areas. One Virginia Tech researcher wants to help change that. Insufficient logical reasoning capability in AI can be a disadvantage when trying to tackle complex problems like diagnosing and treating rare diseases and detecting and disrupting financial fraud, said Dawei Zhou, assistant professor in the Departm more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * High salinity regions showed record expansion of eelgrass * * * Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay expanded 7% to an estimated 82,937 acres in 2023 to reach their seventh-highest level in 40 years of monitoring, according to an annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Sub more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Tourism generated $33.3 billion in visitor spending in Virginia, marking a nearly 10% increase over 2022. Travelers spent $91 million a day in Virginia in 2023 * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today that Virginia's tourism industry generated a record high $33.3 billion in visitor spending in 2023, an increase of nearly 10% from  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jin-Hee Cho, associate professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Stephen and Cherye Tyndall Moore Computer Science Junior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The fellowship was established with a gift from Stephen and Cherye Tyndall Moore and enables the Department of Computer Science to recruit, reward, and retain outstanding faculty. Recipients h more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 6 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: SALEM, Va., August 5, 2024 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Avid Hotel, an 87-room hotel property located in Salem, Virginia. "This was a seamless transaction with both the buyer and seller being clients we have worked with in the past," said Chase Dewese,  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health has earned the 2024 High-Value Pharmacy Award from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing exceptional leadership and delivering great value for pharmacy patients. Premier's High-Value Pharmacy Award recognizes superior performance and operations from across Premier's membership of more than 4,350 hospitals and health systems and approximately more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The Global Education Office and the nonprofit ReEstablish Richmond are a conduit for newcomers to have their foreign credentials evaluated and to develop their language skills. * * * By Dina Weinstein Asad Afzali was a computer science major in Afghanistan, but when the Taliban retook control of the country in late 2021, his life changed abruptly. The power shift put his family in danger - his fa more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The 17 universitywide Research-related Institutes and Centers are collaborative hubs that address society's top challenges. * * * By Emily Komornik, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Showcasing the breadth and depth of its renowned research enterprise, Virginia Commonwealth University now has 17 designated universitywide RICs - Research-related Institutes and Cent more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 5, 2024, with sociologist Meredith Katz: * * * VCU sociologist Meredith Katz offers insight into the concept, plus tips about the best mindset and potential practices. * * * By Sian Wilkerson In an era where buying anything, anytime is as easy as clicking a button, becoming a conscious consumer is on the rise. But that can mean something different for each individual, Virginia Commonwealth Univer more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: From the moment Elizabeth Engel first arrived in Blacksburg, she knew she would call it home. With breathtaking mountainous scenery blanketing the area, she has always felt welcome in the New River Valley. Because both of her parents attended Virginia Tech, she also felt tied to the university and wanted to continue in their footsteps. As a result, she attended Virginia Tech, graduated with a B.A. in English literature in more PR