Atkins, Marstel-Day Form Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture
TAMPA BAY, Fla., USA: Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, announces that it has formed a Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture with Marstel-Day LLC, an award-winning woman-owned small business (WOSB), HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) entity and premier environmental and natural resource planning firm. The formal relationship will provide expanded business opportunities for […]
COMCAST EXTENDS FREE PUBLIC WIFI ACCESS TO EVERYONE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2020
Nation’s Largest Network of Public WiFi Hotspots Will Continue to be Available to Everyone for Free, including Non-Xfinity Customers PHILADELPHIA – June 19, 2020 – As cities and towns across the country begin to open up, Comcast is continuing its efforts to help people connect to the Internet during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, the company […]
COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL AWARDS $70,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 28 VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements Both In and Out of the Classroom Comcast NBCUniversal announced it has awarded approximately $70,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 school year to 28 Virginia students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. Students are selected for their outstanding community service, academic performance, and […]
Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens USA appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority
Today, Kurt John, Siemens USA’s Chief Cybersecurity Officer, was appointed to Governor Northam’s Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority. This partnership was designed to bolster the continued economic and technological development in the Commonwealth of Virginia – as well as attracting, retaining innovation and high-technology jobs and businesses in Virginia. Recently, Governor Northam’s communications team published the […]
UMW, Germanna, Stafford Schools Strive to Ease Teacher Shortage
The University of Mary Washington has signed an agreement with Germanna Community College and Stafford County Public Schools to make it easier for local students to become educators and help ease the state’s teacher shortage. Streamlining the path from high school to college, the memorandum of understanding, signed last month by UMW President Troy Paino […]
Franczek Joins The International Institute For Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Panels of Distinguished Neutrals
Norfolk, VA (July 28, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney William E. (“Bill”) Franczek has been selected for inclusion to the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Franczek will also be serving as an arbitrator and mediator for the Pro Bono Panel and Virginia at Large ADR Panel. “I […]
Pfizer and BioNTech Choose Lead mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Commence Pivotal Phase 2/3 Global Study
• Companies advance nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) candidate BNT162b2, which encodes an optimized SARS-CoV-2 full-length spike glycoprotein, at a 30 μg dose level in a 2 dose regimen into Phase 2/3 Study • Candidate and dose level selection informed by preclinical and clinical data obtained in Phase 1/2 studies conducted in the U.S. (C4591001) and […]
You are invited to participate in Mercer’s – BENEFITS BASICS DRIVING PERFORMANCE SERIES
Do you understand the fundamentals of employee benefit plans? Join us virtually for interactive sessions that will elevate your level of knowledge.WHAT WILL BE COVERED?We are offering 3 days of 2 hour segments for virtual learning led by the Mercer consulting team and sharing among your peers. Please see the topics to the right and […]
UMW Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act
When UMW junior Lueden Sheikhnureldin arrived at Simpson Library that early fall morning, something felt off. The old-style wooden chairs in the study area where she’d crammed for so many exams had been replaced by sleek gray-and-green seats. “I couldn’t concentrate,” said Sheikhnureldin, whose ADHD can cause sensitivity to details like a chair’s texture and […]
UMW Chooses New Name for Building: James Farmer Hall
The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors today voted to change the name of Trinkle Hall to James Farmer Hall. With this action, the Board memorialized a beloved member of the Mary Washington community who spent most of his career fighting injustices. “I commend the action of the Board today,” said Rector Heather Crislip. […]
