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 The old-style wooden chairs in the study area where she’d crammed for so many exams had been replaced by sleek gray-and-green seats.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. […]
Vandeventer Black’s Eaton Joins The Board of the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia
Norfolk, VA (July 23, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney Jennifer L. Eaton recently became a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia. The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia serves as an invaluable resource to Hampton Roads’ low-income residents by providing representation in civil litigation matters spanning topics such […]
Can entrepreneurs remake Southwest Virginia’s energy economy?
Graphic: The MOVA Technologies process allows individual pollutants to be isolated separately so they can be resold to other companies. Region looks to pivot from “coal country” to “energy innovation capitol of the east coast” by Scott Robertson The image of Southwest Virginia as a region reeling from the decline of the coal industry was […]
Vandeventer Black’s Pierce New President of the South Hampton Roads Bar Association
Norfolk, VA (July 21, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney Michael D. Pierce is the new President of the South Hampton Roads Bar Association (SHRBA). The SHRBA is the minority bar association for the Hampton Roads area, and its membership includes lawyers from all seven cities and practitioners in the Richmond area. The association helps its […]
Marstel-Day receives 2020 Ecoleadership Award from Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE)
For the ninth consecutive year, Marstel-Day Environmental Consulting LLC has been selected by the Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) to receive an AWE EcoLeadership Award. It is one of 14 firms nationwide to receive the award. AWE is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1999 by Discovery Communications, Mental Health Association (now EveryMind.), and Montgomery […]
UMW Supports K-12 Teachers in Online Teaching
After doing their best to teach remotely for three months due to the global pandemic, Virginia’s K-12 teachers got word in June that they likely would return to teaching this fall – and at least some of it would be online. The sudden switch in spring had been hard enough; few of the state’s teachers […]
Featured Webinar: New DOLI Emergency Regulation & Its Impact on Virginia Businesses
The Safety and Health Codes Board of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has developed a new emergency regulation, as directed by Governor Northam, that creates additional requirements for Virginia employers related to workplace safety due to COVID-19. The Board was also tasked with considering public comments that were offered during the brief 10-day […]
