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ODU plots path to bigger, more inclusive future
Last year, when Old Dominion University was searching for its new president, the executive search firm contracted by the university also provided a bit of business intelligence about how the
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Educational opportunities in Hampton Roads
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The Apprentice School Founded in 1919, The Apprentice School in Newport News has trained 11,000 shipyard workers over its long history. The school at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding
A stitch in time
ODU, EVMS eye potential merger
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At the end of 2020, Eastern Virginia Medical School firmly rejected a study recommending that the medical school merge to become part of Old Dominion University. But time passes, minds
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ODU’s Hudgins Lab gives entrepreneurs a boost
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When COVID-19 hit in spring 2020, Cindy R. Earl lost her job as a furniture company’s sales rep. But the Portsmouth resident’s sudden unemployment came with a positive side effect:
Conways make $13M donation to VCU nursing school
Philanthropists made similar gift to U.Va.
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McLean philanthropists Joanne and William E. Conway Jr. have given $13 million to Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Nursing, the university announced Monday. The gift is the largest in the
Apex Systems co-founder gives $500,000 to Va. Tech
Win Sheridan's gift to aid student entrepreneurs
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Virginia Tech University’s Apex Center for Entrepreneurs has received a $500,000 donation from Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan. A 1994 Tech graduate with bachelor’s degrees in political science and English
Va. Tech receives record $80M grant for climate-smart farming
Pilot will pay farmers to help curb greenhouse gases
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Virginia Tech has received a record $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a pilot program that will pay farmers to add practices that could help curb
A stitch in time: ODU, EVMS eye potential merger
Leadership changes pave the way for new partnership opportunities
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At the end of 2020, Eastern Virginia Medical School firmly rejected a study recommending that the medical school merge to become part of Old Dominion University. But time passes, minds
Virginia Tech appoints COO from W&M
Amy Stoakley Sebring to start Nov. 1
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Virginia Tech announced Wednesday it has named Amy Stoakley Sebring, currently chief operating officer at William & Mary, as its executive vice president and COO, effective Nov. 1. “I am
Virginia Tech promotes VP of comms, marketing
Tracy Vosburgh was senior associate VP
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Virginia Tech announced Tuesday it has promoted Tracy Vosburgh to be its inaugural vice president of communications and marketing. The university is also renaming its University Relations department to Communications