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Tech students dig into high-tech mock mine
Robots don’t belong on volleyball courts, but for more than a decade Virginia Tech students had no other large, sandy place to test out mining robots. It was “a real
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Building an ecosystem
Marine, AI, health tech bloom from W&M research
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Even though William & Mary is best known as a liberal arts “public Ivy,” it’s also a research university where professors are quietly producing innovative technology — and are less
U.Va. commerce alum donates $10M for scholarships
University to match gift with $10M
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A University of Virginia alumnus, John Connaughton, and his wife, Stephanie, have donated $10 million to fund need-based undergraduate scholarships for McIntire School of Commerce students, the university announced Thursday.
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UR alumni couple donates $25M for student learning center
Gift from Carole and Marcus Weinstein is second largest in school's history
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Carole and Marcus Weinstein, alumni of the University of Richmond, have donated $25 million — the second-largest single gift in the Richmond university’s history — to support a center focused
Civilian life
Community colleges train veterans for new careers
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Paul Valentine is on a winding career path. After leaving the Army more than a decade ago, he got his commercial driver’s license at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers
The big freeze
Governor flattens state tuition rates
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Given pandemic-caused interruptions, college students have been through a lot so far this decade, but one silver lining at many Virginia schools has been frozen tuition. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Angela and Carl Reddix donate $1.1M to JMU
Gift from ARDX CEO and spouse to support first-generation college students
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James Madison University alumni Angela and Carl Reddix have made a $1.1 million commitment to their alma mater to support first-generation college students, JMU announced Friday. Founder, president and CEO
Va. Tech names College of Architecture, Arts and Design dean
Tsai Lu Liu comes from North Carolina State University
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Virginia Tech has named a new dean to lead its College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) following an international search. Tsai Lu Liu will start July 1. He has
Emory & Henry receives $2M gift for equestrian expansion
Bill Gatton Foundation donation is lead gift for project
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Emory & Henry College will use a $2 million donation from The Bill Gatton Foundation to help construct a new equestrian center and boost its equine studies program. The private
CNU chooses next president, Coast Guard Academy chief
Rear Adm. William G. Kelly will retire from military
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U.S. Coast Guard Academy Superintendent Rear Adm. William G. Kelly will become Christopher Newport University’s sixth president on July 1, the Newport News-based public liberal arts school announced Thursday. CNU