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NSU receives $1M donation for chair endowment
Retired Dominion Enterprises CEO Conrad M. Hall is donor
Retired Dominion Enterprises Inc. President and CEO Conrad M. Hall has donated $1 million to Norfolk State University, the university announced Friday. The gift from Hall, who serves on NSU’s
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Va. launching semiconductor workforce initiative
Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology to create three certificate programs
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The commonwealth is launching a Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology to foster a semiconductor industry workforce, funding its establishment with a $3.3 million Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia)
ONE School of Public Health names inaugural dean
Joint school between ODU, NSU, EVMS names Li-Wu Chen
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The proposed ONE School of Public Health has named its inaugural dean: Li-Wu Chen, a health sciences professor from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a background in rural health. Chen
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Pharrell’s Mighty Dream forum coming to Norfolk Nov. 1-3
Event to include Google, H&M execs
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Executives from Google, H&M, Universal Music Group, Yelp and McDonald’s will join Grammy winner Pharrell Williams Nov. 1-3 in Norfolk for his Mighty Dream forum, a sequel to last fall’s
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
Two HBCUs eye region for satellite campus
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Northern Virginia economic development officials are working with Virginia’s two public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to establish a joint satellite campus in the region that officials say would
Va. Tech to lead cybersecurity workforce initiative
Old Dominion and Norfolk State announced as partners to fill workforce gap
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Virginia Tech has received a $1.5 million award to lead an initiative that could help close a gap in the cybersecurity workforce. The award, announced April 5, comes from the
White House taps Va. HBCU presidents for advisory board
VSU and NSU leaders among board appointees
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The presidents of Virginia State University and Norfolk State University are on the list of intended appointees to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the
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Superstar Pharrell Williams has a dream for Virginia
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The online version of this article includes additional material from Virginia Business’ interview with Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams is a 13-time Grammy winner, an Oscar nominee, a fashion designer, a
Hampton Roads universities ink deal to establish public health school
ODU, NSU and EVMS first announced the plan in January
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The presidents of Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University and Eastern Virginia Medical School signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to establish Virginia’s first school of public health. The MOU