ODU basketball coach Jeff Jones diagnosed with prostate cancer
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Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today.
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Western Washington University professor completes study of mercury contamination in South River
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The South River flows along the western foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, coiling its way across farmlands and through small towns, marching north to join first the Shenandoah and then the Potomac before eventually emptying into the Chesapeake Bay.
VCU first Virginia university to offer Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
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The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has approved Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing to offer a post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
Winchester resident named 2015 Ms. Virginia Senior America
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Janis Thomas, of Winchester was crowned Ms. Virginia Senior America 2015 at the coronation ceremony in Staunton on Wednesday.
Virginia Tech researchers say a mosquito sex-determining gene could help fight dengue fever
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Males aren’t relevant — at least when it comes to disease transmission by mosquitoes. Researchers with the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech have identified a gene responsible for sex determination in mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya viruses.
EMU wins the top state ranking in campus community recycling contest
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For the last four years, Eastern Mennonite University has finished as runner-up in the state rankings of colleges and universities participating in the national Recyclemania contest.
For four decades, Leonard Cook has helped Virginia Tech make a lasting impression
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Leonard Cook has spent the last 22 years as a housekeeping supervisor ensuring campus buildings make a great impression on students, faculty, staff, and visitors. For some people, that’s a full career, but for Cook it’s less than half of his service to Virginia Tech.
Governor McAuliffe announces new executive director for Virginia Tobacco Commission
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Evan Feinman has been appointed Executive Director of the newly named Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
Wildland Fire Academy to bring 300 firefighters to Longwood University
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As the threat of wildland fire continues to grow in Virginia, preparing people to fight these fires is vital to preventing the loss of lives, homes and other property.
Alexis Johnson has been keeping Virginia Tech mail moving for four decades
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If you ever sent a piece of mail while at Virginia Tech or received an admissions offer packet, the odds are that Alexis Johnson probably helped get it to its destination.
