ODU football tabs Arick Forrest as wide receivers coach
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Old Dominion University football coach Bobby Wilder has hired Arick Forrest as wide receivers coach.
Search Results for Virginia State University
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Valley educators to learn STEM teaching techniques at workshop
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Educators from central Shenandoah Valley schools districts will be among nearly 150 participants in the second annual K-12 STEM Educators Workshop Friday, Feb. 27 at James Madison University.
Jeffress Trust grant of $100,000 kickstarts hypertension research with new equipment and student assistants
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If you are among the one in three Americans who suffer from high blood pressure, you know to stay away from salty foods. On the no-go list from your doctor: processed foods such as lunch meat, canned soups or vegetables, or ready-to-eat meals. Yet scientists don’t know why a salty diet causes problems with hypertension.
Governor announces partnerships to leverage higher education for economic development
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that Virginia’s public institutions of higher education renewed and expanded their commitment to economic development.
Governor McAuliffe honors 2015 Outstanding Faculty Award recipients
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Governor Terry McAuliffe honored 13 Virginia educators as recipients of the 29th annual Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA) for excellence in teaching, research, and public service.
Budget conference report now available online
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The Virginia General Assembly budget conference report is now available online. In accordance with new rules changes announced last month by Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), the House will wait 48 hours before taking a final vote.
House, Senate budget conferees announce conference report agreement, expect final vote on Thursday
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House and Senate budget negotiators reached an agreement on a budget conference report over the weekend and expect final votes to be held in both chambers as early as Thursday, General Assembly leaders announced today.
Public information session set regarding I-81 exit modification study
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) will hold a public information meeting on March 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center, 620 Simms Avenue, Harrisonburg, regarding I-81 Exits 245 and 247 Interchange Alternatives Analysis (IAA).
A dog lives on: Now the stage is being set for treating humans
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Almost five years ago, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever was operated on using a technique eventually patented by Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Rafael Davalos.
UVA hoops: How different it was when we wrote Mad About U
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Nine years ago, I co-wrote a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which covered the 40-year history of UVA basketball games played at the arena dubbed the “Pregnant Clam” by former hoops star Ted Jeffries, now a radio analyst on Virginia basketball broadcasts.
