
Northam announces more than $1.1 million in GO Virginia grants
Governor Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia) grants totaling $1,115,300.

Governor Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia) grants totaling $1,115,300.

Shenandoah University music education major Drake Stoughton ’18, of Manassas, Virginia, and global studies and Spanish alumna Niulka Franco Marin ‘17, of Winchester, have received prestigious Fulbright Awards.

A state-by-state analysis released for Equal Pay Day tomorrow reveals that a woman employed full time, year-round in Virginia is typically paid just 80 cents for every dollar paid to a man – a yearly pay difference of $11,019.

Virginia (16-13, 4-8 ACC), home for back-to-back ACC weekend series, will host Virginia Tech (12-15, 5-7 ACC) for a three-game set beginning with a doubleheader at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (April 6). The series will conclude on Sunday (April 8) at 1 p.m.

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved tuition and fees for the 2018-19 academic year. The board approved a 2.9 percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduate students for the third consecutive year, which remains the smallest percentage increases at Virginia Tech since 2001-02.

The Hokie nation celebrated a historic milestone over a 24-hour stretch earlier this week, kicking off a new annual tradition of giving to Virginia Tech as thousands of donors rallied to support the university on its first ever Giving Day.

In a powerful statement on the need to reimagine higher education for today’s complex world, David Calhoun ’79, senior managing director for Blackstone and former CEO of Nielsen, has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College.

Loudoun County ranks healthiest in Virginia, according to the ninth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The rankings are available at www.countyhealthrankings.org.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association continues its tradition of NCAA Division I polls for the 21st year with its 2018 weekly surveys. This week there is a new No. 1, as Oregon State takes over the position after Florida held down the spot for the first three weeks of the season.

Gov. Ralph Northam will address Virginia Tech’s Class of 2018 during University Commencement exercises to be held on Friday, May 11, continuing the tradition of inviting new Virginia governors to deliver the commencement address.
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