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Old Dominion University Plays Key Coordinating Role in National Disaster Resilience Competition Grant Application
A combined Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Norfolk, City of Chesapeake and Old Dominion University proposal to help protect the Hampton Roads region from the effects of sea level rise has advanced to the final round of a grant competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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State of the Art Education Building Rises on Old Dominion Campus
Old Dominion University's new Education Building will open in 2016, replacing the current building that houses the Darden College of Education, which has served the University well.
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Andrew Heidelberg, Civil Rights Leader and ODU Graduate Student, dies
Local civil-rights leader Andrew Heidelberg, who was one of 17 African American teenagers who integrated Norfolk's public schools in 1959, and later documented his experience as part of his graduate studies at Old Dominion University, died July 6. He was 71.
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Old Dominion Researchers Add To Ocean Discovery Featured in Journal Nature
A pair of Old Dominion ocean researchers contributed crucial work to a multi-institution research effort -- featured on the latest cover of the science journal Nature -- that has potentially major implications for the oceanic ecosystem and global climate.
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Across Campus - A Photo Essay
Old Dominion's waterfront campus is one of the University's finest amenities, as Big Blue Sailing Camp participants discovered during recent outings on the Elizabeth River. Campers learned how to rig a sailboat and right a capsized boat among other activities. Photos by Chuck Thomas
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It may be summer, but work doesn't stop for groundskeepers who keep ODU's campus and athletic fields in top condition. Here, Thomas Seay is seen making a field of dreams for baseball summer camp participants.