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ODU Named a Top 15 University in the Nation for African-American Student Success
Old Dominion University was recently ranked as one of the nation's top 15 higher education institutions with African American student graduation rates that were significantly higher than averages for comparable higher education institutions.
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Old Dominion University Named One of Nation’s Top Employers
The business publication Forbes has ranked Old Dominion University among the nation's top 200
"midsize employers" for 2017.
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Proposed Legislation Seeks to Stimulate Investment in Coastal Resiliency
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott's BUILD Resilience Act would authorize $1 billion a year to help communities improve coastal infrastructure and establish a National Research Center for Resilience
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ODU Engineering Graduate Earns Full Scholarship to Ph.D. Program at Johns Hopkins
Taylor Bobrow, who just earned his BS from the Batten College of Engineering and Technology, will do his Ph.D. at one of the top-ranked biomedical engineering institutions in the United States.
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ODU Social Entrepreneurs Journey to Enactus Nationals
A six-member ODU team will present the University's social entrepreneurial club projects for the 2016-17 school year.
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Across Campus - A Photo Essay
Senior citizens from across Hampton Roads gathered this week at Old Dominion University for the City of Norfolk's 31st Annual Norfolk Senior Olympics, an event created to symbolize that having an active, productive life while aging is a reality. Photos David B. Hollingsworth/ODU
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The Clothesline Project is a national program to increase awareness of the impact of violence against women. It provides an avenue to courageously break the silence of their experience. T-shirts are displayed, with a silent yet powerful message speaking out against domestic violence on campus.