Ann Bennis, Dan Hennelly Are Winners of ODU Staff Dream Fund Awards

Thanks to ODU’s Staff Dream Fund, two university employees will soon be able to realize their long-held desires: one to spend a week in Ireland doing genealogical research, and the other to publish a novel. (Full Story)

ODU Ranks Eighth in World for Port Research

ODU’s expertise in port research stretches back decades, in part due to the university’s location near a major, deepwater port, but also because of the work of faculty researchers. Now this expertise is being recognized worldwide. (Full Story)

ODU Grad Ting Xu, Founder of Evergreen Enterprises, Is Next Landmark Speaker

Ting Xu, an ODU graduate and founder and president of Evergreen Enterprises, the nation’s largest flag designer and wholesaler, will be the next Landmark Executive-in-Residence speaker. (Full Story)

ODU Afghani Student’s Question to Secretary Clinton Included in WAVY-TV Report

Naqib Ahmad, a Fulbright student from Afghanistan enrolled in ODU’s Graduate Program in International Studies, had an opportunity to ask a question of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Tuesday’s World Affairs Council NATO Fest Banquet. (Full Story)

John Adam to Speak on ‘Humor in the Classroom’ for Provost’s Conversations (Full Story)

Harvard Paleobiologist Will Deliver Ludwick Lecture (Full Story)

University Dance Theatre Presents Spring Concert April 11-14 (Full Story)

Seibles Poetry Reading Set for April 10 at Village Bookstore (Full Story)

Author Dinner Reservations Due April 6; Hear Poyer Interview on ‘HearSay’ (Full Story)

ODU’s Colorful International Festival: A Photo Essay

The Hampton Roads community had an opportunity to learn about many of the world’s cultures at ODU’s International Festival on Sunday. The Constant Center was awash in vibrant colors and filled with a cornucopia of sights and sounds. (Full Story)

Business Prof Explores Greening of Supply Chain Management Industry

With energy costs rising, there has been renewed effort – and a pledge of federal research dollars – to support investments in “green” energy research and technology. But a little-known secret about alternative energy is that producing it sometimes isn’t all that, well, green. (Full Story)

Iran Oil Threat Overstated, Yetiv Contends in Washington Post Commentary

Steve Yetiv, professor of political science, published an op-ed in the Washington Post that went live on the Internet Friday and appeared in print in the Sunday Post Opinions section. (Full Story)

ODU’s Polonko Honored by State for Child Advocacy Efforts (More)

Devon Taylor’s Fan Base Grows to Include Harvard Medical School (More)

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