Virginia State University has announced that VSU Alumnus, Hampton University President, and Businessman, Dr. William R. Harvey will serve as the fall 2021 VSU Commencement speaker.
Randolph-Macon senior running back Justin DeLeon (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) was named the J. Stokeley Fulton Offensive Player of the Year, while senior defensive tackle Jace DePriest (Richmond, Va./Varina) was voted the Lou Wacker Defensive Player of the Year as well as the ODAC/ Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete for football as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference released its football award winners.
Though Virginia enacted comprehensive dental care coverage for pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid in March 2015, a significant portion of this population remained unaware of the benefit even years later, according to a study by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Virginia Union University's Mike Morita has been named the National Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, the AFCA announced on Wednesday, December 1.
Six students in Nursing Professor Wendy Hunter’s Population Health Immersion course spent a weekend collaborating with community health partners in rural Gray, Tennessee, aiding an underserved population and putting their learning on the subject into practice.
Union Presbyterian Seminary President Brian K. Blount made the following statement on the passing of alumnus Rev. Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown. Brown co-founded the Charlotte Community Health Clinic, which serves poor and uninsured people.
Nick Carr-Voigt is one of NOVA’s amazing G3 students. G3 is an initiative allowing Virginian’s of low to modest income to get the skills they need to get a skill, get a job and get ahead (G3). G3 scholarship makes community college possible for those who financially qualify on a timeline that works for them (full time, part time, a few weeks or a few years).
STAT News has named Arnethea Sutton, Ph.D., as one of this year’s 27 STAT Wunderkinds — the news organization’s prestigious award that aims to recognize rising stars in biomedical research.