http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/_jcr_content/par/list News @ ODU promotes University's activities and accomplishments including world-class faculty research, student achievement and engaging activities for the campus and broader community." 2013-01-23T12:47:24-05:00 Old Dominion University Day Communiqué http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/online_computer_scie_0.html 2013-01-23T11:30:54-05:00 2013-01-22T13:50:00-05:00 Old Dominion University’s online computer science program was recently recognized as one of the best among U.S. colleges and universities. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/odu_economic_forecas.html 2013-01-16T14:53:09-05:00 2013-01-16T14:50:00-05:00 Local and national predictions for 2013 will be revealed when the team of researchers behind Old Dominion University’s Economic Forecasting Project presents its 2013 national and local forecasts. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/campus_master_plan.html 2013-01-11T12:40:58-05:00 2013-01-11T12:35:00-05:00 ODU has begun to create a new campus master plan that will help guide the physical development of buildings, infrastructure and campus amenities. Open forums are scheduled this month to provide an overview of the master plan initiative and to garner opinions, ideas and feedback. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/laroussi_new_course.html 2013-01-17T10:00:18-05:00 2013-01-17T09:56:00-05:00 “We think of you as a very special group of students,” said Mounir Laroussi, professor of electrical engineering, in welcoming 38 Old Dominion University students to a course – Biomedical Applications of Low Temperature Plasmas – that apparently is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/solar_energy_researc.html 2013-01-17T16:52:12-05:00 2013-01-17T16:50:00-05:00 Old Dominion University photovoltaic energy researcher Sylvain Marsillac, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Batten College of Engineering and Technology, has received a $500,000 grant to help test solar energy concepts on the roof of Kaufman Hall. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/progress_in_math.html 2013-01-22T10:36:46-05:00 2013-01-17T10:03:00-05:00 Old Dominion University already ranks third among Virginia institutions in the number of graduates it produces in STEM-H (science, technology, engineering, math and health) fields. With 2013 comes evidence that ODU could strengthen its STEM-H position in the next few years. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/charity_story_slam.html 2013-01-23T09:58:10-05:00 2013-01-16T12:24:00-05:00 A "story slam" is being held on Saturday, Jan. 19 to raise funds for Colley Avenue-based ForKids, an organization that provides shelter for over 50 families “in crisis,” educational opportunities to more than 300 children and clinical services to about 175 parents and their children. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/trauma_informed_care.html 2013-01-17T16:49:47-05:00 2013-01-17T16:48:00-05:00 Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center will be the host site on Wednesday, Jan. 30, for a daylong training event for professionals in the field of “trauma-informed” care. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/insurance_careers_re.html 2013-01-17T16:47:56-05:00 2013-01-17T16:46:00-05:00 Approximately 100 professionals from the insurance, financial planning and risk management industries are expected at Old Dominion University’s Insurance, Risk Management and Financial Planning Careers Reception on Wednesday, Feb. 13. http://olddominionuniversity.edu/content/odu/news/2013/1/odu_patient_safety_s.html 2013-01-23T09:36:42-05:00 2013-01-23T09:25:00-05:00 Old Dominion University is collaborating with the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters and Eastern Virginia Medical School for a continuing education seminar for caregivers on the importance of creating a culture of patient safety awareness.