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Fralin Trust commits $5 million to Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western Community College announced Tuesday that the Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust has committed $5 million over five years to create an endowment for Virginia Western Community College. At least 75 percent of the funding will be used for...
Tags: Technology, Education, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Awards and Prizes, Science
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University of Virginia Board of Directors names new vice-rector
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- The University of Virginia's Board of Directors has named a successor to a vice-rector who resigned after a failed attempt to oust President Theresa Sullivan in June. The board announced the selection Thursday of George Keith...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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University of Texas reopens following bomb threat
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The University of Texas says all university buildings have been cleared and are reopening after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the Austin campus. The university posted on its website that all classes have been canceled...
Tags: Education, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Bombings, University of Texas at Austin
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Blacksburg social media company Heyo creating 50 new jobs
New jobs are coming to Blacksburg. Governor Bob McDonnell announced Tuesday that Heyo, formerly known as Lujure Media, will invest $100,000 to expand its operation. The business started with just 3 employees and has grown to 15. The company helps small...
Tags: Business, Economic Policy, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Regional Authority
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Home built by Roanoke College students put on wheels for final destination
WDBJ7 ReporterEach year, every new freshman at Roanoke College is given the same exact assignment; build a house for Habitat for Humanity. It then goes to a family in need of a home. On Tuesday workers moved a house from the school's campus to its new neighborhood....Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Students, Habitat for Humanity International
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Virginia Tech bass fishing team prepares for tournament at Philpott Lake
There is only one team at Virginia Tech that can boast a National Championship. They have no organized practice time, no scholarships and no official uniform. Virginia Tech's bass fishing team started out with a handful of members in 2007, and has now...
Tags: Education, Lebanon, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), State University of New York, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Radford University gets new $44 million building
WDBJ7 New River Valley ReporterIt's taken a couple of years to complete, but now Radford University has what many are calling the cornerstone building on campus. The building is for the College of Business and Economics (COBE). RU says this structure will be the signature building...Tags: Education
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Students from Wales study American education system in Southern Virginia
WDBJ7 ReporterStudents from across the pond chose Southern Virginia to study our county's education standards. This week students from the University of Wales are visiting Averett University in Danville as part of a study abroad program. Today a group of 18 Welsh...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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National fishing competition casts lure in Philpott Lake
WDBJ7 ReporterA national competition is about to get underway in our area. No it's not baseball or soccer, it's bass fishing. The FLW College Fishing Championship begins Thursday morning. For the rest of this week all eyes from the hardcore fishing world will be...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Fishing, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), College Baseball
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Two local men featured on Ellen hold watch parties
WDBJ7 ReporterYou may remember last month WDBJ7 brought you the exclusive story of a Roanoke auto shop manager who repaired a bullied college student's car for free. WDBJ7's story got Ellen's attention and she invited the two men on her season premiere show which aired...Tags: Education, Passenger Cars, Health and Safety at School, Ellen DeGeneres
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Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff dies at the age of 80
Prominent Roanoke attorney William Poff died Wednesday. He was 80. Poff was a lawyer at Woods Rogers for more than 50 years. “While his unparalleled skills as a trial lawyer were evident to all who worked with or against him, I choose to...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Human Interest, Business Enterprises, Government
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UVA Ranked One World's of Most Beautiful Universities
The University of Virginia has a special honor from a magazine. Travel and Leisure Magazine ranked the school as one of the world's most beautiful universities. Writers noted the architecture, the Lawn at the center of campus and U-V-A's Rotunda. The...
Tags: Education
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