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Graduates cross the ODU seal in 2024.

Old Dominion University Celebrates its 142nd Commencement Exercises on May 9, 10 and 17

May 8, 2025

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Old Dominion University Announces Well-Known Actress Meagan Good and Highly Regarded Professor John Ford, Ph.D., as May 2025 Commencement Speakers
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Old Dominion University Breaks Ground on New Biological Sciences Building
A Legacy of Excellence: Nina Brown, Ed.D. Prepares for Well-Deserved Retirement After 57 Exemplary Years at Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University Maintains Research 1 Status, Adds Recognition of Access and Earnings in New Carnegie Classifications
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2025 Spring Graduates

Lauren Masters
Class of 2025: Lauren Masters Channels Her Love of Swimming Into a Medical Career
May 8, 2025
Maya Bollino
Class of 2025: Maya Bollino Finds Opportunity at ODU to Grow as Individual, Professional
May 7, 2025
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Class of 2025: Biomedical Sciences Master's Student Aims to Serve Her Eastern Shore Community
May 5, 2025
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Class of 2025: Props to Theatre Major Taylor Tousignant for Doing it All
May 1, 2025
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Class of 2025: Engineering Student Finds Community at ODU
April 30, 2025
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Class of 2025: International Studies Doctoral Graduate Edward Moses
April 30, 2025
A photo of Kaitlin Hardy.
Class of 2025: Future Pediatrician Found Her Calling Working with Kids with Disabilities
April 23, 2025
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Class of 2025: Ruth Sirma Graduates Workforce Ready with a Master's in Economics
April 23, 2025
David Costello
Class of 2025: Strome College of Business Graduate Moving Seamlessly Into the Blue Economy
April 9, 2025
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Class of 2025: Biomedical Sciences Graduate Heading to EVMS through Early Assurance Program
April 16, 2025
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Class of 2025: How a Nursing Student Built Her Voice and Her Calling
April 16, 2025

Health & Wellness

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ODU Digital Commons Now Includes Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU Faculty Publications
April 9, 2025
Dr. Judette Louis
Dr. Judette Louis Named Dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School at ODU
March 20, 2025
Dr. Rene Love Named Dean of Ellmer School of Nursing
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Graduate Student, Veteran Shannon Stephens Prepares for Career in Pharmaceutical Industry
Collaborative Grant will Target Cancer Inequities in Hampton Roads, Richmond

Arts & Culture

How 'Conclave' Became the Papal Meme Language

April 24, 2025

ODU Breaks Ground on Barry Art Museum Expansion

April 17, 2025

Composer and ODU Alumnus Damien Geter ’02 Helps Bring Landmark Civil Rights Case “Loving v. Virginia” to Life in Powerful New Opera 

April 15, 2025

Research & Innovation

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ODU Undergrads Break Barriers with Cross-Disciplinary Research Projects
March 5, 2025
Patrick Hatcher, Ph.D.
Featured Researcher Patrick Hatcher: The Long Arc of Carbon from Prehistoric Peat to Current Climate
February 17, 2025
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ODU Economists Cautiously Predict Continued Economic Growth
January 30, 2025
$250k Donation Supports New Bioelectrics Research
Ten Faculty Selected as Artificial Intelligence (AI) Teaching Fellows as the Division of Academic Affairs Expands Course Offerings on the Subject
ODU Launches the Office for Undergraduate Research to Support Experiential Learning

Monarch Experience

Honoring ODU’s Military Graduates

April 30, 2025

ODU in Focus: Barbie Fashion Show

April 16, 2025

ODU’s Professional Attire Program Helps Students Dress for Success

March 18, 2025

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