BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: U.S. Navy Lt. Hanna Kobayashi, a 2019 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumna who earned a degree in human development from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday's football game against Vanderbilt. The Hokie Hero program honors corps alumni who are deployed. Recipients are highlighted by Bill Roth and Mike Burnop during their radio broadcast of Hokie football games, on t  more

BRIDGEWATER, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Bridgewater College issued the following news release: Dr. David Hollinger, a historian specializing in American intellectual and religious history, will present an endowed lecture at Bridgewater College on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall. Hollinger's lecture is free and open to the public, and it will serve as the keynote address for a symposium organized by BC's Forum for Brethren Studies. An author of nine books, Hollinger will discuss his mo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 31 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2024: * * * Honorees included faculty members from the Schools of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, College of Humanities and Sciences and the School of Public Health. * * * By Amelia Heymann Role models of research, teaching and community uplift were celebrated Thursday at Virginia Commonwealth University's 42nd annual Faculty Convocation. "We have a faculty that is filled with great minds,"   more