Old Dominion University

Professor gets new job after pedophilia research caused stir

May 15, 2022 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A professor whose research on pedophilia created a stir at Old Dominion University in Virginia has landed a new job with Johns Hopkins University’s Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse.

Report says Virginia’s smaller metros are being left behind

December 23, 2021 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Economists at Old Dominion University say some of Virginia's smaller metropolitan areas are being left behind as the state's population and economic activity continues to shifts toward major metropolitan areas.

Old Dominion University receives elite research designation

December 23, 2021 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Old Dominion University has received a prestigious designation for being a high-level research institution.

The state school of nearly 25,000 students in Norfolk announced this week that it's now considered to be a “Research 1” institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Old Dominion leaving Conference USA for the Sun Belt

October 27, 2021 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion announced Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023.

The addition of the Monarchs comes two days after the Sun Belt formally announced Southern Mississippi's intention to join the conference.

Report: Hampton Roads hotels recovered faster from pandemic

October 5, 2021 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Much of the hotel industry in Virginia's Hampton Roads region has recovered faster from the COVID-19 pandemic than almost any other market in the United States, according to an economic report released Tuesday.

University: Allegations against ex prof will be investigated

June 25, 2021 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Old Dominion University will commission an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual assault and other misconduct against a former visiting professor, school president John Broderick said in a letter to the university community on Thursday.