Newport News Public Schools in Virginia today announced that the All City Track Meet has been rescheduled to Tuesday at 5 p.m. because of the inclement weather.WVEC-TV says all classes at Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, Virginia Wesleyan College and Tidewater Community College have been canceled for today due to the inclement weather.Pilot Online reports that the cancellation
All classes at Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, Virginia Wesleyan College and Tidewater Community College have been canceled for today due to the inclement weather. The cancellation notice at ODU includes its classes at the Peninsula, Tri-Cities and Virginia Beach Higher Education Centers. All campus offices will be closed. Essential personnel were asked to consult [...]
Norfolk State University President Carolyn Meyers has been named one of three finalists for the top post at Morgan State University in Baltimore. The announcement comes as Meyers, who is in her fourth year at Norfolk State, has come under scrutiny by its Board of Visitors. She was the subject of a lengthy closed-session meeting last month, along with reviews of internal audits. Morgan State's Board...
Scientists at the Norfolk State University may laid claim to a “world’s smallest laser” title just a few short weeks ago with the aid of some newfangled “spasers,” but it looks like the folks at UC Berkeley at hot on their heels with some tiny lasers of their own, and they’ve now announced what they [...]
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Let me put this out there: I love HBCUs (if you don't know what those are, please...educate yourself right now). And there's nothing more entertaining than the marching bands that showcase some of young America's best and brightest musicians. While...
The smallest laser ever made . 44 nanometers small: The device is dubbed a "spaser" because it generates a form of radiation called surface plasmons. The technique allows light to be confined in very small spaces, and some physicists believe that spasers could form the basis of future optical computers just as transistors are the basis of today's electronics. While the best consumer electronics...
A research team from Norfolk State University and Purdue has built on the work of Mark Stockman of Georgia State and David Bergman of Tel Aviv University to create a laser on the nanoscale. Though light can't be focused past around half its wavelengths, plasmons (quantum of plasma oscillations) can exist at much smaller scale while having the frequency of light. By stimulating gold nanoparticles to...
Donald Toatley , co-founder and CEO of MyHoopsLink.com , is a native of Washington, D.C., and has extensive experience in working with young people. Having earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Norfolk State University in biology and education, Mr. Toatley spent over 15 years teaching biology, mentoring at-risk youth, and coaching basketball. The founder of two start-up organizations - New Vision...
Some ONE volunteers and I just returned from an amazing forum in Norfolk, VA! We heard from some incredible panelists on collaborative, sustainable health care in the developing world at the Physicians for Peace Global Health Forum 2009 at Norfolk State University. Global health expert and humanitarian Dr. Paul Farmer gave the keynote [...]
In a regional breakdown of potential terrorist threats, the report notes that Hampton Roads and the Richmond area each have two historically black universities. Although it doesn't cite them by name, the apparent reference is to Norfolk State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University in Petersburg and Virginia Union University in Richmond. University-based student groups "are recognized...
NORFOLK Police seized a gun, ammunition and credit cards from a Frament Avenue house searched in connection with robberies in which two Norfolk State University athletes were among those charged.
The newly launched Norfolk State University Center for Biotechnology and Biomedical Services currently focuses on three areas: human reproductive biology and the development of safe, reversible male contraceptives, chemistry of animal venoms, and genetics of human cytomegalovirus. Visit the ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Rihanna , Chris Brown Despite his affinity for combat, Chris Brown won't be a Spartan anytime soon -- as in the kind who attend Norfolk State University. After Brown was spotted on the campus grounds in his home state of Virginia this weekend, TMZ has confirmed Brown was... Permalink
DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- A Norfolk State University student and a track coach are behind bars after police say they responded to racial taunts with gunfire.