Lisa A. Drake, postdoctoral research associate in the ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences department, was cited in an April 6 Monterey County (Calif.) Herald story titled "Eel Grass Grows in Murky Experiment."

The following were quoted or featured recently in The Virginian-Pilot:

Robert Fenning, associate vice president for administration and finance, was quoted in a June 4 story about the timetable for bringing a magnetic levitation train to the campus.
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William Swart, dean of the College of Engineering and Technology, was quoted in a June 1 story about the departure of VMASC director Thomas Mastaglio.
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Jo Ann Gora, provost, and Karen L. Gould, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, were quoted in a June 8 story about the retirement of Istvan Ament, longtime director of the Old Dominion University Ballet.
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Charles E. Wilson Jr., professor of English, was featured in a June 12 story in connection with winning the university's Tonelson Award.
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James V. Koch, president, was featured in a June 5 story about bots, intelligent search agents on the Web.
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John R. Lombard, director of the Economic Development Resource Center, wrote an op-ed piece for the June 12 issue about rankings of regions in the U.S.
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Scott R. Sechrist, associate professor of medical laboratory sciences and environmental health, was featured in a June 1 Norfolk Compass story about his creation of grade-appropriate anti-smoking cartoon software.
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Alan Flanders, adjunct assistant professor of history, was quoted in George Tucker's June 4 column about John Luke Porter, the Portsmouth-born Confederate naval constructor who built the world's first battle-tested ironclad warship to see combat against another ironclad.

The following were quoted or featured recently in local, state and regional publications:

David F. Harnage, vice president for administration and finance, was quoted in a May 22 Inside Business story about the land acquisition for the Constant Convocation Center.
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Michael Pearson, associate professor of English, was quoted in a June 6 Port Folio Weekly story about the authors coming for the 23rd annual Literary Festival.
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Wendy Larry, women's basketball coach, was featured in a May 22 Inside Business story about being named Woman of the Year at the Outstanding Professional Women of Hampton Roads annual awards program.
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Gary Short, assistant professor of English, was featured in a June 6 Port Folio Weekly story about his poetry.
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Daniel E. Sonenshine, eminent scholar of biological sciences, was featured in a May 31 Daily Press story about ticks.
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Kevin Gallup, adjunct instructor of art, was cited in a recent Associated Press story about the fabricated fiberglass mermaids he has sculpted for the city of Norfolk.

The following were interviewed recently by the electronic media:

Gary R. Edgerton, chair of communication and theatre arts, and Craig Cameron, associate professor of history, were guests recently on the "With Good Reason" radio show about war movies and their place in American cinema. The show was broadcast by several stations throughout Virginia, including WHRV.
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Debra Major, associate professor of psychology, was interviewed June 22 by WSB radio in Atlanta about her study of working mothers' relationships with their bosses.