Highlights

Algal Biodiesel Project Leaders Are Invited to Sea

Patrick Hatcher, the ODU faculty member who is executive director of the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium, and Jes Sprouse, the entrepreneur who is working with Hatcher to develop Algal Farms Inc. in Prince George County, prepare to leave the Navy's Norfolk Air Station.

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Arnett Wins International Screenwriting Award

Robert Arnett, director of film studies and associate professor of communication and theatre arts, has won a PAGE International Screenwriting Award for his historical screenplay, "Datsun Saves." More than 3,800 entries were submitted, placing Arnett's script in the top 1 percent.

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CCPO Speaker to Discuss Turbulence Near the Bottom of the Coastal Ocean

Erin Hackett, a doctoral student and National Defense Science and Engineering Fellow in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will present her research on coastal waters bottom-boundary-layer turbulence in the fall seminar series of Old Dominion University's Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20.

Africa at ODU Day Scheduled for Oct. 16

"Politics of Development" is the theme for this year's Africa at ODU Day celebration, to be held Thursday, Oct. 16. Guest speakers will include Myrtle Witbooi and Hester Stephens, of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers' Union, and keynote speaker Welile Nhlapo, South African ambassador to the United States.

University Theatre Presents Its 2008-09 Season

Classical works from theatre and literature, mixed with modern-day techniques and adaptations, feature prominently in the performances slated for Old Dominion University's 2008-09 theatre season. Individual and season tickets are now available by calling the Arts and Letters box office at 683-5305.

With NSF Grant, ODU's Burdige Will Be Looking for Missing Neodymium Flux

Old Dominion University oceanographer David Burdige will do some scientific sleuthing in what might be called "The Case of the Missing Neodymium Flux" as an investigator on a $264,000 project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Conference to Consider Strategies for Getting More Women and Minorities into IT Workforce

Strategies that can help improve the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in the information technology (IT) workforce will be considered at a national conference in Virginia Beach Oct. 9-11 sponsored by Norfolk State and Old Dominion universities and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Mitigation Wetlands Study by ODU's Whittecar Is Supported by $250,000 in Funding

When a permit is issued to allow wetlands to be filled for a construction project, the developer is often required by the permitting agency, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to create elsewhere a comparable tract called mitigation wetlands.

ODU Faculty Tapped to Talk Economics and Politics on "HearSay"

From the economic state of the region to political humor, from the importance of fact checking to international relations, Old Dominion University faculty were tapped to offer their expertise this week and last for WHRV-FM's (89.5) midday talk show, "HearSay with Cathy Lewis."

Presidential Lecture with Sportswriter, Author Frank Deford Rescheduled for Oct. 23

Renowned sportswriter, commentator and author Frank Deford will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 23, as a guest speaker for the President's Lecture Series.