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ODU and EVMS Merge: Major Progress Reported

9/24/2025

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Story summary
  • One year after Old Dominion University (ODU) and Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) merged, leaders report progress.
  • The Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Center is Virginia’s largest academic health sciences center.
  • Initiatives include Joint School of Public Health and Sentara-EVMS Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program.
  • ODU adds 50 nursing students as $650 million investment funds scholarships and expanded services.