A new initiative between Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. and Virginia’s six Research 1 (R1) universities aims to double the number of startups coming from the latter annually. The Lab-to-Launch ...

Next year, Virginia Wesleyan University will officially change its name to Batten University. The new name, which will take effect on July 1, 2026, honors Virginia Beach philanthropist Jane Batten, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June Battle, owner of Maroon Grove Farm in Waverly, holds a 3-week-old goat outside of Virginia State University’s campus, which ...

A Virginia judge on Tuesday blocked three universities from recognizing Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) eight board appointees as board members, handing a win to state Democratic lawmakers who rejected ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Wesleyan University is becoming Batten University in honor of Jane Batten and the Batten family. According to a news release from the university, the Board of ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A local university is about to undergo some big changes in 2026. Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach will be renamed Batten University, officials announced on ...