ODU's Heller Among Scientists Reporting Success Using Electroporation Gene Transfer Against Human Melanoma

A team of scientists including Richard Heller, the director of Old Dominion University's Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectics, has reported safe and effective treatment of skin cancer in the first ever human trial of a gene-transfer process assisted by short pulses of electricity.

Spring 2009 Tuition Assistance Deadline is Dec. 1

Tuition assistance applications for the spring 2009 semester, including proof of registration, must be received by the Department of Human Resources by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1. Applications will not be accepted after this date.

ODU's Butler Contributes to New Book Dedicated to Endangered Marine Species

Old Dominion University marine ecologist Mark Butler is a contributor to "Adrift: Tales of Ocean Fragility," a new book from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that uses compelling images and snappy prose to publicize the overexploitation of marine species.

New Book Coming from ODU's John Adam, 'A Mathematical Nature Walk'

"A Mathematical Nature Walk," the new book by John Adam, University Professor of mathematics at Old Dominion University and a prolific author in recent years, will be published by Princeton University Press in April.

ODU Hosts Eighth Annual "Illumination: A Holiday Tradition"

A gingerbread cookie decorating contest and holiday music will be among the highlights of Old Dominion University's eighth annual "Illumination: A Holiday Tradition," Wednesday, Dec. 3.