Norfolk, Va., Dec. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Old Dominion University has announced the establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health to serve as a multidisciplinary hub that integrates sound nutrition and lifestyle medicine into medical and health professions education, basic science and translational research, clinical innovation and community health. This is the second recent transformative gift to advance the academic, health, wellness and research ecosystem in Hampton ...

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