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Local CRE Tycoons: Ever Dream of Holding the Deed to Bryn Mawr College?
Montgomery County real estate barons can test their financial savvy on a small scale, thanks to a new Main Line version of the classic board game Monopoly. Justin Udo did the deed in reporting its debut for KYW Newsradio. This backyard version is produced by the current licensee for the real estate game, Top Trumps,…
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Black Rock Students Get State-of-the-Art Educational Setting
Named as a tribute to the Lenni Lenape indigenous tribe, Black Rock Middle School is no small project. This $90-million building, originally proposed in 2016, began construction in August 2020. Now, it’s opening its doors to 1,100 fifth through eighth graders, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. The 208,000 square foot school is…
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National Merit Scholarship Semifinals List Reveals In-County High School High Achievers
The 2022 list of National Merit Semifinalists reveals the top PSAT scorers in Pa., a measure that may contribute to their earning of National Merit Scholarship achievement. Kristen A. Graham checked her spelling and her math in filing the related story for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The local scholastic standouts were among the highest scorers on…
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Japanese Restaurant in Villanova Occupies Solo Spot on Philly-Centric Best-of List
Philadelphia Style’s list of the 12 best Japanese restaurants in the area is understandably urban centered: 10 of its recommendations are in the city itself, and one is in Atlantic City. Only one suburban dining experience, Villanova’s Azie on Main, rated mention, as assessed by Nichi Pandey and Emily Pellini. According to Pandey and Pellini,…
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In the Lanternfly Wars, This Plymouth Meeting Retiree Has a Record Number of Notches on Her Fly Swatter
Collected data from user postings on the Squishr app — an online tracker of self-posted lanternfly hits in Pa. — reveals a particularly ruthless Montgomery County hunter. Colin Deppen’s antenna was raised by the figures, leading him to report the performance for Spotlight PA. The bug-tallying app was created in 2019 by an IT director…
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Villanova Loses ‘Best Value’ Ranking After Data Error Found
A reporting error has knocked Villanova University off of the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Value rankings, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The university was reporting its average 2021 need-based grant awarded to students at $51,739, but the actual amount is $40,323. Villanova University was moved into the “unranked” category as a…
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Villanova Scientist Discovers Dinosaur-Age Lizard Trapped in Amber
Villanova University biologist Aaron Bauer traveled more than 2 million miles to find new species of lizard. But when the pandemic hit, he decided to stay at his university lab and travel back in time instead, writes Tom Avril for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It paid off. He and an international group of collaborators found a…
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Villanova University Scientists Played a Role in Capturing Black Hole
When a global team announced last week they had the first-ever image of a black hole at the center of our galaxy, a Villanova University scientist was right there with them, writes Alicia Vitarelli and the 6abc Digital Staff. Joey Neilsen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of physics at Villanova University, had been on a decade-long…
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Villanova Taps Legendary Coach as Commencement Speaker
Villanova University announced Thursday that outgoing Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright will be the school’s commencement speaker, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The winningest coach in Villanova history will also receive an honorary degree. Wright will address graduates at the ceremony May 13, 2:30 p.m. in the Villanova Stadium. The idea of a…
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New York Post: Jay Wright Reveals Why He Retired
Jay Wright know it was time to retire as Villanova University’s head basketball coach when he found himself at Mass texting his players during the homily, reports the Associated Press as printed in the New York Post. “I look forward not to live that way.” Wright choked back tears Friday explaining his sudden retirement at…
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Jay Wright Announces He’s Retiring as Head Coach From Villanova
The greatest coach in Philadelphia college basketball history is retiring. Jay Wright’s Wildcats team won two national championships in 2016 and 2018 and went to the Final Four four times, most recently this month. Now the 60-year-old head coach, after weeks of weighing his decision, has announced he is retiring from coaching, writes Mike…
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Wall Street Journal: Bar Code Innovator, a Villanova Grad, Dies at 86
The idea behind bar codes has been around since the late 1940s, but it was in the 1960s when a Villanova University civil engineering graduate named David J. Collins figured out a practical use for it. Mr. Collins died March 12 at age 86, writes James R. Hagerty for The Wall Street Journal. Collins,…
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Meet the Woman Who’s Stood With Jay Wright Through Triumph and Defeat
It could be argued that there’s no better college basketball coach than Villanova University’s Jay Wright. Wright has led his Villanova team to two national championships and four Final Four appearances. During two decades at Villanova, Wright has built the Wildcats into a nationally-respected team. And standing right beside him through it all has been…
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U.S. News: Villanova Law School Ranks 56th, Down From 53rd Last Year
Villanova University’s Widger School of Law stopped ascending in law school rankings for the first time in recent years, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. It placed at No. 56 this year on the annual law school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, down three slots from last year. In comparison, Temple University…
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King of Prussia Vimco President and ‘Nova Alumni Gifts Villanova U With $20M for Library Renovations
For the third time since February, Villanova University has received a large multi-million gift, this time from alumna Victor Maggitti, to help with campus renovations and programs, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. Victor Maggitti is the founder and president of the King of Prussia construction supply company Vimco Inc. The $20 million…
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Villanova University Receives $10M Gift That Will Fund 3 Major Activities
A $10 million gift from The H. Hovnanian Family Foundation will help with a $60 to $70 million renovation to Villanova University’s library, create an endowed chair in the real estate program and create a new current events speaker series, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. It’s the second-largest donation in the past few…
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$13.5M Villanova University Gift From Former Sunoco CEO, Tech Execs
The former CEO of Sunoco John “Jack” G. Drosdick and two other tech executives have given a combined $13.5 million to Villanova University toward its $135 million renovation of the school’s engineering building, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. Drosdick is a 1965 graduate of Villanova’s College of Engineering and he has chaired Villanova’s…
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Villanova Sophomore Mitch Macek Competed Last Night on Jeopardy!
Mitch Macek, a mathematics major at Villanova University, went up against 34 other contestants this week on Jeopardy!’s National College Championship, writes Pat Ralph for Philly Voice. The stakes are high. The grand prize winner can take home $250,000. The quarterfinal round consists of 12 games over six days. Two quarterfinals will be shown each…
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