Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., has received $5.2 million from the estate of Mary Collier Baker, the largest gift ever to the college.
The chemistry department at Hampton University in Hampton, Va., has received a four-year, $669,552 grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand the college's research and study abroad opportunities for students and faculty.
Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, has received a $950,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment-United Negro College Fund to upgrade and complete installation of a new computer system, purchase a building and renovate some existing facilities.
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