http://www.news.vcu.edu en-US Copyright 2007 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:47:41 GMT http://www.news.vcu.edu/ Laurie Shinn, M.D., clinical assistant professor in the departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, can discuss how early prevention during childhood can make a difference in later years of life. May is Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Month. http://www.news.vcu.edu/experts//expert.aspx?id=164 http://www.news.vcu.edu/experts//expert.aspx?id=164 Featured experts Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Algin Garrett, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at VCU Medical Center and dermatologist at VCU Massey Cancer Center, is available to speak about skin cancer during Skin Cancer Awareness and Detection Month, including the link between skin cancer and tanning bed use and the recently reported increase in skin cancer among teenagers and young adults. http://www.news.vcu.edu/experts//expert.aspx?id=165 http://www.news.vcu.edu/experts//expert.aspx?id=165 Featured experts Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have found that a gene known as RAI1 controls one of the most important genes in circadian rhythm, CLOCK. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Researchers_Find_Alteration_of_Gene_May_Disrupt_Our_Bodies http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Researchers_Find_Alteration_of_Gene_May_Disrupt_Our_Bodies Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Virginia Commonwealth University announced today it will join the Atlantic 10 Conference effective July 1, 2012. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_to_Join_Atlantic_10_Athletic_Conference http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_to_Join_Atlantic_10_Athletic_Conference Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Student_Named_NSF_Graduate_Research_Fellow http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Student_Named_NSF_Graduate_Research_Fellow Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2012) - During spring commencement ceremonies today, former U.S. congressman J.C. Watts Jr. told Virginia Commonwealth University's newest graduates that forgiveness, family and friends, generosity and a willingness to be challenged were critical principles to a stable, successful life. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Watts_tells_VCU_graduates_to_welcome_challenges http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Watts_tells_VCU_graduates_to_welcome_challenges Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors today approved an operating budget of $920 million that maintains the university's commitment to academic quality and student success. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Budget_Reflects_Faculty_and_Student_Priorities http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Budget_Reflects_Faculty_and_Student_Priorities Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT VCU fashion design students leave it all on the catwalk at the annual juried fashion show http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Dressed_to_impress http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Dressed_to_impress Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two committees formed to assist in recruitment http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/National_Search_for_New_VCU_Athletics_Director_under_Way http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/National_Search_for_New_VCU_Athletics_Director_under_Way Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Graduation from VCU School of Pharmacy was a day to which Neil Van Pelt eagerly looked forward. An excellent student and proud member of the class of 2012, he loved his family, football, running and dirt-biking. Despite his near legendary brownie-making skills, he had lost more than 100 pounds in his second year at pharmacy school and was planning a future with his girlfriend and classmate, Hillary Hudgins. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/School_of_Pharmacy_to_award_posthumous_diploma_to_Neil_Allen http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/School_of_Pharmacy_to_award_posthumous_diploma_to_Neil_Allen Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sheldon Retchin, M.D., CEO of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and vice president for health sciences at VCU, has been elected a 2012-2013 National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems executive committee member. His term will begin July 1. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Health_System_CEO_Named_NAPH_Executive_Committee_Member http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Health_System_CEO_Named_NAPH_Executive_Committee_Member Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals who have experienced a head injury associated with sports, accidents or combat, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Mild_Traumatic_Brain_Injury_May_Alter_the_Brains_Neuronal_Circuit http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Mild_Traumatic_Brain_Injury_May_Alter_the_Brains_Neuronal_Circuit Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Master of Urban and Regional Planning students JoAnne Simmelink, Billy Moffet, Mark Hill and Garet Prior made it to the final four in the first Plan Off!!! May Madness@VCU, a round-robin tournament in which nearly two dozen students delivered five-minute presentations about their "studio II" plans to an expert panel of judges. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Plan_Off_tourney_allows_masters_students_to_show_planning_work http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Plan_Off_tourney_allows_masters_students_to_show_planning_work Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Steve Brincefield, senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and adjunct professor in the Real Estate Program at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business, has been named an honorary member of VCU's Real Estate Circle of Excellence. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Real_Estate_Circle_of_Excellence_Names_Honorary_Member http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Real_Estate_Circle_of_Excellence_Names_Honorary_Member Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Virginia Commonwealth University's Council for Community Engagement has awarded one-year grants of up to $20,000 to seven university-community programs, which support interdisciplinary projects to enhance and increase university engagement with the greater Richmond community and will contribute to the research and teaching of VCU units. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Community_Engagement_Awards_and_Grants_Celebrate_UniversityCommunity http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Community_Engagement_Awards_and_Grants_Celebrate_UniversityCommunity Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Elliot Shapiro races around a field, dodging opponents while passing a ball back and forth with a teammate and moving closer and closer to the other team's goal. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Harry_Potter_and_the_Wizengamot_of_VCU http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Harry_Potter_and_the_Wizengamot_of_VCU Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Gary Garbett, the communications designer for VCU Technology Services, received an undergraduate degree from VCU in 2008 in interdisciplinary study with a concentration in communication arts and media studies and returned to earn a master's degree in interdisciplinary studies in studio arts in 2010. In the fall, Garbett will join the inaugural class of students in VCU's new master of product innovation program, the first degree of its kind in the United States. His interests are varied, and he's an eager learner. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Staff_Member_Alum_and_Incoming_Student_Participates_in_White http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Staff_Member_Alum_and_Incoming_Student_Participates_in_White Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT By the time final exams arrive most students are searching deep inside for that extra spark of energy to propel them forward to the end of the semester. But several students in VCU School of Mass Communications Associate Professor Bridget Camden's advertising courses didn't have to look any further than their inboxes to find that extra encouragement needed to push them through their final projects. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Mass_Communications_Advertising_Students_Thrive_in_One_Show_Competition http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Mass_Communications_Advertising_Students_Thrive_in_One_Show_Competition Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Only one other university in the country has sent as many since the program's inception http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Professor_is_VCUs_Fourth_Jefferson_Science_Fellow_at_US_Department http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Professor_is_VCUs_Fourth_Jefferson_Science_Fellow_at_US_Department Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Symposium highlights undergraduate research from campus-wide study http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Student_Researchers_Share_Results_for_Spit_for_Science http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/Student_Researchers_Share_Results_for_Spit_for_Science Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Samra Khawaja, a junior in the VCU School of Mass Communications, has been selected as one of 12 college students nationwide to help cover the presidential campaign for The Washington Post. http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Junior_Selected_as_Student_Campaign_Correspondent_for_The http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Junior_Selected_as_Student_Campaign_Correspondent_for_The Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT VCU team talks to area high school students to raise awareness of injury prevention among teenagers http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Project_IMPACT_Visits_Local_High_Schools http://www.news.vcu.edu/news/VCU_Project_IMPACT_Visits_Local_High_Schools Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT