Virginia Commonwealth University
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VCU’s School of the Arts is the highest-ranking public art and design program in the country and fourth overall behind Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University and the Art Institute of Chicago, according to a March ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
~ Style Weekly [7/2/2008]
The findings by Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers may provide a method to target metastatic disease – one of the primary challenges in cancer therapy.
~ ScienceDaily [7/1/2008]
Jessica Langley, who received her master of fine arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in May, has earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study and pursue her artistic interests in Iceland. She is the fourth VCU student to receive a Fulbright Scholarship in three years.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch [6/24/2008]
The Richmond chapter of the Public Relations Society of America presented its most prestigious award for career accomplishments to Judy VanSlyke Turk, director of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Mass Communications.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch [6/19/2008]
Breakfast really could be the most important meal of the day when it comes to losing weight, claims a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.
~ BBC [6/17/2008]
'After you treat the wound, you have to hurry up and get the wounded person off the battlefield,' said Kevin Ward, who led the product's three-man research team at Virginia Commonwealth University.
~ The Washington Post [6/16/2008]
Patients with advanced cancer often don't know how long they have to live or how chemotherapy will affect their lives, a Virginia Commonwealth University study shows.
~ USA Today [6/11/2008]
The Department of Defense has approved a blood-clotting product developed by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers that can be used to treat major battlefield wounds.
~ Forbes [6/11/2008]
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