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VCU Year of the Environment banner shows off green programs on campus (2/8/10)
Black History Month activities at VCU: Lunch counter sit-in lecture, hip-hop writers’ appearance, Sickle Cell research fund-raiser
Virginia Commonwealth University professors will examine the significance of lunch counter sit-ins in advancing the civil rights movement in the United States as part of the 8th annual VCU Libraries Black History Month Lecture (2/8/10)
Ed Grier Named Dean of the VCU School of Business
Ed Grier, who most recently served as president of Disneyland Resort, has been named the new dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. (2/8/10)
VCU Board of Visitors to Meet Feb. 10, 11
The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors has scheduled its regular quarterly meetings on Wednesday, Feb. 10, and Thursday, Feb. 11, in Richmond (2/8/10)
VCU Medical Center Heart Hope Seminar Postponed to Feb. 23
“Heart Hope: How to Avoid the Big One,” will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Education and Library Complex, 1800 Lakeside Ave. (2/8/10)
Faculty Feature: Frank R. Baskind, Ph.D.
Baskind, professor and former dean of the School of Social Work, is an adviser for a military social work education initiative led by the Council on Social Work Education (2/5/10)
VCU School of Medicine researchers find molecular player involved with bladder inflammation
A team of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers has identified a key role of a potential inflammatory mediator in bladder inflammation – or cystitis – findings that could one day be used to develop a treatment to help the more than 4 million Americans who suffer with the painful syndrome. (2/5/10)
Paralyzing Snow Brings Out the Best of VCU
At the VCU Medical Center last weekend, more than 200 staff members slept over in rooms at the hospital and the Hospitality House so that critical care could be provided for more than 500 patients in the hospital for the weekend. (2/4/10)
VCU Medical Center Presents Spring Seminar Series
The lectures will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Education and Library Complex, 1800 Lakeside Ave. (2/4/10)
VCU Professor a Virtuoso of Cinematic Effects
When Matt Wallin was 7 years old, he saw “Star Wars” in a movie theater. Wallin, like just about every other kid who experienced the film during its initial run, exited in a state of giddy awe. He was stunned by the vivid realization of a fanciful world enlivened by space travel, strange creatures and the mystical Force. (2/4/10)