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VCU Staff Member, Alum and Incoming Student Participates in White House First
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.
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VCU Staff Member, Alum and Incoming Student Participates in White House First
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. (5/8/12)
Professor is VCU’s Fourth Jefferson Science Fellow at U.S. Department of State
Only one other university in the country has sent as many since the program’s inception (5/7/12)
May Faculty and Staff Features
Janett Forte, VCU Institute for Women’s Health; William Pelfrey Jr., Ph.D., Wilder School; Buie Harwood, VCU School of the Arts (5/2/12)
Medicine and Dentistry Faculty Honored with Achievement Awards
Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine and School of Dentistry recently recognized two faculty members with the 20th Annual Women in Science, Dentistry and Medicine (WISDM) Professional Achievement Award. (4/25/12)
VCU Police Recognize 37th Basic Academy Recruits at Swearing-in Ceremony
Ceremony also celebrates the promotion of Christopher Preuss to assistant chief (4/19/12)
A Sweet Reward for a Job Well Done
(4/13/12)
VCU Professor honored with Guggenheim Fellowship
Kathleen Graber, assistant professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a 2012 recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the top awards available to artists in the United States and Canada. (4/12/12)
April Faculty and Staff Features
David Leong, chair, Department of Theatre; Toni-Leslie James, assistant professor, Department of Theater (4/11/12)
Boyko Stepping Down on Top
Retiring Brandcenter director joins American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame (4/6/12)
Physiology Professor Goes Back to Third Grade
For nearly three decades, Richard M. Costanzo, Ph.D., professor of physiology and biophysics in the VCU School of Medicine, has made an annual trip from VCU's MCV Campus to third grade science classrooms. (4/5/12)