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VCU Celebrates 5th Annual Rice Center Research Symposium

From exploring the ecology of the James River, to developing a water distribution system to deliver potable water to an indigenous village in Bolivia, to understanding the behavior of migratory songbirds, the ultimate goal of research at the VCU Rice Center is to conserve the world in which we live. (5/23/13)

Turnover at Cobb Island Peregrine Nest

The breeding female at the peregrine falcon nest on Cobb Island, Va., died in early April. (5/22/13)

Study Sheds Light on Production of Parasitic Wasp’s Courtship Song

A new study published in the April issue of PLoS One by an interdisciplinary team of VCU researchers sheds light on the way a tiny parasitic wasp produces its courtship song. (5/17/13)

“Relationships After Traumatic Brain Injury” Video Wins Telly Award

A video illustrating the impact of traumatic brain injury on a couple’s relationship has won a Bronze Telly Award for outstanding achievement in the category of internet/online video-education. (5/14/13)

Atomic Structure of Enzyme Responsible for Important Lipid Mediator Involved with Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease Discovered

VCU researchers co-author commentary, suggest findings will lead to better understanding of the regulation of this important enzyme (5/10/13)

Medical Students and Scholars Celebrate Achievement and Research

School of Medicine holds 41st John C. Forbes Graduate Student Research Colloquium (5/9/13)

'Toads, Roads and Nodes'

As darkness falls, VCU biology students stand silently in the rain at the edge of a shallow pool near the Inger and Walter Rice Center and listen intently to a chorus of Cope’s gray tree frogs that fills the night air. (5/8/13)

‘We Expect You to be Your Very Best’

VCU’s Third Annual Student Research Week celebrated the research and scholarship of undergraduate and graduate students during a series of events from April 19 to April 27. (5/1/13)

Global Health Symposium Promotes Awareness, Collaboration

Building awareness and developing opportunities for collaboration was the focus of the VCU Global Health Symposium on April 27, when more than 60 students, faculty and staff gathered at the Hermes L. Kontos Medical Science Building to engage in discussion about international outreach focused on improving health outcomes around the globe. (5/1/13)

Interdisciplinary Program at VCU Cares for Huntington Disease Patients

Armed with a team of experts representing various specialties, the VCU Huntington Disease Program within the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center helps patients battle this inherited neurodegenerative disease. (5/1/13)