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1/13/2012-2/12/2012

VCU Health System Named a Top 10 Nonprofit for Female Executives

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) this week named VCU Health System as one of the NAFE Top Nonprofit Companies for Executive Women. (2/10/12)

VCU School of Pharmacy auction raises funds for student scholarships

A benefit art auction has raised nearly $11,000 for VCU School of Pharmacy student scholarships. A selection of watercolors by School of Pharmacy Dean Victor Yanchick was auctioned Feb. 3 at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences. Lisa Schaffner, public relations and marketing director for UNOS, served as auctioneer. (2/10/12)

VCUarts Professor wins National Art Education Award

Pamela G. Taylor, Ph.D., associate professor and former chair of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Department of Art Education, has been named the 2012 Ziegfeld Award recipient sponsored by the United States Society for Education through Art (USSEA). (2/10/12)

Call for Nominations: 2012 Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment

Nominations are due by Feb. 27. (2/9/12)

The Informed Consumer – Understanding Benefits and Risks of Screening Tests

JAMA article co-authored by VCU expert (2/9/12)

VCU Study Suggests Use of Managed Care Plan for Uninsured May Significantly Reduce Costs, Emergency Department Visits

The cost of caring for the uninsured population who will gain coverage through the Affordable Care Act of 2014 can be reduced by almost half once the act is implemented, according to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. (2/8/12)

VCU Study: Antisocial Personality Disorder Influenced by Two Areas of Genetic Risk

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified that genetic risk factors for antisocial personality disorder are due to two distinct genetic dimensions of risk, as outlined by the DSM-IV criteria, and not solely by one genetic factor. (2/7/12)

Virginia Communications Hall of Fame to Induct 14

Print and broadcast journalists and managers, corporate and advertising executives, educators and a noted photographer are among the 2012 inductees into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame (2/7/12)

Are You the Ultimate Ram?

Show your spirit and love of VCU for a chance to win tickets to the CAA Tournament (2/6/12)

Theatre VCU Presents 'The Elephant Man'

Casey Biggs has been on campus this semester serving as director of Theatre VCU’s production of “The Elephant Man,” which opens Friday. Biggs is a veteran TV, stage and film actor who has directed a number of professional productions in New York and Los Angeles, among other locales. (2/6/12)

VCU Health System and Kiss FM to Present Concert for Sickle Cell Research

The fund-raiser will celebrate Black History Month and feature guitarist and singer Chuck Brown. (2/6/12)

VCU Music Alumni among Grammy Nominees

Two VCU music alumni are nominated for 2012 Grammy Awards, which will be presented this Sunday. (2/6/12)

VCU Student Advocate Dies

Cheryl Chesney-Walker, former executive director of the Office of Special Services for Students at VCU, died on Jan. 23 in Powhatan. (2/6/12)

VCU to Host 13th Annual Darwin Day

Award-winning scientist, author, educator Sean Carroll to speak (2/6/12)

United States Tennis Association Recognizes VCU’s 'Lobs & Lessons' as a National Junior Tennis & Learning 'Chapter of the Year'

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Lobs & Lessons program, a tennis and life skills program that teaches children about tennis, character development and the importance of getting a higher education, was recognized last month by the United State Tennis Association as one of the association’s three National Junior Tennis & Learning chapters of the year. (2/3/12)

VCU School of Medicine Fourth-Year Students Show Early Success in Matching to Training Programs

Each year, Match Day looms as the milestone moment when VCU School of Medicine fourth-year students learn where they’ll complete their residency training. (2/3/12)

VCU Brandcenter students celebrate Innovation Challenge Win

The Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter held a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the achievements of team “Brandslam,” four students in the graduate program that captured the $20,000 first prize in the international Innovation Challenge last week. (2/2/12)

VCU Medical Center to Continue Series of Free Educational Seminars

The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center will continue its series of free educational seminars on current health care topics this month. (2/1/12)

VCU Rice Center Receives Gift from MWV Foundation to Support Environmental Research

Virginia Commonwealth University has received a $1 million gift from the MeadWestvaco Foundation to develop a laboratory space at the VCU Rice Center dedicated to understanding the science of rivers and the environment. (2/1/12)

VCU School of Medicine Chapter of the SNMA Hosts Health Policy Panel

Keynote speakers: U.S. Congressman Bobby Scott and Virginia House Delegate Jennifer McClellan (2/1/12)

Celebrating Black History Month at VCU

Guests include advertising executive, South African ambassador and noted author (1/30/12)

Pediatric Dentistry@VCU Offers Free Dental Care on Give Kids A Smile Day

Free services available for children in need of dental care (1/30/12)

VCU Names New Enterprise and Economic Development Executive

Virginia Commonwealth University has named Nicole M. Colomb to the newly created position of Enterprise and Economic Development executive. (1/30/12)

VCU Partners with United Arab Emirates Institution to Explore Information Security Programs

A new partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Business and the Higher Colleges of Technology, a countrywide network of colleges in the United Arab Emirates, is exploring the possibility of creating the Middle East’s first information security academic program. (1/30/12)

VCU to Conduct Test of Emergency Communications

Virginia Commonwealth University will conduct a full test of its emergency communication systems, including 10 sirens throughout the Monroe Park and MCV campuses, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1. (1/30/12)

VCU University Relations Wins Nine Awards for Year’s Work

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Division of University Relations received nine awards, including two top honors, in the 2011-2012 CASE District III Awards (1/30/12)

VCU Brandcenter Team Captures International Innovation Challenge

Students collaborate with AT&T on Innovative Cloud Platform for Small Businesses (1/27/12)

VCU Homecoming 2012

VCU celebrates with a week of events showcasing Ram pride and spirit (1/27/12)

VCU School of Pharmacy to Host Benefit Auction for Student Scholarships

Proceeds from an auction featuring paintings by VCU School of Pharmacy Dean Victor A. Yanchick will go to pharmacy student scholarships (1/27/12)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood visits VCU

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood visited Virginia Commonwealth University on Jan. 25 to hold a town hall meeting with a group of invited students. (1/26/12)

VCU Symposium Raises Awareness about the Conservation and Management of Vernal Pools

Citizen scientists contribute to collaborative research study on critical habitats for amphibians (1/25/12)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Will Hold a Town Hall Meeting at VCU

The meeting takes place at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the Commons Theater at the University Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Media are invited to attend and are asked to have their affiliation credentials available if requested. (1/24/12)

VCUarts Cinematheque Series Releases Spring Schedule

Ten art films from around the world are the featured presentations on the spring schedule of VCUarts Cinematheque, an ongoing film series developed by the Cinema Program in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. (1/24/12)

VCU Opera Receives Honor from National Opera Association

VCU Opera’s spring 2011 production of “Hansel and Gretel” was awarded second prize in the National Opera Association’s (NOA) Opera Production competition. Entries in the competition were “blindly” judged in a videotaped performance and were divided into five categories based on production budget, size of overall music program and the level of vocal training of the cast members. (1/23/12)

TLC to Air Documentary on Dominican Conjoined Twins

The program, titled “Conjoined Twins: Separation Anxiety,” will air Sunday, Jan. 22 at 10 p.m. EST on TLC and will repeat at midnight Jan. 23 (1/19/12)

VCURES Receives $5.5 Million Grant from U.S. Army

Continuing its mission to improve survival and the quality of life of critical illness and injury victims, the Virginia Commonwealth University Reanimation Engineering Science Center (VCURES) was recently awarded a $5.57 million grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Combat Casualty Care Research Program. (1/19/12)

VCU and MCV Alumni Associations Present Police Department with 1,040 Personal Safety Devices

The VCU and MCV Alumni Associations have purchased more than a thousand personal safety devices to be distributed to students by the VCU Police Department. Leaders of both associations presented the devices to police during an event on Jan. 17 at police headquarters. (1/18/12)

VCU Interior Design Again Ranked among Nation’s Best

The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Interior Design has been ranked among the 10 best undergraduate programs in the country for the second consecutive year, according to the Design Futures Council. (1/18/12)

VCU Researcher Recognized as One of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists for 2012

Gov. Bob McDonnell has named Kenneth Kendler, M.D., professor of psychiatry, and human and molecular genetics in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, as one of the state’s Outstanding Scientists of 2012 for his contributions to the field of psychiatric genetics. (1/18/12)

VCU Study Suggests Use of Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacterial Burden on Health Care Worker Apparel

May Also Help Decrease Risk of MRSA Transmission to Patients (1/18/12)

Bald Eagle Pair Ready for Their Close-Up

Eagle nest cam launches in Richmond; Ustream video monitoring part of VCU-William and Mary conservation study (1/17/12)