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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Series: The Pacifica Quartet
8:00pm
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Re-Showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show
9:00pm
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Day Hiking White Oak Canyon- November 8
8:00am
Sunday, November 8, 2009
ECDA Cheer and Dance Championships
9:00am
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Songs in a Sacred Place: VCU Choral Concert to benefit the Friends of Music Scholarship Fund
2:00pm
Advertising and new media marketing executive David Saunders is one of several speakers scheduled to participate in the "Leveraging Your Social Media Networks" seminar Thursday at VCU's Center for Corporate Education at the School of Business.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch [11/2/2009]
A geriatrician and head of general medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Dr. Peter Boling visits nursing home patients with a smile, and he leads a team of specialists who take to the road, medical bags in hand, to see patients where and when they need it most — in their own homes, before a crisis lands them in the ER or a nursing facility.
~ Los Angeles Times [10/31/2009]
Churchgoers have been found to have lower rates of drinking and smoking than those who spend their Sundays elsewhere. Now a new Virginia Commonwealth University study suggests that for adults, it may not be church attendance itself that explains much of the phenomenon. It might be genes.
~ ABC [10/30/2009]
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed an optimized mouthpiece design to aid efficient drug delivery to the lungs by reducing the amount of medication wasted as it passes through the mouthpiece of an aerosol inhaler.
~ ScienceDaily [10/24/2009]
Psychiatric disorders and sexual trauma in women increase the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms, such as incontinence and overactive bladder, a new Virginia Commonwealth University study finds.
~ U.S. News & World Report [10/23/2009]
A failure to introduce new products at the same rate as foreign manufacturers explains the dwindling market share of United States auto companies, according to a new Virginia Commonwealth University study to be published in the Journal of Business Research.
~ Fox Business [10/21/2009]
A failure to introduce new products at the same rate as foreign manufacturers explains the dwindling market share of U.S. auto companies, according to a new study by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The study will be published in the Journal of Business Research.
~ Canadian Driver [10/21/2009]
The theatre program at Virginia Commonwealth University is known for its ability to produce quality big-budget performances on its mainstage, experiment with unique shows in its smaller venues, and groom the best and brightest acting students for their future in the arts.
~ Examiner.com [10/20/2009]
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