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A trip through time: VCU commemorates the Centennial Anniversary of the founding of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia with a March and Building Dedication

The lunchtime crowd along the 900 block of West Franklin Street on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus couldn’t help but stop and take notice of a boisterous group of marchers.

A fun and creative “environment” for learning about sustainability

The Virginia Commonwealth University student “Year of the Environment” celebration attracted a crowd to the VCU Student Commons Plaza.

University hosts campus crime prevention training

Police from VCU, the University of Richmond, the University of Virginia and Bridgewater College took part in “Making Your Campus Safer: Assessing Risks and Liabilities” Nov. 12-13.

VCU representatives brief White House on violence against women in Guatemala

A delegation that included two faculty members, a student and an alumna from Virginia Commonwealth University visited the White House to present a briefing on violence against women in Guatemala

One year later: VCU-W&M collaboration helps veterans with legal and mental health issues

It was one year ago, on Veterans Day, when Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Psychological Services and Development and William & Mary’s Law School formed a partnership to respond to the legal and mental health needs of veterans. It didn’t take long for the first clients to come forward

VCU’s radiation sciences team raises more than $3,200 for the American Cancer Society

The Virginia Commonwealth University radiation sciences team recently participated in the 2009 American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Kanawha Plaza, raising more than $3,200 for breast cancer research. The event honors breast cancer survivors, raises awareness about the disease and helps save lives

VCU students to kick off Year of the Environment celebration

Falling leaves and gray skies are a sure sign that winter is coming, but the Virginia Commonwealth University Student Commons Plaza will feel like spring, summer, fall, and winter on Nov. 18 as students kick off their “Year of the Environment” celebration

New “Caring to Act Calendar” coordinates VCU community service efforts

Community service is a central focus of the VCU experience, and throughout any given school year, students, staff and faculty spend thousands of hours participating in food collections, clothing drives, after-school mentoring, cleanup campaigns and other activities. Now it has become even easier to get involved in projects in the Richmond region

2009 Start! Richmond Heart Walk

Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Medical Center faculty, staff and students participate in the 2009 Start! Richmond Heart Walk, held Oct. 24 at Innsbrook's SnagAJob Pavilion. The VCU team placed second in fund-raising with contributions totaling $43,247.51

VCU Pauley Heart Center presents a special lecture by Nobel Laureate

Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., lectured on the “Discovery of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP in cell signaling and their role in drug development”

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