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VCU hosts 'Health Care Reform: Four Unique Perspectives'

Program designed to enhance the quality of the health care reform debate

Symposium on Islamic Art

This year's symposium, "And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture, " featured 13 speakers from the Middle East, Europe, Australia and the United States. The symposium, the world's foremost symposium on Islamic art, was co-sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, the VCU School of the Arts in Qatar and the Qatar Foundation

VCU students and faculty take part in Una Vida Sana Event

The event was a trial run of a program to promote health in the Hispanic community. The project is expected to grow over the next year into a service-learning initiative that provides screenings and health education on numerous topics. This year’s event included screenings for cardiometabolic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease

Book-signing, reception for coffee-table book featuring professor emeritus' photography

In his later years, Dr. Werner Lowenthal, a longtime professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, launched himself into the world of photography with great gusto. It turns out he had quite an eye for illustrating how the Earth is sculpted in particular ways

Theatre VCU presents crowd-pleasing 'Ain’t Misbehavin'

Theatre VCU presents “Ain’t Misbehavin,” a crowd-pleasing revue featuring the music of Thomas “Fats” Waller, from Nov. 6 through Nov. 22 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave.

School of Medicine celebrates National Primary Care Week

The VCU School of Medicine hosted National Primary Care Week during the week of Oct. 19, an annual event that brings together health care professionals from medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and public health to highlight the importance of primary care and learn about interdisciplinary care

VCU celebrates National Allied Health Professions Week

The VCU School of Allied Health Professions is celebrating National Allied Health Professions Week from Nov. 1 through Nov. 7 as a time to recognize many of the professionals who contribute significantly to the delivery of health care service and education

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”

VCU hosts Greening Virginia Universities and Colleges Conference

Participants discussed climate action plans, heard about the latest green operations and high-performance buildings on campuses and learned about green curricula being developed at Virginia’s colleges and universities

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