New building in Northern Virginia opens to house high-tech simulation lab, uniquely designed research facility and VCU School of Medicine. Read more.

School of Dentistry Hooding Ceremony
Friday May 16, 2008
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Richmond Convention Center - Ballroom B & C Off-Campus
Hooding ceremony for the dental and dental hygiene graduates in the Class of 2008.

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VCU graduation information.

School of Medicine Convocation Ceremony
Friday May 16, 2008
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Siegel Center Monroe Park Campus
Open to the public

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VCU graduation information.

Friday, May 16, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Alltel Arena at Stuart C. Siegel Center

VCU graduation information.

School of Allied Health Professions
Saturday, May 17, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Exhibit Hall D

VCU graduation information.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health recently hosted the 4th Annual Women’s Health Research Day, which celebrated and promoted excellence in interdisciplinary women’s health research and featured experts who discussed the physical, mental and general welfare of women. Read more.

For the third year in a row, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has been named the Greater Richmond Area Employer of Choice. The VCU Health System also received the national Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. The award presentations were made Wednesday at the annual All Star Awards presented by the Richmond Human Resources Management Association and the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Read more.

The MCV Foundation reimbursement instructions outline the requirements for reimbursement to a VCU Banner Org Code.

These are effective immediately.

• MCV Foundation Reimbursement Instructions (.pdf, 683kb) Updated 5.1.08

On Monday, May 19th, at 9:30 p.m. on WCVW public television, a segment will be aired called "A Matter of Heart". This segment is part of VCU TV-HD's "Inside Out" program. The program is about Dr. Richard Lower, a highly distinguished physician scientist who was a faculty member at VCU for approximately 20 years as head of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Sheldon Retchin, M.D., M.S.P.H., Vice President for Health Sciences, VCU, Chief Executive Officer, VCU Health System, interviewed Dr. Lower, and the interview, with pictures and videos from the past, is part of the program. It is largely about the innovative work Dr. Lower performed, along with Dr. Norm Shumway, in developing the techniques that led to the world's first heart transplant. This program will be available on the following cable/satellite services: 24 on Adelphia/Comcast, 57 on DirectTV, 24 on Verizon Fios, and 9392 on DISH. It also will be available online via VCU TV/HD's web site at http://www.vcutvhd.vcu.edu.

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, epilepsy, stroke, dementia and malignant gliomas. Read more.

Virginia Commonwealth University student Suele Kabir, a native of Bangladesh, has seen firsthand the lack of resources that doctors face in developing countries. In particular, the need for an affordable operating table struck her as a common thread that ran through the hospitals of her home country. Read more.

The presidents of the College of William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University today announced a signature collaboration to address one of the most difficult issues facing U.S. communities today – health policy. Read more.

Brian T. McMahon, Ph.D., a professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, and his colleagues have received the Kevin Karr Innovative Rehabilitation System of the Year Award for 2007. Read more.

The Evans-Haynes Burn Center at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is now offering a new support program for burn victims. Read more.

Student leaders from the Doctor of Dental Surgery and dental hygiene classes presented Dean Ronald J. Hunt, D.D.S., and Kim Isringhausen, director of dental hygiene, class gifts of $125,000 and $16,867 respectively at the School of Dentistry hooding ceremony on May 17. Read more.

A team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers has received a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases grant totaling nearly $7.3 million for a Cooperative Research Center to study various aspects of asthma and allergic disease. Read more.

VCU Medical Center and Theatre VCU join forces to help better understand patient needs. Watch or download HD version of this show to your computer or iPod.

Richard Lower originally wanted to go to forestry school…instead he went on to become one of the first surgeons in the world to perform a heart transplant. “A Matter of Heart” is a story of fate, pioneering spirit and triumph. Watch or download HD version of this show to your computer or iPod.

The show focuses on the area’s only Level I trauma center, examining the emergency department, Richmond Ambulance Authority and the LifeEvac helicopter unit. Watch or download this show to your computer or iPod.

Leaves lasting impression at institution

Richard R. Lower, M.D., who helped develop the techniques for transplanting a human heart and performed the ninth transplant in the United States, died May 17 at his home in Twin Bridges, Mont. He was 78. Read more.

An international team of researchers has identified a gene that may play a role in pre-eclampsia, a condition that can occur during pregnancy that can affect both mother and unborn infant, according to findings published in the May 11 advance online issue of Nature. Read more.

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified that a combination of novel anti-cancer compounds is able to kill chronic myelogenous leukemia cells previously resistant to conventional forms of therapy. Read more.