March 5, 2008
VCU Rice Center receives $250,000 for Wetlands Ecology Program
Philip Morris USA has donated $250,000 to the Virginia Commonwealth University Rice Center to help fund a Wetlands Research and Educational program that will promote new research initiatives in wetlands ecology.
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February 22, 2008
2008 Student Research Funding
The Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences is soliciting graduate and undergraduate student research proposals that will advance the Rice Center mission and contribute to an understanding of large river systems and their riparian landscapes. Research grants up to $1,000 may be used to purchase supplies and equipment, defray related travel expenses, and possibly to provide student stipends.
January 11, 2008
Christmas Bird Count
Several VCU Rice Center staff and student volunteers participated in the 108th Audubon Christmas Bird Count in December 2007. The primary objective of the Christmas Bird Count is to monitor the status and distribution of bird populations across the western hemisphere during the early winter.
December 11, 2007
Cruising down the James
In October, about 100 friends of the VCU Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences enjoyed a sunset cruise down the James River. The three hour Eagle Cruise left from Shirley Plantation, passing the VCU Rice Center, Berkeley and Westover plantations. Inger Rice, VCU Rector Tom Rosenthal, VCU Rice Center Board Chairman Randy Gordon and board members Bob Harman, Stuart Grattan, Fred Fisher, Harrison Tyler, Daniel Fort, Gilbert Smith and Ed Mitchell, among others, talked with student researchers who showcased their work and shared details of their projects. Representatives from area community organizations and corporations, including Smurfit Stone, James River Association, Philip Morris, USA and MeadWestvaco’s President Jim Buzzard, also took part in the event.
November 14, 2007
VCU implements green design strategies at its Rice Center
Visitors to the Virginia Commonwealth University Inger and Walter Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences’ new education building won’t have to travel very far to learn about sustainable design. The lesson will begin at the front door — literally.
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November 8, 2007
VCU Rice Center co-sponsors the Wharton, Oney, Baskerville Conservation Forum
The VCU Rice Center is co-sponsoring the Wharton, Oney, Baskerville Conservation Forum presented by James River Association on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. in the VCU School of Business Auditorium. The forum will feature Richard Louv, the nationally acclaimed author who has written, “The Last Child in the Woods- Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder.” Copies of Louv’s book will be available for sale. For information on tickets, please contact Catherine Dahl at (804) 827-7372 or e-mail ccdahl@vcu.edu.
Read more about the conservation forum [PDF]