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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]