http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:21 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sponsored by Smithfield, VCU Life Sciences Education and Outreach hosted Charles City Middle School 6th graders for World Water Monitoring Day™ on Sept. 18, 2009. WWMD is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/11/world_water_monitoring_day.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/11/world_water_monitoring_day.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:21 -0500 Michael Brandt, a graduate student in the VCU Center for Environmental Studies was one of three award winners in a “Best Student Presentation Competition” at the Virginia Water Research Conference held October 15 and 16, 2009. The conference attracted... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/11/vcu_graduate_student_award_win.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/11/vcu_graduate_student_award_win.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:22 -0500 Virginia Commonwealth University kicked off the Year of the Environment on Oct. 1 with the presentation of a plaque recognizing the Walter L. Rice Education Building at the VCU Rice Center as the first building in Virginia to achieve LEED... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/10/vcu_kicks_off_year_of_the_envi.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/10/vcu_kicks_off_year_of_the_envi.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:35:47 -0500 The Walter L. Rice Education Building at the VCU Rice Center has been named the region’s Overall Project of the Year in the Mid-Atlantic Construction magazine’s Best of 2009 awards program.“This selection proves that great things can come in small... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/09/rice_education_building_wins_p.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/09/rice_education_building_wins_p.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:30:20 -0500 Hope, a whimbrel carrying a satellite transmitter, made landfall Friday evening on St. Croix after completing an extraordinary 100 hour, 5,720 kilometer (3,500 mile) flight over the open ocean toward her wintering grounds in South America. The bird had been... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/08/the_center_for_conservation_bi.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/08/the_center_for_conservation_bi.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:28:18 -0500 Virginia Commonwealth University has received a $1.2 million gift from long-time benefactor Inger Rice. The gift was made in recognition of the start of Michael Rao’s tenure as VCU president, and will support initiatives at the Inger and Walter Rice... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/08/vcu_receives_12_million_gift_t.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/08/vcu_receives_12_million_gift_t.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:50:30 -0500 VCU is part of the growing social networking scene and as such the VCU Rice Center has joined Facebook to offer an interactive site for interested individuals. Sign up for Facebook and keep a pulse on commentary relating to the... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/vcu_rice_center_is_now_on_face.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/vcu_rice_center_is_now_on_face.html Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:00:52 -0500 http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/partnership_on_the_james.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/partnership_on_the_james.html Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:00:56 -0500 By Arthur V. Evans The 342 acres of riparian woodlands and wetlands hugging the upper shore of the James River at the VCU Rice Center in Charles City County is the perfect place to stage events that blend science and... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/rare_beetle_species_found_at_t.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/rare_beetle_species_found_at_t.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:44:57 -0500 http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/education_building_recognized.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/07/education_building_recognized.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:12:06 -0500 Anne Wright, professor, VCU Department of Biology and coordinator, VCU Life Sciences Outreach Education has received the 2009 Thomas Jefferson Medal for Outstanding Contributions for Natural Science Education from the Virginia Museum of Natural History Foundation. The medal is a... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/05/anne_wright_receives_2009_thom.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/05/anne_wright_receives_2009_thom.html Wed, 06 May 2009 16:07:14 -0500 On Friday afternoon, March 27, 2009, the director of the VCU Rice Center made the following announcement. "I am very pleased to report that we have received official word that the Rice Center Education Building has received LEED certification... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/03/walter_l_rice_education_buildi.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/03/walter_l_rice_education_buildi.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:04:31 -0500 The College of William & Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University are collaborating through the Center for Conservation Biology to take advantage of the research and expertise of their respective environmental science programs. On Jan. 26, VCU President Eugene P. Trani,... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/01/vcu_and_the_college_of_william.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2009/01/vcu_and_the_college_of_william.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:10:19 -0500 The 4,900-square-foot Walter L. Rice Education Building houses lecture and laboratory rooms for classes, a conference room and administrative offices as well as an outdoor classroom pavilion. The $2.6 million research and education building was constructed with a goal of... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2008/10/vcu_debuts_ecofriendly_educati.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2008/10/vcu_debuts_ecofriendly_educati.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:55:49 -0500 On Oct. 13 the Richmond Times-Dispatch highlighted the work of artist Robert Caldwell. The article described how many of his drawings were inspired by work he had done at the VCU Rice Center following along beside researchers. The VCU Rice... http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2008/10/artist_robert_caldwell_exhibit.html http://blog.vcu.edu/rice/2008/10/artist_robert_caldwell_exhibit.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:45:08 -0500