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5/9/2012-5/16/2012

VCU Researchers Find Alteration of Gene May Disrupt Our Bodies Internal Rhythm, Causing Sleep Disorder

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have found that a gene known as RAI1 controls one of the most important genes in circadian rhythm, CLOCK. (5/15/12)

VCU to Join Atlantic 10 Athletic Conference

Virginia Commonwealth University announced today it will join the Atlantic 10 Conference effective July 1, 2012. (5/15/12)

VCU Parkinson’s Center Teams Up with Other Local Health Organizations and Davis Phinney Foundation for The Victory Summit®

VCU experts to join panel to discuss latest research advances and treatment options (5/14/12)

VCU Student Named NSF Graduate Research Fellow

A Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. (5/14/12)

Watts tells VCU graduates to welcome challenges

RICHMOND, Va. (May 12, 2012) – During spring commencement ceremonies today, former U.S. congressman J.C. Watts Jr. told Virginia Commonwealth University’s newest graduates that forgiveness, family and friends, generosity and a willingness to be challenged were critical principles to a stable, successful life. (5/12/12)

Budget Reflects Faculty and Student Priorities

The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors today approved an operating budget of $920 million that maintains the university’s commitment to academic quality and student success. (5/11/12)

Dressed to impress

VCU fashion design students leave it all on the catwalk at the annual juried fashion show (5/11/12)

National Search for New VCU Athletics Director under Way

Two committees formed to assist in recruitment (5/11/12)

School of Pharmacy to award posthumous diploma to Neil Allen Van Pelt

Graduation from VCU School of Pharmacy was a day to which Neil Van Pelt eagerly looked forward. An excellent student and proud member of the class of 2012, he loved his family, football, running and dirt-biking. Despite his near legendary brownie-making skills, he had lost more than 100 pounds in his second year at pharmacy school and was planning a future with his girlfriend and classmate, Hillary Hudgins. (5/11/12)

VCU Health System CEO Named NAPH Executive Committee Member

Sheldon Retchin, M.D., CEO of Virginia Commonwealth University Health System and vice president for health sciences at VCU, has been elected a 2012-2013 National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems executive committee member. His term will begin July 1. (5/11/12)

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Alter the Brain’s Neuronal Circuit Excitability and Contribute to Brain Network Dysfunction

Even mild head injuries can cause significant abnormalities in brain function that last for several days, which may explain the neurological symptoms experienced by some individuals who have experienced a head injury associated with sports, accidents or combat, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers. (5/10/12)

'Plan Off' tourney allows masters students to show planning work to VCU and the community

Master of Urban and Regional Planning students JoAnne Simmelink, Billy Moffet, Mark Hill and Garet Prior made it to the final four in the first Plan Off!!! May Madness@VCU, a round-robin tournament in which nearly two dozen students delivered five-minute presentations about their “studio II” plans to an expert panel of judges. (5/10/12)

VCU Real Estate Circle of Excellence Names Honorary Member

Steve Brincefield, senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and adjunct professor in the Real Estate Program at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Business, has been named an honorary member of VCU’s Real Estate Circle of Excellence. (5/10/12)

VCU Spring Commencement Set for Saturday

Virginia Commonwealth University will award more than 4,900 degrees during its 2012 spring commencement exercises on Saturday. (5/10/12)