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- V.C.U. Seeking the Magic for a Sequel
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The afterglow from Virginia Commonwealth’s stunning Final Four run last spring spread beyond the basketball court.
~ The New York Times (2/22/12)
- 'Girls Night Out' is about a lot more than just beauty
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A program at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU will change the way you look at any beauty salon.
~ WTVR (2/20/12)
- Keeping a steady heartbeat -- with mechanical help
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Heart pumps are mechanical devices that can keep people with advanced heart failure alive while they wait for a heart transplant.
The devices are getting better. The left ventricular assist device, or LVAD system, may one day be smaller and completely implantable, making it a game changer, experts say, for advanced heart failure treatment.
The total artificial heart, a different device, is also getting streamlined. A version available now allows patients to go home while they wait for a heart transplant.
We talked to patients with both types and to doctors about the future of heart pump technology.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/19/12)
- Fort: Gift supports environmental research
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MeadWestvaco's (MWV) recent gift of $1 million to Virginia Commonwealth University's Walter and Inger Rice Center for Environmental Life Sciences is a crystal-clear statement about the importance MWV places on scientific research for the protection of our national waters.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/13/12)
- VCU biologist studies noisy fish
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Michael Fine plucked a 10-inch catfish from its tank and gently tugged at a fin in hopes of getting it to talk. The fish had nothing to say. And then....
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/13/12)
- VCU to begin work on new residence hall
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Construction will begin in April on a second residence hall on West Grace Street that will create a "living/learning community" for Virginia Commonwealth University.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/10/12)
- VCU needs greater financial independence, Rao says
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Virginia Commonwealth University is on a quest for greater financial independence as it seeks to implement its new strategic plan, President Michael Rao told faculty members Tuesday.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/8/12)
- Future doctors talk policy
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Dozens of medical and pre-med students from Virginia, Maryland and Washington universities attended a daylong program Saturday at the VCU School of Medicine. The program was presented by the Student National Medical Association, a group with a mission of increasing the number of minority physicians and those who take care of underserved populations.
~ Richmond Times-Dispatch (2/5/12)
