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HHP Joins the College!
Please welcome Health and Human Performance, formerly in the School of Education, to the College of Humanities and Sciences! HHP became part of the College on July 1. Many of you already know the faculty from collaborative research projects. HHP's offices have moved to the 500 Academic Center on Grace Street. HHP is also home to the Exercise Physiology Research Laboratory located in the Franklin Street Gym. Learn more about HHP. |
Study of Nanoscopic Materials
 Shiv N. Khanna, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Physics and Arthur Reber, Ph.D., research associate professor in the Department of Physics, are part of a team working on a study on the organizing principles that allow for the design of nanoscopic materials. "New materials could provide efficient ways to capture solar energy and help us significantly advance the way motors, generators and other devices critical to improving our energy needs are made." VCU News has more about their work. |
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Heather Jones Wins Research Grant
 Dr. Heather Jones, faculty in the Clinical Psychology Program and co-director of the Center for ADHD, has been awarded an Endowment Fund grant from the VCU Center for Clinical and Translational Research to investigate the effects of motivational interviewing for low-income African American caregivers of newly-diagnosed children with ADHD. VCU collaborators on the project include Dr. Sean McKenna (Pediatrics) and Dr. Joshua Langberg (Psychology). |
Watch Dierdre Condit on C-Span
 Deirdre Condit, Associate Professor in the Wilder School, recently taught a class on the history of reproductive law that was broadcast on C-span3. She touched on the 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut, about the prohibited use of contraceptives and the right to marital privacy among other topics. Watch her class on C-Span3. |
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Work by Harrison Fletcher Honored
 Harrison Fletcher, assistant professor in the Department of English, recently won the 2013 Colorado Book Award in Creative Nonfiction and the 2013 Independent Book Publisher Bronze Medal for Descanso for My Father: Fragments of a Life, a memoir in essays about his journey to know the father he lost when he was nearly two. Read an excerpt on our blog.
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Help International Students Succeed
The Global Education Office (GEO) and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) are sponsoring a Faculty Learning Community for faculty interested in advancing the academic and professional efforts of VCU's international students. Participants will identify ways to implement and sustain best practices in pedagogy and assessment of international students, in education of English language learners, and in helping international students succeed in academic and social settings. Application and more information are here. |
Research Policy Review
Vice President for Research Frank Macrina, Ph.D. writes: "The newly revised and updated VCU Intellectual Property Policy is posted for review and comment. The policy, which was posted for comments for only a few days in February, has been revised to clarify the many questions we received during that initial posting....." His complete email and link to comment are here.
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Mass Comm Alums Win Big at Emmys
 The School of Mass Communications was well represented by alumni at the National Capital and Chesapeake Bay Emmy Awards this year, taking home awards for superior performance and dedication to the television industry. Winners included alumnus Bryce Spivey, who took home three Emmys including one for producing and filming the VCU's "Invest In Me” video. Mass Comm has more. |
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The VCU Broad Street Mile is a series of 1-mile fun runs and a community festival to be held on September 28 as part of VCU's 
During his 45 years at VCU, mathematics professor Dr. Reuben W. Farley has been awarded the VCU Distinguished Teaching Award, The SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award and The Council For Advancement Of Science Education Virginia Professor Of The Year Award. He has served as Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, and helped develop the Math Specialist program and a master’s degree program. ....... 
Wanda Capers, a poet, mother and wife, works as the Fiscal Administrator for the School of World Studies, where she abides by her father’s philosophy engraved on his coffin: “May the work I’ve done speak for me.” 
Bernard Means, teaches anthropology and archaeology in the School of World Studies, and is the director of the Virtual Curation Laboratory at VCU. He recently edited and co-wrote the collaborative book 
