Virginia Commonwealth University News

Universities are right now trotting out Grade-A commencement speakers to motivate this year's graduating class of collegiates to change the world, or at least vacate their parents' property before the age of 30.

VCUQ students at Bayat School during their seven-day trip to Indonesia organised by Rota and supported by Vodafone Qatar.

The parking lot at St. Charles School in Arlington will be packed tonight as families from Virginia, D.C., and Maryland gather to pay tribute to a truly great teacher, principal, and educational leader in the Metro area since 1973.

Infinity Visual and Performing Arts is announcing two new instructors to its music program; Anne Eklund and Tim O'Brien. Eklund studied vocal performance at Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Longwood College, Virginia Commonwealth University and Houston Baptist University.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience ; Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 16 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT A novel drug may help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for the most deadly form of brain cancer , report scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center.

Marilyn Tavenner, a onetime staff nurse, officially was confirmed Wednesday as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

A couple press releases pertaining to the Indianapolis Museum of Art hit our Inbox in the last couple days.

Sen. Mark Warner is pressing his case for law schools across the country to follow a "playbook" developed at the College of William and Mary to reduce the nation's backlog of veteran disability claims.

In 2011, HCA Healthcare's CJW Medical Center billed Medicare $117,477 and got about $12,926 from the government.

Veterans have a problem that law schools could aid. Around 825,000 applications for disability compensation are backlogged, waiting more than 125 days for the VA to decide if they should receive disability.

Believe it or not, there's a story behind the name Stoolbend, Va., the fictional town on the Fox spin-off program "The Cleveland Show." Former Collegiate grad and the voice behind several characters on Fox's franchise "Family Guy" sitcom, Mike Henry recently enlightened a room full of his old friends over dinner at the tony Commonwealth Club.

A novel drug may help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for the most deadly form of brain cancer, report scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center.

University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan is the third highest paid public college president in the state - and 15th in the nation.

An ominous "MLK Day plot." A proposed overhaul of the Electoral College system. Voter ID legislation.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., May 10 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: Dr.

VCU students can expect to pay at least 4 percent more for tuition next year. Today the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors approved a 4.19 percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students and 3.98 percent increase for out-of-state students.

In this dog eat dog corporate world of deadlines, stress and non-stop meetings I got thinking about the effect it has when I bring my pup Dwight to work.

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses will present the Flame of Excellence Award posthumously to Denise Thornby, RN, MSN, NEA-BC. Thornby's family will accept the award in her honor at the 2013 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition , Boston, May 18-23. The Flame of Excellence Award honors sustained contributions to acute ... (more)

Whether you plan to attend an upcoming ceremony or not, be prepared for potential heavy traffic near the locations in the hours before and after the ceremonies.

DOHA: Twenty-five student and faculty volunteers from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar are flying tomorrow for a seven-day trip to visit a Reach Out To Asia funded technical and vocational education project in Indonesia.