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A Discussion with Dr. Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada | Print the Flyer!

February 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Kontos Medical Sciences Bldg.
1217 E. Marshall Street

Dr. Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada leads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s efforts to reduce global health inequities by investing in affordable new vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics for diseases that most gravely burden the world’s poor, and by developing new partnerships to shape the future of global public health. In his presentation, Dr. Yamada will speak to his vision of the foundation's current and future role, and more broadly, to the shared priorities and approaches most important to securing major public health successes in the future.

This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP or request special accommodations, please call (804) 828-4640 by Wednesday, February 11, 2009.

This lecture is sponsored by the VCU Libraries and the MCV Campus Programs Office of the University Student Commons & Activities.

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Dr. Claudia Thomas, the first African-American female orthopedic surgeon in the United States and author of "God Spare Life," will speak on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. in the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building auditorium, followed by a reception and book-signing. This event is free and open to the public. To R.S.V.P. or to request special accommodations, call 804-828-4640 by Monday, Nov. 3.

This event is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library and the MCV Campus Programs Office of University Student Commons & Activities.

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The VCU Libraries and the VCU Office of Research present Research Day 2008, which will highlight VCU’s vast resources to support VCU's research enterprise, on Thursday, March 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tompkins-McCaw Library.

• Dr. Francis Macrina, vice president for research, will present the Ethics of Publishing at 8:45 a.m.


• Publishing with the New England Journal of Medicine will be held at 9:50 a.m.


• New Authors Mentoring Discussion Forum, a question-and-answer session with faculty, will be held at noon.


• Library Services Supporting VCU’s Research Enterprise will be held at 1 p.m.
  
• Choosing Qualitative Data Analysis Software is Only Half the Story will be held at 3 p.m.
  
• Managing Your Research Citations using RefWorks will be held at 3 p.m.


• Creating YourResearch Poster using the Instructional Media Workshop will be held at 3 p.m.

For more information, the complete schedule or to register for any of these workshops, visit http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/rday/rday_agenda.html

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VCU Libraries Black History Month Lecture "Richmond Women in the Civil Rights Movement" is a panel discussion with Civil Rights pioneers Ora Lomax, Elizabeth Johnson Rice, and Hilda Warden. Moderated by Bonnie Winston. This special event will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 starting at 7:30 pm in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom on the Monroe Park Campus. Free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main or West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, please contact the VCU Libraries at 804-827-1165 or 804-827-1163 prior to February 8, 2008. A reception will be held immediately following the event. The 6th annual VCU Libraries Black History Month Lecture is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library. For more information contact Donna Coghill, 828-6554.

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Anatomical instruction has been integral to medical education for centuries. Discover how anatomy was taught in Richmond during the 19th century and why students and faculty were involved in procuring cadavers for this important educational experience. A brief walking tour of the MCV Campus highlighting stories about grave robbing, goblins, and ghouls will follow the presentation. Seating is limited; advanced registration is encouraged. Print the flyer!

Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Date: October 31, 2007
Guest Speaker: Jodi Koste, Archivist - Tompkins-McCaw Library
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library - Distance Education Classroom, Rm. 2-010

Register Online Today!!!

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Join us for a lecture by Dr. Marcella Fierro on CSI vs. Reality in Virginia on Thursday September 13, 2007 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Medical Sciences Building Auditorium on the MCV Campus. The lecture is free and open to the public. We invite you to attend! For further information, contact Information Shannon D. Jones at (804) 828-0626.

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A chronicle of the legacies of the graduates of the Leonard Medical School, a former department of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In existence from 1882 -1918, this historically black medical school produced over four hundred graduates. The major contributions of these graduates on the City of Richmond, the state of Virginia and various medical organizations will be discussed.

About the Speaker: Elvatrice Parker Belsches MA RPh is an archival researcher, author and pharmacist living in the Richmond area. She is a multiple contributor to Harvard University's upcoming publication, the African American National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2008) and the author of Richmond, Virginia, a Black America Series publication (now in its sixth printing). She is also the February 2007 speaker for the Duke/UNC-Chapel Hill Collaborative Lecture Series on the History of Medicine.

Date: Monday, February 26, 2007
Location: Tompkins-McCaw Library – Distance Education, Rm. 2-010
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Reserve your seat today: http://www.library.vcu.edu/events/detail.html?ID=39219

For more information about this lecture, contact Irene Lubker, Interim Head, User Services, 828-2004.

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