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- Black History Month lecture explores a doctor's journey of expression and care through the comic arts
January 5, 2024 — The 2024 Black History Month Lecturer brings a fresh and singular voice to the comic arts. - New open access publishing funding pays VCU author fees for Springer and American Chemical Society journals
January 17, 2024 — Articles must be accepted for publication on or after Jan. 1, 2024 to be eligible for coverage. - Evening access by card swipe debuts at Health Sciences Library Feb. 12
January 25, 2024 — New security system in place. - VCU Libraries now offers free Wall Street Journal access and teaching tools
January 25, 2024 — Newly available resource offers many possibilities in courses. - In a hurry to laugh, Global Game Jam teams at VCU create humor on a tight deadline
February 5, 2024 — Weekend event was a 48-hour rush to create video games, and this year’s theme brought out the smiles. - VCU online literary journal Blackbird launches new website and publishing schedule
February 7, 2024 — Digital redesign highlights writing, visual art and audio/video – with improved search and accessibility – for four issues annually. - Appointment-only hours increase at Cabell's Special Collections and Archives
February 12, 2024 — Special Collections and Archives focuses on research appointments - Faculty: Apply for a 2024 Affordable Course Content Award by April 3
February 12, 2024 — Next round of grants accepting applications. - Friends of VCU Libraries annual design contest offers $500 prize
February 12, 2024 — Friends annual design contest underway. - Ram romances: For one VCU couple, everything started with a pencil
February 14, 2024 — In 2010, Shakeema and Jamarr Daniels met as students in Cabell Library – and they share a bit of ink to mark the memory. - Art, medicine and advocacy intersect for physician-cartoonist who shares her perspective in VCU Black History Month address
February 14, 2024 — For patients and broader audiences, Shirlene Obuobi brings creativity and commitment to health care, including how racial bias makes its mark. - Students keen on writing or illustrating children's or young adult literature: Apply for funding to attend national libraries convention
February 19, 2024 — Students invited to apply for travel grant. - VCU Libraries program has saved students over $10 million in textbook costs
February 27, 2024 — The Open and Affordable Course Content Initiative has provided $2.1 million in student savings in the current school year alone, while offering faculty more flexibility when selecting course materials. - With poise and grace, VCU’s first Black nursing graduate charted a path – and even schooled the faculty on a memorable day
February 27, 2024 — Two archival documents capture the essence of Charlotte Anne Wynn Pollard and the challenging era she navigated with courage and empathy – traits that her family still celebrates today. - Is your favorite seat missing from Cabell Library?
February 27, 2024 — Seating being refreshed - VCU librarian honored for leadership in health sciences collections for foundational text
March 5, 2024 — Groundbreaking open access publication informs best practices in health sciences collections - VCU Publishing presents 2024 awards for outstanding journal articles
March 6, 2024 — Annual awards honor excellence - Students: Win a study room pizza party on VCU Libraries Instagram
March 13, 2024 — Play along with VCU Libraries Instagram contest - At presidential election forum, VCU political analysts frame Biden-Trump rematch in familiar terms
March 18, 2024 — ‘Civil Discourse’ event featured professors John Aughenbaugh, Alex Keena and Allie Reckendorf, who emphasize voter turnout and party mobilization. - Please donate to VCU Libraries 2024 Giving Day priorities
March 18, 2024 — On Giving Day, April 24, VCU alumni, parents, faculty, staff, patients, friends and neighbors come together for 24 hours to support the scholarships, programs, research and initiatives that transform our world. - Partners share thinking underlying upcoming Creative Inquiries event
March 18, 2024 — March 29 is the annual Creative Inquiries event organized by The Workshop at James Branch Cabell Library. - Power of the Pen
March 11, 2024 — Veterans find their voices through the Mighty Pen Project. - VCU students, faculty document oral history of the East Marshall Street Well Project
April 8, 2024 — The Health Humanities Lab, a research lab at VCU’s Humanities Research Center, is conducting the project in collaboration with the Family Representative Council. - Cabell First Novelist Award Top 20 finalists for 2024 announced
April 3, 2024 — Cabell First Novelist Awards Top 20 list - Fashion Revolution Day: Student groups and The Workshop stage slow fashion, mending session April 24
April 15, 2024 — Slow fashion movement marked at workshop.
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