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“Taking Care / Dying Well:  Artistic, Medical and Religious Perspectives on
Death and Dying”

Thursday, April 6, 2006
4 - 9 p.m.  
Union Theological Seminary/PSCE
3401 Brook Road, Richmond Virginia

Presented by the Carl Howie Center for Science, Art and Theology in partnership with the Life Sciences and Religion Community Forum of Central Virginia

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Interdisciplinary research and scholarship meeting about death and dying and related issues.  

Free and open to all VCU and Union/PSCE faculty, staff and graduate students interested in conducting research on death and dying.  

Friday, April 7, 2006
9 a.m.–12 noon  
Virginia Commonwealth University
MCV Campus
1217 East Marshall Street
Medical Sciences Building
Rooms 104 and 105

Our featured speaker is Joanne Lynn, Ph.D., aging and end-of-life care expert. Dr. Lynn will provide an overview of the needs and opportunities for clinical research and policy research. Michelle Kienholz from the VCU Office of Research will provide an overview of federal funding mechanisms and relevant tools.  Attendees will be encouraged to describe their own research, resources and interests in this area, and to seek interdisciplinary collaborators.  

As seating is limited, registration is required via e-mail to Brian Cassel at jbcassel@vcu.edu.