School of Life Sciences and Sustainability

College of Humanities and Sciences

Current StudentsGive

School Of Life Sciences & Sustainability Research Day

Date: Thursday, Apr 23, 2026

SLSS Research Day showcases undergraduate poster presentations and graduate research talks, offering a dynamic glimpse into the curiosity, rigor, and creativity that define our community.

Events

Exploring Sustainability Seminar: Mobilizing local memory to reimagine sustainable urban landscapes

Date: Friday, Mar 20, 2026

Join the Sustainability Seminar Series for "Mobilizing local memory to reimagine sustainable urban landscapes."

Green and Blue image, witrh picture of Dr. Tibbetts. Text on image: Exploring Sustainability, Green Chemistry and Manufacturing. STEM 202 on March 6th at 12PM

Exploring Sustainability Seminar: Green chemistry and manufacturing

Date: Friday, Mar 6, 2026

Join the Sustainability Seminar Series for "Green Chemistry and Manufacturing" with Dr. Kate Tibbetts from VCU Chemistry, whose research explores advanced laser-based methods for creating and studying nanomaterials.

Exploring Sustainability presents "Partnering with private landowners to support bird conservation in the Appalachians."

Date: Friday, Feb 20, 2026

This week’s Exploring Sustainability seminar features Dr. Lesley Bulluck discussing collaborative approaches to bird conservation in the Appalachians. Join us for an engaging conversation on research, partnerships and environmental stewardship.

COMPLETE THE INTEREST FORM ABOVE TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK FOR THESE INTEREST MEETING DATE! EBRUARY 4 – 6 PM ATTENDING AN INTEREST MEETING IS MANDATORY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE COURSE

Footprints on the James (ENVS 491 & BIOZ 399) Interest Meeting

Date: Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026

Paddle the past. Follow a raindrop. Explore the James. Join us for Footprints on the James interest meeting on February 4 at 6 PM to learn how you can be part of this immersive, expedition-style summer course.

Exploring Sustainability: A cross disciplinary interactive seminar series. This seminar features Dr. Cristina Stanciu, presenting Food Sovereignty and indigenous literatures. Friday, February 6th, in STEM 202

Exploring Sustainability presents "Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Literatures" by Cristina Stanciu

Date: Friday, Feb 6, 2026

Join us for the second Seminar in Exploring Sustainability, a new interdisciplinary series bringing together artists, engineers, humanists, biologists, urban planners, and social scientists to explore sustainability in practice.

Exploring Sustainability presents "Sustainable coastal decision making: co-production with land manager" by Julie Zinnert, Ph.D.

Date: Friday, Jan 23, 2026

Join us for the first Seminar in Exploring Sustainability, a new interdisciplinary series bringing together artists, engineers, humanists, biologists, urban planners, and social scientists to explore sustainability in practice.

Exploring Sustainability Seminar Series

Dates: Friday, Feb 6, 2026 – Friday, May 1, 2026

A cross-disciplinary, interactive seminar series presented by the VCU School of Life Sciences and Sustainability and the Rice Rivers Center