VCU RiceRiversCenter

@VCURiceRivers

VCU Rice Rivers Center is VCU’s field station devoted to environmental research, teaching and public service.

Richmond, Virginia vcu.edu/rice/ Joined October 2010

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VCU RiceRiversCenter @VCURiceRivers Aug 8, 2025

VCU Rice Rivers Center was one of the host facilities for the @NASA Student Airborne Research Program. Read more about how VCU is leading this important program. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

news.vcu.edu NASA student scientist training program takes flight at VCU Undergraduates from across the country landed on campus this summer for the Student Airborne Research Program, hosted by VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences.

VCU RiceRiversCenter @VCURiceRivers Jul 28, 2025

It takes an incredible team from the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program (VOSRP) to make volunteer experiences educational, fun, and safe in the summer temperatures and the 2025. The 2026 season begins late fall with volunteer bagging opportunities at Rice Rivers Center!

The VOSRP team this summer from left to right: Brycen Boettcher, Fisheries Technician at Rice Rivers Center and boat captain; Cindy Andrews, VOSRP Program Coordinator and master naturalist; Todd Janeski, VOSRP Program Director; Eric Bouma, Environmental Remote Sensing Technician at Rice Rivers Center; and Jerry Andrews, master oyster gardener and master naturalist.

VCU RiceRiversCenter @VCURiceRivers Jul 14, 2025

Abby Bressette shares her video documenting her research, part of the Golden-winged Warbler Study in Highland County, Virginia as part of the Summer@Rice program. Bressette is the videographer and narrator of the video. youtube.com/shorts/37moVhb…

www.youtube.com Summer@Rice Notes from the Field - Abby Bressette Avian intern, student mentor and field supervisor Abby Bressette pr...

VCU RiceRiversCenter @VCURiceRivers Jul 3, 2025

Big crowds are expected at the beaches, rivers, lakes and pools this holiday weekend as the days will be hot and dry. This bale of turtles is already celebrating, #riceriversstyle.
Photo:@candrews804

VCU RiceRiversCenter @VCURiceRivers Jul 1, 2025

Chris Gough, Ph.D., has been named the new director of the VCU Rice Rivers Center, part of the School of Life Sciences and Sustainability. Dr. Gough steps into the role on July 1.
Read the full article here: bit.ly/4kCfU01