Widespread support for VCU
State budget includes funding for the VCU Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders CenterWe are so grateful that Gov. Bob McDonnell has included $250,000 in his biennial budget for the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at VCU, the only center of its kind in the commonwealth.
Neither the House nor the Senate has modified this funding in the respective budgets, so we remain optimistic that the funding will be made available to support our continued clinical care for patients suffering from Parkinson’s and similar diseases, research to find treatments, and education and outreach efforts.
VCU is on the front lines of the fight against these diseases that impact 300,000 Virginians, and we deeply appreciate the support of Gov. McDonnell and the General Assembly.
In addition, the School of Dentistry received a $500,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation to create an endowed scholarship to be awarded to dental students who, after graduating, hope to practice in chronically underserved areas of the commonwealth. These scholarships are the first donation of their kind from the Delta Dental Foundation and are part of Opportunity VCU, an initiative led by the alumni association to raise $50 million for merit-based student scholarships across the university.
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