Leonard Smock, Ph.D.
Director
VCU Rice Center

The VCU Rice Center is open to the public for tours from 1-4 p.m. every second Thursday of the month. Call (804) 827-5600 or email lsmock@vcu.edu for further information.

Message from the director

“As we continue our efforts at providing a wide range of opportunities for environmental research and education, I am pleased to say that we have had a steady stream of activities at the Rice Center. Student research, much of it funded by Rice Center Student Scholarships, is on the rise — some of which is reflected in the recent 'news and events' stories posted here. Our interdisciplinary perspective on ecosystem research has enabled a wide range of scientists to use our unique site and, in turn, this wider perspective gives us the ability to provide the public with a better understanding of the beauty, fragility and innate complexity of our natural world.”