Undergraduate Student News
The sound of science: VCU students compose electronic music that incorporates environmental data gathered at VCU Rice Rivers Center
April 5, 2024
The ear, not just the eye, is a powerful route for experiencing and interpreting data, and a course that unites VCUarts and VCU Life Sciences is finding the harmony in nature.
Class of 2024: As part of journalism’s next generation, Emily Richardson is ready to ask the tough questions
April 5, 2024
The mass communications major already has her first post-VCU assignment: a prestigious reporting fellowship.
VCU students, faculty document oral history of the East Marshall Street Well Project
April 2, 2024
The Health Humanities Lab, a research lab at VCU’s Humanities Research Center, is conducting the project in collaboration with the Family Representative Council.
How I found my research: Jennoa Fleming studies the small wonders of the rock pools to understand our future on Earth
March 27, 2024
Fleming has been researching the rock pools of the James River since she was a high school student. ‘Ecology is where I truly belong,’ she said. ‘I can’t imagine doing anything else.’
How I found my research: Jaelyn Jenifer hopes to be a ‘guardian of public health’
March 7, 2024
Undergraduate student researcher and aspiring forensic toxicologist studies medications used in the treatment of HIV infections.
In VCU Honors College, students get teaching and tutoring experience through partnership with Richmond public high school
Feb. 19, 2024
Now in its eighth year, the Open-Honors Connect program enhances undergraduate learning while expanding course offerings for the city school system.
Seven VCU undergraduate students earn federal Gilman scholarships to study abroad this year
Feb. 16, 2024
The program expands diversity for international experiences, with VCU’s Global Education Office supporting students’ applications.
Class of 2023: Carlton Nivens found a ‘Pathway’ to VCU, and he pays it forward with a commitment to mentoring
Dec. 20, 2023
Philosophy graduate with a computer science minor has supported peers and youth through CodeVA and tribal engagement.
First-time fan
Dec. 13, 2023
Follow along as VCU senior Huy Nguyen crosses an item off his bucket list and attends his first Rams basketball game.
Class of 2023: Tarazha Jenkins embraces the power of three majors
Dec. 13, 2023
Jenkins nurtures a passion for politics and communications that already has given her Capitol Hill and media experience.