Undergraduate Student News
Human anatomy program in Cyprus gives rising junior new perspective on his studies
Aug. 10, 2023
Charlie Hassett, a health, physical education and exercise science major, enjoyed the opportunity to work with cadavers and prepare for a career in the medical field.
VCU student spends summer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory working on nuclear nonproliferation
Aug. 1, 2023
Internship with security agency lets Christine George combine policy and math backgrounds.
Service-learning class empowers Latinx students in Richmond schools to engage with important issues
July 26, 2023
Photovoice program encourages English language learners to take photographs to "create dialogue about what’s going on."
Honors student, faculty member research how to improve medical trust in Kenya
July 18, 2023
As part of a VCU summer research program, Rohan Rathi is working with professor Christopher Brooks on a project framed by pandemics.
From surf, turf and sky, NASA and VCU’s Rice Rivers Center deliver an immersive summer experience for undergraduates
June 29, 2023
In its inaugural session on the East Coast, the environmental research program taps VCU expertise and facilities to give 22 students from across the nation a hands-on role in high-level work.
Mixing the old and the new, Greetings from Hell puts a devilishly vivid spin on a VCU summer course
June 27, 2023
Through literature, art and even AI, students in Christopher Martiniano’s pandemic-era class dug into the underworld.
Rising sophomore’s journey from Vietnam to VCU started when she was 3
June 9, 2023
Anh Minh’s father, Nguyen Cuu Duc, served as a research fellow at VCU in 2006-07. Even then, Duc had a feeling his daughter might return to study at VCU.
20 years after the establishment of the African American studies major at VCU, a look back at the program’s history and impact
May 30, 2023
Since its origins more than five decades ago, the program has developed into a ‘hub for Black intellectual thought.’
From the heart, VCU student group promotes Latinx health equity
May 24, 2023
Collective Corazón’s efforts include a spring symposium that spotlighted professionals and inspired aspiring practitioners.
VCU award winners are Keeping it REAL in research, community engagement and global education
May 22, 2023
Projects that highlight relevant, experiential and applied learning touch on cancer treatment, youth exposure to science and cultural expansion.