Undergraduate Student News
How I found my research: Fosua Adu-Gyamfi learns from undergrad experiences at both VCU and the National Cancer Institute
Feb. 17, 2025
The senior, who serves as a research assistant in a VCU lab studying alcohol use disorder, embraces research’s potential to improve the world ‘one question at a time.’
Unbreakable bonds: Just random roommates at first, Iman Sikandar and Samantha Mendoza-Hernandez are now united by ‘invisible string’
Feb. 14, 2025
An early falling-out helped the undergrads realize how much they’d miss without each other’s sisterhood.
For the many layers of American democracy, new course taps into the many layers of VCU faculty expertise
Feb. 13, 2025
Nearly three dozen specialists in the College of Humanities and Sciences are collectively teaching U.S Democracy United/Divided this semester – and organizers think the concept will evolve.
Hoping to inspire change, VCU undergraduates highlight their research for Virginia lawmakers
Feb. 12, 2025
Three projects, which touched on health and the environment, were part of a statewide showcase Feb. 6 at Capitol Square during the annual General Assembly session.
Unbreakable bonds: How Myia Graves and Erin Washington went from roommates to besties
Feb. 11, 2025
What started as a DM on Instagram turned into a friendship full of musicals, late-night videogames and endless fun.
VCU student Brianna Cobbs gets semester-long crash course in political reporting
Feb. 5, 2025
During CNN internship, the second-year political science major contributed to the newsroom and even helped out on Election Day.
VCU track and field All-American has come a great distance – and throws one, too
Jan. 28, 2025
Hammer in hand, Iceland native Guðru´n Hallgrímsdóttir competes on the world stage and is setting her sights on the Olympics.
From the lab to the runway: Ph.D. candidate finds confidence through research
Jan. 24, 2025
Graduate student Lauren Moncayo said pursuing a doctorate has made her reevaluate other goals she considered ‘out of reach,’ like becoming a model.
From a perspective of experience, VCU student Danielle Beale links Rams in Recovery to local community colleges
Jan. 21, 2025
The transfer student who 'messed up a lot' earlier in life is helping extend the program’s benefits.
Through science, medicine and empathy, junior Naeem Ahmad hopes to serve across borders
Jan. 8, 2025
Influenced by a pre-college experience and VCU’s Diversity P.A.T.H.S. office, the biology major is nurturing his commitment to health care and humanitarianism.