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Bryce McLeod, Stephanie Violante and Micheal Southam-Gerow stand in front of a brick building wearing graduation regalia

Alumni Q+A: Stephanie Violante, Ph.D., (M.S. ’18, Ph.D. ’23) utilizes her training from VCU to treat childhood anxiety

Sept. 16, 2025

The Department of Psychology and CREATE Lab alumna works to support and empower children.

A group of people in blue uniforms pose for a photo inside a lab; a person in the center of the group holds a flat item with four lit candles

Alumni Q+A: Devleena Samanta, Ph.D. (M.S. ’12) is guiding the next generation of nanoscientists

Sept. 15, 2025

The Department of Chemistry alumna utilizes her experiences at VCU to guide her own students in her lab at the University of Texas at Austin.

Samantha Clavel

Alumni Q+A: Samantha Clavel (B.S. ’21) is empowering local adolescent girls to be more active

Aug. 26, 2025

Clavel uses the lessons from her health, physical education and exercise science curriculum to promote healthy living in local girls and mentor current students.

Karishma Singh

Alumni Q+A: Karishma Singh (B.S. ’20) is a storyteller and marketer inspired by literature

Aug. 21, 2025

Singh’s studies in the Department of English created the foundation to pursue roles in marketing and communications.

Ella Balasa sits on stage having a conversation with other panel members

Alumni Q+A: Ella Balasa (B.S. ’14) is a voice for fellow patients

Aug. 21, 2025

Balasa’s interest in biology put her on a path to better understanding her chronic disease and helping others navigate their treatments.

Denver Supinger (far right) stands with three other individuals in the chamber of the Virginia State Capitol

Alumni Q+A: Denver Supinger (B.A. ’14, M.P.A. ’15) is an advocate for community betterment

Aug. 11, 2025

Supinger’s career of public service in the region was launched in the Department of Political Science.

Jeff MacDonald sitting on a chair on stage

Alumni Q+A: Jeff MacDonald (B.S. ’10, M.S. ’12) is directing AI’s evolution in creative advertising

Aug. 5, 2025

The creative advertising alumnus reflects on his time at VCU and how it influenced his career path as an industry trailblazer in AI integration

Emma Cummings processes a bird as part of her responsibilities during an internship at Assateague Island National Seashore off the coast of Maryland. (National Park Service)

Recent VCU grad Emma Cummings is bonding, and banding, with the birds

July 24, 2025

In Yellowstone this season, the National Park Service staffer is powered by a lifelong interest in nature and avian ecology lessons from the Rice Rivers Center.

Fulbright recipients from VCU will travel to Argentina, Bulgaria, Germany, Nigeria and Taiwan during the 2025-26 academic year. (File photo)

Five recent graduates receive prestigious Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year

July 23, 2025

The selections continue VCU’s upward trend of honorees in the federal cultural exchange program.

VCU alum Martin Townes has been working at Virginia’s Executive Mansion since 2019. (Photo by Rosa Woodring, a co-worker and VCU alum)

At Virginia’s Executive Mansion, Martin Townes serves the present and preserves the past as butler-historian

April 28, 2025

Longtime passions come together for the VCU alum, who also serves on the state Board of Historic Resources.