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NBC News and ‘Today’ feature VCU’s Stephen Fong in report on data centers and public health

Oct. 29, 2026

The environmental researcher highlights concern about air pollution in a Northern Virginia community.

VCU alum Candice Smith will be the featured speaker at December commencement. (VCU Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Broadcast journalist Candice Smith to address graduates at VCU’s December commencement

Oct. 27, 2026

Smith, a VCU alum and on-air personality for WWBT 12, will be the featured speaker at the Dec. 12 universitywide ceremony.

Beginning this month, the yearlong Ecopoetics of Infrastructure project will develop new ways of translating climate research into public knowledge through poetry, visual art, music and community engagement. (Getty Images)

VCU to translate climate research in unique ways through Ecopoetics of Infrastructure

Oct. 20, 2026

Led by the Humanities Research Center, the multidisciplinary project in Richmond will feature poetry, visual art, music and community engagement.

Chemistry club co-president Delia Hunt said that she wants to pass her passion for science to the next generation. (Jonathan Haff, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

‘Dancing Corn’? VCU’s hands-on fun connects STEM to Richmond middle-schoolers

Oct. 20, 2026

Sonya Kovalevsky Day brought 80 young students to campus for a day of math education and scientific exploration.

VCU to celebrate 15 notable alums at biennial Alumni Stars event

VCU Alumni honors accomplished recent graduates with 10 Under 10 awards

Oct. 19, 2026

Ten Rams who earned their first VCU degree within the past decade will be recognized Oct. 25.

Walter Foery, who attended VCU between 1971 and 1976, cuts the ribbon on the historical marker, located on the lawn between University Student Commons and the T. Edward Temple Building. (Photo by Jonathan Haff, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU unveils historical marker that honors its first LGBTQ+ student organization

Oct. 16, 2026

The marker highlights how the Gay Alliance of Students won a federal court case to be officially recognized by VCU in 1976.

Arjun Nair, a junior biology major, has conducted research at both VCU and Boston Medical Center related to his interest in addiction studies and the availability of healthcare. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Arjun Nair identifies gaps in care for mothers with cannabis use disorder

Oct. 15, 2026

Using a data-based approach, Nair’s work at VCU’s In Recovery Lab is part of his broader interest in understanding access to healthcare services for people with substance use disorders and how to remove the barriers in their way.

cRam Session: Richmond Haunts

Oct. 15, 2026

3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Ryan Smith, who leads an exploration of the city’s ‘darker underside’ and is documenting its ghostlore.

VCU students are pictured with students and a faculty member from the University of Guam who worked with them to research U.S. territorial governance and its impact on the local environment in Guam and Saipan. (Contributed image)

U.S. Pacific Territories serve as a research station for VCU students

Oct. 14, 2026

Political science professor Andrea Simonelli leads a field project to Guam and Saipan to explore governance, disaster recovery and the environment.

VCU political science professor Judyth Twigg outlined how uncertainty surrounding a new possible plague outbreak in Russia continues a decadeslong pattern of mystery on the world stage. (Getty Images)

Pneumonic plague concern: Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about a suspicious death and Russian secrecy

Oct. 9, 2026

VCU political scientist and global health expert Judyth Twigg explains the mystery and the history tied to a lab worker’s death in Siberia.