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VCU faculty member and alum Maurice “Moeflowz” Brown, pictured here reading from his poetry, said he sees his role as one of Richmond’s two poet laureates as helping people see “what Richmond’s all about in all its richness and all of its truth.” (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Meet-a-Ram: Maurice ‘Moeflowz’ Brown puts poetry in motion

Sept. 3, 2026

As one of Richmond’s two new poet laureates with VCU ties, he will emphasize community engagement.

The VCU Health Hub in Richmond’s East End focuses on health promotion, offering health care navigation and wellness programs to the community. (Photo contributed by VCU Division of Community Engagement)

How VCU and the community work together to bring about positive change

Sept. 3, 2026

Community engagement has been central to VCU’s mission since the university’s founding in 1968.

Meant to provide learning opportunities as well as coffee, sandwiches and more, Saxbys, a completely student-run eatery opened in Snead Hall in late August. (Jonathan Haff, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Here’s what’s new at VCU for 2026-27

Sept. 3, 2026

Dining options, safety upgrades, academic programs and more are debuting this fall.

VCU Momentum Fund grants four transformative interdisciplinary research awards

Sept. 2, 2026

The awarded projects, which tackle topics ranging from health disparities to clean energy, receive seed grants designed to help accelerate groundbreaking discoveries and position the teams for national research funding.

VCU to celebrate 15 notable alums at biennial Alumni Stars event

Sept. 2, 2026

Honorees will be recognized at an Oct. 9 event at the Science Museum of Virginia.

The Virginia Government Simulation program, which had nearly 100 participants last year, puts students in the role of state legislators as they research positions, elect party leadership, propose laws and debate legislation – all inside the state Capitol’s House of Delegates chamber. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Talking across the divide

Sept. 1, 2026

Americans are more at odds than ever. The Baldacci Institute for Civil Discourse aims to bring us back together.

The Distinguished Faculty Awards honorees will be recognized at the VCU Faculty Recognition Gala on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

VCU honors seven with 2026 Distinguished Faculty Awards

Aug. 27, 2026

Their work touches on medicine, the humanities, public service and education.

This summer, Aarushi Rao worked with Guangwei Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Medicine, to develop a tool that helps researchers analyze screening images from experiments more efficiently. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

In VCU neuroscience lab, undergraduate Aarushi Rao brought brainpower to new software

Aug. 27, 2026

The sophomore Honors College student and biology major spent her summer with researcher Guangwei Zhang, developing a tool to improve analysis of images.

The VCU Convergence Team Planning Grant Program is reserved for projects of three or more full-time faculty from at least two different schools or colleges that focus on problems that defy single-discipline solutions. (Adobe Stock)

VCU Convergence awards nearly 70 faculty members $150,000 in seed grants

Aug. 26, 2026

The projects supported through the grants bring different perspectives together to tackle complex, ‘wicked problems’ that no single discipline can solve.

VCU’s third annual Humanities Week to explore the theme of repair

Aug. 26, 2026

Hosted by the Humanities Research Center, the Sept. 8-11 program examines reckoning with history and moving toward healing.