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Robert Sims, who recently retired as a professor in the School of World Studies, joined VCU’s foreign languages department in 1976. (Contributed photo)

Robert Sims, an architect of VCU’s Spanish studies, retires after a half-century

July 3, 2025

The School of World Studies professor influenced countless students – and donated thousands of books to VCU Libraries.

Chris Gough

Chris Gough appointed director of the VCU Rice Rivers Center

July 1, 2025

Gough is a biology professor and graduate program director in the School of Life Sciences and Sustainability.

A new article argues that the field of psychology should stop using “dark” to describe antisocial traits. (Getty Images)

Psychologists urge an end to labeling antisocial traits as ‘dark’

June 30, 2025

A VCU professor and colleagues argue in a scholarly article that the term is stigmatizing, misleading and problematic.

Alexis Washington is a news intern with NBC station WWBT this summer through an Association of Virginia Broadcasters program. (Contributed photo)

Alexis Washington is sporting experience from the TV studio

June 30, 2025

Framed by summer internships, the broadcast journalism student will help VCU Athletics in the fall.

VCU students Anusha Soni and Yatri Patel have conducted research focused on a treatment for pancreatitis and its availability for underserved communities. (Contributed photo)

VCU undergraduates visit the halls of power to advocate for pancreatic disease research and funding

June 12, 2025

A showcase for state lawmakers led to an even bigger opportunity for Yatri Patel and Anusha Soni: representing a national coalition in advocacy before Congress.

Weijia Pan, a poet and translator from Shanghai, China, has won the 2025 Levis Reading Prize for his debut full-length poetry collection, “Motherlands.” (Photo by Ibrahim Badshah)

Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Motherlands’

June 11, 2025

His debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU.

The rise of bedbugs matches up closely with the rise of human cities, according to new research. (Getty Images)

When did bedbugs become a common nighttime nuisance? VCU expert Brian Verrelli has an answer

May 30, 2025

The closer quarters of city living helped the pest population take off around 13,000 years ago, he and his research colleagues have found.

This fall, VCU is introducing an interdisciplinary minor in AI studies in humanities and sciences that will explore AI from perspectives throughout the college’s disciplines. (Getty Images)

VCU introducing minor in AI studies that uses the humanities and sciences as a framework

May 28, 2025

Students can delve into the historical, ethical and critical implications of artificial intelligence.

Adam Ewing, Ph.D., will spend the year in residence in North Carolina, joining more than 30 other scholars as he works on his new book, a history of popular pan-Africanism in the 20th century. (Contributed photo)

African American studies professor Adam Ewing earns National Humanities Center fellowship

May 19, 2025

He will spend the upcoming academic year working on his book about 20th-century pan-Africanism.

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cRam Session: Health Science in the Time of Uncertainty – Public Health and the Politicization of Science

May 15, 2025

3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Kevin Brosnan, whose course showcases how the humanities can deepen our understanding of medicine, science and public trust.