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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.

VCU professor Caddie Alford, whose research looks at tech giants and their influence on culture, information, sociality and democratic civic discourse, offers insight into the state of the AI conversation. (Getty Images)

'Doomsday cults' and the Silicon Valley debate over AI’s threat to humanity

Oct. 8, 2026

VCU professor Caddie Alford clarifies the voices that seem to conflict but often overlap on the future of AI and explains how the discussion’s roots can be traced to the 1940s.

A scene from the documentary short “Eyes on Me.”

Recent VCU graduates to be featured at Washington West Film Festival on Saturday

Oct. 8, 2026

Their five documentary shorts, which will be screened in Reston, were created through Robertson School professor Robert Milazzo’s capstone course.

Since 2014, students have been exploring the James River and its watershed through the immersive Footprints on the James course, such as these students two years ago. (James Vonesh)

Alums give back to river class that sent them on new and fulfilling paths

Oct. 7, 2026

Footprints on the James is an immersive journey that lets students explore the biological and environmental components of the James River and its watershed. A new fund supports it and other similar field studies courses.

Q&A: Peter Henry, Ph.D., director of Deans Pathways Program

Oct. 6, 2026

Peter Henry, Ph.D., has worked many jobs throughout his life but his most prized role has been paving the way for transfer student success.

Kate Sicchio (facing the camera) and her fellow researchers are holding a series of practical workshops with local dance professionals to observe different movement methods and how to apply them to algorithmic development. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Dance lessons for AI? VCU’s Kate Sicchio links choreography and computers

Oct. 6, 2026

The VCUarts professor and two partners are using a Convergence Team Planning Grant to explore how bodily movement can be expressed in algorithms that drive technology.

Full Circle: How Dannita Trice Found Her Place at VCU

Oct. 2, 2026

Meet CHS’s newest director of alumni engagement

Patients at a new eating disorder clinic on VCU’s Monroe Park campus are treated by supervised psychology graduate students. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU clinic expands eating disorder treatment and training in Virginia

Sept. 29, 2026

The new research-based clinic, led by psychologists Ann Haynos and Bek Urban, accepts adolescents and adults statewide while developing a new generation of practitioners.

Welcome new CHS faculty fellows

Sept. 25, 2026

Meet the new and continuing CHS faculty fellows advancing leadership in research, academic affairs, and faculty support.

Five questions with African American Studies and English double major Zaniah Blakely

Sept. 24, 2026

Reading, writing, and community drives Blakely’s academic pursuits