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Gabriel Summer Institute helps high school students uncover their roots
July 9, 2025
The VCU program explored Richmond’s Black history and taught genealogy research skills.
Family ties, including a father’s illness, propel a son’s research journey
July 8, 2025
VCU biology major Nic Carwile finds special resonance in his prestigious summer internship in Germany.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.