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New curriculum brings East Marshall Street Well Project to high school classrooms
June 27, 2024
Focusing on the ethical treatment of human remains, the program was developed by VCU professors and students to highlight history, science and community engagement.
Is napping good for you? If you do it the right way, VCU researcher says.
June 26, 2024
Psychology professor Natalie Dautovich offers insight on the midday pick-me-up you might have left in childhood.
Meet-a-Ram: Alum Karl Rhodes tells the gripping story of a relative’s role in the underground railroad
June 24, 2024
The former journalist’s novel, 'Peggy’s War,' is a deeply researched account of Peggy Rhodes, who concealed Southerners who refused to fight for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Beyond the fab and the fun, the ballroom scene has deep meaning with deep roots
June 17, 2024
VCU scholar Julian Kevon Kamilah Glover shares insight, including from her personal journey, into an American cultural force that has crossed the globe.
Barrier islands and dunes protect our coastline – but how are environmental changes affecting them and adjacent land?
June 13, 2024
In a new report, VCU biology professor Julie Zinnert shares findings from studying Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Hands-on learning – for fifth-graders and VCU students – is the natural reaction for Chemistry in the Community
June 6, 2024
Professor Mychal Smith’s service-learning course brings science alive for Richmond Public Schools and lets his college students apply their knowledge.
VCU professor Jan Rychtář wins national teaching award from the Mathematical Association of America
June 4, 2024
He is the first VCU instructor to receive the Haimo Award for classroom excellence; colleague Dewey Taylor also honored by a regional MAA section.
From cancer to road safety, VCU innovators explore solutions with new round of funding
June 4, 2024
Spring 2024 grants from the Commercialization Fund aim to propel campus inventions into the marketplace.
Study abroad inspired VCU alums to pursue global careers
May 31, 2024
Now far from campus, Calvin Watson and Aisha Kamara built on their academic experiences to embrace international opportunities.
VCU alum Avanti Yamamoto, who pivoted from medicine to math, is Virginia’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
May 30, 2024
The 2012 graduate credits professor Craig Larson for pointing her toward her public education career in the Richmond area.