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VCU women’s health researcher Dace Svikis honored by the Rosalind Franklin Society
July 9, 2024
The Special Award in Science recognizes her recently published work on peripartum care for Black women.
VCU Breakthroughs Fund provides grants to 10 more faculty-led projects that pursue transformative innovation
July 2, 2024
Health, equity, sustainability and the human experience are the driving forces for transdisciplinary teams that target society’s grand challenges.

Shawn O. Utsey appointed chair of AFAM
July 1, 2024
Utsey has served as acting chair of the department since September.

Andrew Crislip appointed chair of history
July 1, 2024
Crislip currently serves as the Blake Chair in the History of Christianity within the Department of History.
Alice Winn wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘In Memoriam’
July 1, 2024
Author will be featured at public event on campus on Nov. 19.
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.