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In memoriam: Rodney Harry, former president of the VCU African American Alumni Council
Oct. 21, 2021
He was the longest serving president in the organization’s 30-year history, and was instrumental in creating programming to keep Black graduates connected to VCU.
Lecture to explore why the Atlantic slave trade survived up until the Civil War
Oct. 15, 2021
The Alexandrian Society of VCU program will feature Erskine College professor John Harris, an expert in American slavery in the 19th century.
Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression
Oct. 14, 2021
VCU researchers used fMRI technology to observe the brain activity of romantic partners experiencing intimate partner aggression in real time.
Hezha Barzani, a VCU senior, has a unique perspective on the Afghanistan withdrawal
Oct. 14, 2021
His family fled the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 1996. Their refugee experience was executed in an efficient manner thanks to Operation Pacific Haven.
Supporting humanities research and collaboration among scholars
Oct. 13, 2021
VCU’s Humanities Research Center brings together faculty and graduate students with common research interests.
2020-21 Elske v.P. Smith Distinguished Lecture [virtual]
Oct. 12, 2021
Ryan K. Smith, Ph.D., professor in the Department of History, presents "Dead Reckoning: The Historical Recovery and Unsettled Place of Richmond's Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground."
Pregnant individuals experiencing depression will have access to mindfulness activities through a VCU study
Oct. 11, 2021
The newly funded study will focus on serving Richmond’s minority, low-income or low-education community members and, if effective, could be replicated elsewhere.
Study abroad — from home
Oct. 8, 2021
When the pandemic suspended international travel — and student Erin McCoy’s study abroad trip to Italy — VCU’s Global Education Office helped her identify a virtual opportunity instead.
Sharing their stories: Social work-led researchers are studying Horn of Africa migrants in greater Washington
Oct. 8, 2021
They aim to identify the daily life stressors of the migrants, and to develop steps to improve their lives.
Alum spotlight: Robyn Bentley (B.S.’85/MC) solves problems by creating balance
Oct. 6, 2021
Bentley found her first career as a radio broadcaster at an early age. Her father owned a radio station where she worked as one of the first females on the radio in Virginia (and then followed in his path).