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Class of 2021: A mysterious illness couldn’t derail Savannah-Zhané Jolley’s journey to a VCU degree
May 7, 2021
Headaches and memory loss nearly derailed her final years of school. But thanks to her mother, the Department of Political Science and her own perseverance, Jolley will graduate this month.
Class of 2021: Alexia Brown is on a mission to learn – and make the world a better place
May 6, 2021
“I want something that’s going to make me want to get up in the morning, no matter how exhausted I am, with an energy that says, ‘I gotta go. I gotta go do my work.’ … There’s so much work to do.”
VCU professor to explore ‘emotional code switching’ among African American youth
May 5, 2021
Psychology professor Fantasy Lozada received an NSF CAREER award to study emotion regulatory flexibility among African American youth, which helps them to protect against racism.
Class of 2021: Problem solver Carlos David Jimenez Morales wants to make an impact on health care
May 5, 2021
Later this month, he will become the first graduate of VCU’s Graduate Certificate in Health Care Innovation program.
Trailblazing Robertson School professor Clarence Thomas to retire at end of semester
April 30, 2021
Thomas, who taught mass communications at VCU for 30 years, was the first Black faculty member to receive tenure at the university in his field.
‘It takes a village to succeed’: Student earns national scholarship to finish her Ph.D.
April 30, 2021
Josly Pierre-Louis’ parents immigrated to America from Haiti. Their daughter, a VCU grad, is the rising tide for all boats when it comes to her success in chemistry and health research.
Real research: Future nurse finds rewards in research’s potential to better understand others
April 27, 2021
Nayab Mughal has been involved in three studies, giving her the chance to learn how the pandemic has affected the experiences of both pregnant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.
The Jenas give to honor VCU’s impact on their family
April 26, 2021
Tripti Jena, M.D., and Purusottam “Puru” Jena, Ph.D., credit much of their family’s well-being to the careers and community they found when they joined Virginia Commonwealth University in 1980.
VCU professor and author Clint McCown inducted into Wake Forest Hall of Fame
April 22, 2021
Clint McCown, a professor in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Sciences, was inducted into the Wake Forest University Hall of Fame on April 17.
Romantic relationships mitigate effects of trauma on alcohol use among college students
April 22, 2021
A new study led by VCU researchers shows students exposed to interpersonal trauma prior to college are more likely to engage in risky alcohol use — but effects can be mitigated through romantic relationships.