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(Photo by Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Scenes from a (very) RVA Renaissance Faire

April 22, 2026

VCU students, faculty and alumni teamed with community members to help put on a new event that celebrated both the distant past and what makes the Richmond area so special today.

Harrish Ganesh learned that he had been admitted to medical school at Cornell University while standing outside Cabell Library. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2026: In hopes of sharing more good karma, Harrish Ganesh heads to medical school

April 22, 2026

Ganesh, a biology and bioinformatics major, worked as an EMT and founded a nonprofit during his time at VCU. Cornell University is next.

Five questions with GSWS and sociology double major Dani Schiff

April 21, 2026

Schiff is set to expand on their undergraduate education by pursuing a master’s degree in sociology after graduation

Five questions with GSWS and sociology double major Sara Steingruber

April 21, 2026

Five questions with GSWS and sociology double major Sara Steingruber

Biology and sociology alum’s advocacy work on campus inspires leadership career at Vegan Action

April 21, 2026

Krissi Vandenberg (B.S.’96, M.S.’07) found a way to help animals by pairing her education with her work in community activism

Five Questions with African American studies and political science major Queani Johnson

April 21, 2026

Queani Johnson will pursue law school after the completion of her undergraduate studies

Turns out, philosophy is pretty good training for software engineering

April 21, 2026

Sean Burns (B.A.’13) credits his background in humanities as the secret sauce for his career

Grayson Jacey is interested in the scientific and engineering side of medicine, especially how drugs are developed and made. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Grayson Jacey seeks to help make important medicines more accessible

April 21, 2026

The junior, who says ‘there is always something new to learn,’ has engaged in research projects at VCU, in private industry and in India and Germany.

After transferring to VCU in 2023, Ruby Stewart dove right away into the university’s Outdoor Adventure Program. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2026: Ruby Stewart is navigating her dream path in outdoor leadership

April 16, 2026

The environmental studies major has led trips near and far through the VCU Outdoor Adventure Program.

VCU students shared their research with some of the thousands of attendees at this week’s National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Richmond. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Meet seven of the nearly 500 VCU students who presented their research this week at a prestigious conference

April 16, 2026

Undergrads from a range of disciplines explain their research, what attracted them to it and what participating in the National Conference on Undergraduate Research meant to them.