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VCU inventor gives lawmakers a look at the virtual reality treatment that is serving veterans’ mental health
April 4, 2025
To help combat addiction, Jarrod Reisweber’s high-tech, self-directed therapy extends the impact of professional care.
Meet-a-Ram: History Department alumni honoree was a close call – geographically
April 2, 2025
At the Maggie Walker School near VCU, teacher Sam Ulmschneider is instilling wisdom and winning titles in a national civics program.
VCU researcher finds insights into social media, activism and journalism by exploring unrest in Egypt
March 31, 2025
A Facebook group’s transition points to how 2010s expectations for social media didn’t materialize, the Robertson School’s Mariam Alkazemi says.
VCU author examines symbolic use of jewels in Cervantes’ work
March 27, 2025
In her new book, School of World Studies professor Mar Martínez-Góngora highlights the many facets of the ‘Don Quixote’ author’s works.
VCU establishes School of Life Sciences and Sustainability
March 24, 2025
Emphasizing solutions-focused faculty collaboration and student learning, the new school in the College of Humanities and Sciences will combine VCU Life Sciences and the Department of Biology.
For war crimes defendants, media coverage can reflect how audiences see ‘local justice’ and ‘international justice’ differently
March 10, 2025
Exploring the court case of an abducted child soldier who became an extremist commander, VCU professors Jessica Trisko Darden and Amanda Wintersieck see a framework for understanding harsher perceptions at home.
A natural progression: VCU senior joins professor for Harvard research project into elections
March 7, 2025
Political science student Natasha Romero Moskala fills the role of research assistant alongside mentor Alex Keena.
Celebrity endorsements can drive advocacy by fans, VCU researcher finds
March 6, 2025
Examining the popular South Korean boy band BTS and their preferred causes, the study found three factors that shape the behavior of their devoted followers.
As a national model, VCU is facilitating service-learning study abroad for first-generation and other students
March 5, 2025
Building on last year’s debut, which gained attention in global education circles, a second set of TRIO students will visit the Dominican Republic over spring break to help communities.
VCU researchers assess land impacts of Virginia’s solar industry — now and in the future
March 3, 2025
Large-scale ‘solar farms’ currently occupy more than 30,000 acres as the state’s energy portfolio continues to evolve.