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Founder of Black History in the Making Awards urges newest recipients to fight for truth
March 3, 2023
Daryl Dance, who started the awards in 1983, says, “Many of the major victories in African American history either began with college students or were joined and supported by college students throughout our nation.”
Adult and nontraditional students thrive with help of variety of resources at VCU
March 2, 2023
The Office of Adult and Nontraditional Student Services, Rams Reconnect and the Amazon Career Choice program are among the efforts to benefit adult and nontraditional students in their college educations.
Danielle Ansong pursues longtime interest in medicine with research and volunteer work
March 1, 2023
Ansong, a VCU junior and president of the African Student Union, volunteers as an EMT and greeter and helps with the Simple Sunflower program.
Drug delivery, new therapies, AI, VR: Array of VCU inventors receive Commercialization Fund awards
Feb. 28, 2023
Cholesterol drug may help treat eye disorders.
Arnethea Sutton selected for National Cancer Institute Early Investigator Advancement Program
Feb. 24, 2023
Sutton, a VCU alum, is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
Project Gabriel: President’s Special Commission on Slavery and Justice will help VCU reconcile the past with the present
Feb. 24, 2023
VCU’s journey of reflection and transformation continues with commission that will strive to continue to acknowledge the institution’s past, engage continuously with the community and make meaningful changes.
Fostering student success motivates biology professor Fernando Tenjo-Fernandez as he approaches his 20th year at VCU
Feb. 23, 2023
Enthusiasm from his students encourages Tenjo-Fernandez to find new and innovative ways to keep them engaged.
Detroit community garden founder kicks off lecture series honoring VCU grad who fought for food security
Feb. 23, 2023
Keynote speaker Malik Yakini helped start the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, which operates a 7-acre community garden in Detroit.
Ukrainian instructors bring poignant lessons to VCU students from a country at war
Feb. 22, 2023
Ukrainian Politics and Society – a class resulting from a collaboration between VCU and the Kyiv School of Economics – is providing VCU students with powerful insights into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
VCU honors society wins national award for project focused on supporting children with incarcerated parents
Feb. 21, 2023
“Working to improve the lives of children of incarcerated parents from the Richmond community was a perfect way to try to help our community,” said Steph Cull, one of the student leaders of VCU’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.