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Outdoor practitioners from across the country recently participated in a river safety course held at the VCU Rice Rivers Center, where they learned a range of hands-on skills. (James Vonesh, School of Life Sciences and Sustainability)

VCU hosts national safety workshop for river field studies

Aug. 20, 2025

The Rice Rivers Center welcomed educators from eight states, highlighting its leadership in navigating field research and risk.

Richmond’s formerly redlined communities face higher modern-day rates of violence against youth than nonredlined neighborhoods. (Virginia Humanities/Encyclopedia Virginia)

Richmond’s youth violence risk overlaps with historic redlining, new VCU research finds

Aug. 20, 2025

In addition to lingering effects of discrimination, study finds that most victims treated at VCU’s trauma center were female.

VCU senior Emily Colbert served an internship this summer with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. (Contributed photo)

Emily Colbert gets a closeup of higher ed through APLU summer internship

Aug. 18, 2025

The environmental studies and biology student supported the esteemed university organization’s health and human services unit.

VCU will hold its 43rd annual Faculty Convocation on Aug. 20. (File photo)

Faculty Convocation will honor seven VCU educators and researchers

Aug. 18, 2025

The 43rd annual ceremony on Aug. 20 celebrates outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.

Sunwoo Kim conducted migraine research with Joseph McClay, Ph.D., through the Honors Summer Undergraduate Research Program. (Jonathan Mehring, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU summer program puts two heads together for migraine research

Aug. 18, 2025

Undergraduate Sunwoo Kim and School of Pharmacy professor Joseph McClay explore genetic angle to debilitating headaches.

Faith Parker called her neuroscience internship at Boston University “a one-of-a-kind experience.” (Contributed photo)

Faith Parker relished her brain-tester of a summer

Aug. 14, 2025

In Boston, the VCU senior delved into neuroscience, surgery and research, with support from the Internship Funding Program.

Ancient teeth discovered by VCU researcher Amy Rector and colleagues shed new light on humanity’s early roots. (contributed photo)

Ancient teeth lead VCU researcher to new human ancestor

Aug. 13, 2025

Working in Ethiopia, fossil finder Amy Rector helps add another branch to the ‘bushy tree’ that reflects our evolution.

The Blackbird team is exploring new ground with the launch of the Blackbird Literary Podcast, which offers a multidimensional experience designed to bring each page to life. (Contributed photo)

Blackbird literary journal team launches multidimensional podcast

Aug. 13, 2025

Through performative readings and music composition, the new format brings the written word to life.

Denver Supinger (far right) stands with three other individuals in the chamber of the Virginia State Capitol

Denver Supinger (B.A. ’14, M.P.A. ’15) is an advocate for community betterment

Aug. 11, 2025

Supinger’s career of public service in the region was launched in the Department of Political Science.

Anne de Marcken is the author of the novel “It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over.” (Photo by Nina Subin)

Anne de Marcken wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over’

Aug. 11, 2025

De Marcken will receive the prize, which is now in its 24th year, during a public event at VCU on Nov. 5.