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The transition out of COVID may be stressful, too
May 17, 2021
We might experience stress and anxiety as society gradually opens back up and we reemerge from our bubbles. VCU psychology professor Michael Southam-Gerow says there are ways to cope.
Why this shot matters to me
May 17, 2021
VCU students and employees — and members of the Richmond community — share their hopes for the end of the pandemic, and why the COVID-19 vaccine matters to them.
Scenes from spring commencement
May 16, 2021
VCU photographers attended several of the university's in-person graduation events and captured the unique and emotional celebrations unfolding on and off campus.
VCU to celebrate spring commencement on Saturday
May 12, 2021
Members of the Class of 2021 will be honored at virtual and in-person events.
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.