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Jeanine Guidry, assistant professor and director of the Media+Health Lab in the VCU's Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture. (Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing)

Variants, misinformation, vaccine hesitancy: Jeanine Guidry’s work is more crucial than ever

Sept. 20, 2021

Guidry, a VCU professor and researcher, has been studying public health communication for years. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become a topic of international importance.

Around campus: CSI ‘University’

Sept. 20, 2021

Anita Nadal. (Kevin Morley, University Marketing)

As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, it’s important to recognize the diversity within the Latinx community

Sept. 17, 2021

Through her classes, research and public forums, VCU professor Anita Nadal aims to bring more awareness of what it means to be Black and Latinx.

Meet the newest Rams

Sept. 17, 2021

Get to know eight new VCU students and their plans for making the most of their experience.

Two virtual events will be held this fall as part of the Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Lecture Series at VCU. (File photo, University Marketing)

Bishop Sullivan Lecture Series fall events announced

Sept. 15, 2021

Migrant workers and religion and the body language Catholics use to express devotion will be the focus of the two Zoom events.

Tal Simmons with animal bones donated to VCU from the Search and Rescue Tracking Institute. (Kevin Morley, University Marketing)

Search and rescue group gets training in bone identification with VCU professor

Sept. 13, 2021

Members are trained to look for clothing on bushes or broken tree limbs but don’t have as much experience identifying and documenting human remains.

In “The Child Code,” VCU professor Danielle Dick explains how each child is uniquely coded with predispositions that affect their fearfulness, impulsivity, happiness, propensity for throwing tantrums and all other aspects of their personality.

How understanding your child’s unique nature can make you a more effective parent

Sept. 9, 2021

VCU professor Danielle Dick’s new book, ‘The Child Code,’ helps parents adapt their parenting strategies to fit how their child is wired.

The Student Veterans Association at VCU has been accepting donations to help Afghan refugees being temporarily housed at Fort Lee and Fort Pickett. (Courtesy photo)

‘This is close to home for me’: Student veterans collect donations to aid Afghan refugees in Virginia

Sept. 8, 2021

Supplies from the ongoing campaign support refugees at Fort Lee and Fort Pickett.

Fotis Sotiropoulos, VCU provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, addresses attendees at VCU's annual faculty convocation event. (Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing)

VCU honors six outstanding educators and researchers at faculty convocation

Sept. 3, 2021

The annual awards recognize faculty for their teaching, scholarship and service.

In "Finding Her Voice," authors Faye Belgrave, Angela Ivy Belgrave and Angela Patton aim to help Black girls find the strength and confidence to speak up, be heard and assert themselves. (Getty Images)

New book aims to help Black girls navigate predominantly white spaces, microaggressions

Sept. 2, 2021

The book, “Finding Her Voice: How Black Girls in White Spaces Can Speak Up and Live Their Truth,” is co-authored by VCU professor Faye Belgrave.