College of Humanities and Sciences

Research shows that those with a history of adverse childhood experiences were more likely to bear a heavier burden during the pandemic’s initial surge.

The book by VCU history professor Carolyn Eastman dives into performances, eccentricities, scandals and narcissism — and the nature of fame in America’s founding era.

Participants in a new VCU-led study will use VR technology to experience a mild exposure to common phobias — for example, a virtual reality roller coaster.

Funds and facilities at the Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research are making this pilot work possible.

A new book co-edited by VCU journalism professor Karen McIntyre Hopkinson explores eight socially-responsible news reporting practices.

Their proposal to the Relevant, Experiential and Applied Learning (REAL) Challenge grant was accepted and is seeking applicants for the inaugural cohort, academic year 2021-22.

The survey of 788 U.S. adults also found older people and Black people were less likely to be willing to get the vaccine.

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.

madison moore, assistant professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, talks about being a DJ, and how it informs and influences his work in the classroom in this latest episode of “Think on This.”

“Cemeteries participate in the rawest political drives… . They teach us about power and resistance as much as about spiritual beliefs.”

The jokes have been called the pandemic’s best meme. A study that originated out of a VCU class examines why.

Biology professor Catherine Hulshof’s research, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to help predict the responses of species and ecosystems to climate change.

The collection is the “perfect distillation of one of the Victorian era’s most remarkable writers.”

A new study led by VCU researchers examined nutrient composition of what children chose and what they actually ate through the National School Lunch Program.

The grant will expand VCU’s Primary Care Psychology Training Collaborative with a focus on rural and low-income minority youth and their families.

Through the eyes of front-line medical worker Alexander Anderson, a forthcoming book by VCU history professor Carolyn Eastman will explore how New York grappled with yellow fever epidemics.

The book provides a scholarly but accessible overview of American Indian archaeology before Europeans colonized Virginia.

A new study led by VCU researchers sheds light on lifestyle factors associated with healthy and unhealthy sleep.

The award from the Institute of Education Sciences will be co-led by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Minnesota.

While this marks the second year of the REAL Challenge Grants initiative, this iteration saw an increased collaboration with Community-Engaged Research in the Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success.

The newly published study involved a survey in March 2020 about how the public would respond to CDC-recommended actions amid the emerging pandemic.

A fall term defined by COVID-19 has been anything but normal, as professors work to modify curriculum and meet the needs of students — and double check the WiFi connection.

Hani El-Kaderi and M. Samy El-Shall are recipients of awards from Virginia Section of the American Chemical Society.

Biology professor Chris Gough says Biden’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half is a move in the right direction, but solving climate change will take a global effort.

The grant was developed in partnership with VCU Real and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

Cristina Stanciu, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of English, where she has been a faculty member since 2011.

A new study led by VCU researchers finds that students who have been exposed to interpersonal trauma prior to college consume more alcohol than those without interpersonal trauma exposure. But romantic relationships mitigate these effects of trauma on a student’s drinking behavior.