4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (952+ words) The Wilder School is reshaping its curriculum around that reality. What happens when the job becomes wider than any one person? Virginia has 139 localities. In roughly two-thirds of them, emergency management is one person’s job, and that person usually holds…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (756+ words) Virginia Commonwealth University junior Ray Ifanga wants to be “in the room where it happens,” per the song from the musical “Hamilton.” While VCU wasn’t his first choice for college, Ifanga now says attending the university was the “best decision…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (357+ words) Like many professors, Tim L. Davey, Ph.D., was focused squarely on teaching and research. When he was a junior faculty member in Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work, he served on the occasional universitywide committee, but his classroom was his…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (872+ words) By Grace McOmberSchool of Medicine The past year of Virginia Commonwealth University senior Shady Habib’s life has been dedicated to reaching for a dream he’s been preparing for since he was a kid — medical school. As an applicant in the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (321+ words) Virginia Commonwealth University and the Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System have received a five-year T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to prepare postdoctoral fellows to conduct research using large healthcare datasets. The…...

6+ day, 44+ min ago   (316+ words) By David PulgarVCU College of Engineering “Receiving this award means a lot to me,” Hadimani said. “It is a great recognition of many years of work by my students, collaborators and research group. It also motivates me to continue working…...

6+ day, 14+ min ago   (901+ words) The Fulbright-Glasgow School of Art Distinguished Scholar Award is a highly competitive program for artists and mid-career to senior academics. As part of the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, it selects one recipient annually to conduct a research, professional or artistic…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (569+ words) By Lydia KlingerOffice of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Designed to address critical societal challenges — including regional maternal and child health outcomes, sustainable battery storage, artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical manufacturing, and holistic musculoskeletal care — these seed grants aim…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (525+ words) It’s a long way from Arlington to Armenia, but junior Sunni Sarkisian navigated a few bumps in the road – with support from Virginia Commonwealth University – to embrace a summer internship that matched their artistic sensibility. Sarkisian, a Northern Virginia native…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) Virginia Commonwealth University will honor 15 of its most accomplished alumni at the 2026 Alumni Stars ceremony. The biennial event, hosted by VCU Alumni, celebrates alumni from across the university’s academic units for their extraordinary personal and professional achievements. Honorees are selected…...