Year in review 2015

A look back at the year’s most popular VCU news stories, videos, Instagram pics and more

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Around the world, the start of a new year is a season of hope, excitement and plenty of resolutions, but it’s also the season of best-of lists, and at Virginia Commonwealth University, it’s no different. We’ve sifted through the metrics for 2015 and compiled lists of the top VCU stories, videos, Facebook posts, Instagram photos and tweets to help you brush up on the wonderful year the university had and to see what you may have missed. For more details on VCU’s year, read the recently released annual report.


 

Top 10 news stories from 2015

The Le family at the July 30, 2015, White Coat Ceremony. (Left to right) Katherine, Khanh, Brian, Nga, John and Christopher. Sister Audrey Le not pictured. Photo by Allen Jones, VCU University Marketing.
The Le family at the July 30, 2015, White Coat Ceremony. (Left to right) Katherine, Khanh, Brian, Nga, John and Christopher. Sister Audrey Le not pictured. Photo by Allen Jones, VCU University Marketing.

1)      A family legacy: Inspired by their parents, five siblings choose the VCU School of Medicine as their starting point toward a lifetime of helping others

2)      VCU Medical Center ranked among the best hospitals in the country and No. 1 in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report

3)      VCU to drop SAT requirement

4)      An interview with Jennifer Johnson on how pornography influences and harms sexual behavior

5)      VCU’s new alternative to swipes? Iris cameras.

6)      Life and limb: A train accident victim lost two legs but gained two lives

7)      What’s new at VCU for the 2015-16 academic year

8)      Digital map shows spread of KKK across United States like ‘a contagion’

9)      Thomas Huff, who helped launch VCU Life Sciences, dies at age 62

10)    Baby steps: Helping babies with neuromuscular disorders crawl and explore the world

 

Top 10 research stories from 2015

Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D

1)      An interview with Jennifer Johnson on how pornography influences and harms sexual behavior

2)      Digital map shows spread of KKK across United States like ‘a contagion’

3)      Baby steps: Helping babies with neuromuscular disorders crawl and explore the world

4)      VCU researchers and international partners are first to identify risk genes for clinical depression

5)      VCU professor 3-D scans world’s oldest ham, peanut

6)      Anthropology major uncovers her family ties to slavery at James Madison’s Montpelier

7)      VCU experts, colleagues explain dangers of hookah smoking

8)      Student investigates marijuana ingredients as potential HIV treatment

9)      Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered

10)   Interactive map from 1889 reveals Richmond’s rich architectural history

 

Top 5 videos from 2015

1)      Helping babies crawl: The Self-Initiated Prone Progressive Crawler

2)      What will you make real?

3)      VCU moments

4)      VCU December 2015 Commencement - Highlights

5)      Meet Hailey Lane, college swimmer who survived cardiac arrest at age 19

 

Top 5 Facebook posts of 2015 (by overall engagement)

1)      Invention helps babies with neuromuscular conditions crawl

Helping babies with neuromuscular disorders crawl and explore the world. Read more at http://bit.ly/1NR9EQo

Posted by Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday, September 20, 2015


2)      
Thank you, Coach Smart

Thank you, Coach Smart. We wish you the best of luck.https://news.vcu.edu/article/VCU_President_Michael_Raos_statement_on_the_resignation_of_Shaka

Posted by Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday, April 3, 2015


3)      
VCU wins the A10 men’s basketball championships

We did it! We are the #A10 Champs!! #letsgovcu!

Posted by Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday, March 15, 2015


4)      
VCU drops SAT requirement

President Rao announced big news today during the VCU State of the University Address. #VCUSOTU

Posted by Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday, January 27, 2015


5)      
VCU Medical Center ranked No. 1 in the state

VCU Medical Center has been recognized (again) as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia and the Richmond metro area in U.S. News and World Report’s newest Best Hospitals rankings.

Posted by Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

 

Top 5 Instagram posts of 2015 (by number of “likes”)

1)      Richmond holiday skyline (photo by @mikewhetstone67)


2)      
New Cabell Library entrance


3)      
Marriage equality

A photo posted by VCU (@vcu) on

 
4)      VCU letters in leaves


5)      
Campus skyline at sunset

That perfect moment at sunset. ?? #VCU #vcusunset

A photo posted by VCU (@vcu) on


Top 5 Twitter posts of 2015 (by overall engagement)

1)      Digital map of the spread of the KKK

2)      Introducing the Class of 2019

3)      Cornel West visits VCU

4)      Thank you, Coach Smart

5)      We are the A10 champions!

 

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