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Research & discovery

A photo of a spotted lantern fly with its wings extended, sitting on a tree.

Nov. 9, 2026

Have you spotted the spotted lanternfly? Here’s the scoop on this invasive species

VCU’s Derek Johnson, a biologist and population ecologist, outlines the perils of a planthopper that has been on the move in the United States since it arrived in 2014 and carries massive environmental and economic risk

Health & medicine

Interrupting the cycle of neuroplastic pain: A personal journey through pain reprocessing therapy

Health & medicine

Dental students gain enhanced training through new rotation focused on emerging, complex specialties

Student success

World@VCU: Keith Aine from Uganda

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Student success

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Oct. 27, 2026

Across and down, it’s VCU’s Collin Drown in the New York Times crossword

The School of Education doctoral student and puzzle constructor debuted in July in the esteemed Sunday edition, and two more NYT puzzles have been accepted for publication.

Research & discovery

VCUarts professor combines AI and virtual reality to enhance immigrant stories

Student success

VCU’s 500+ student-led clubs build communities of interest and forge friendships

Research & discovery

Vitamin K deficiency on the rise as more parents decline recommended shots for their newborns

Student success

Farnese Motto gravitated to public health advocacy at a young age

Research & discovery

VCU-developed home sensor system could spot loneliness in older adults

Research & discovery

Top stories around VCU

Have you spotted the spotted lanternfly? Here’s the scoop on this invasive species

Interrupting the cycle of neuroplastic pain: A personal journey through pain reprocessing therapy

Dental students gain enhanced training through new rotation focused on emerging, complex specialties

World@VCU: Keith Aine from Uganda

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Events

Study Well: The Struggle Bus Stops Here

VCU Writing Center Workshop: Paraphrasing

STEM Success Series: Landing a STEM Internship

VCU in the News

Pope Leo’s trip to Latin America: What to know

Elon Musk may have bought control of the post-Trump Republican Party … but it cost him $30 billion of his net worth

Infant bleeding surged last year as parents refuse vitamin K shot for newborns

A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip

Across and down, it’s VCU’s Collin Drown in the New York Times crossword

VCUarts professor combines AI and virtual reality to enhance immigrant stories

VCU’s 500+ student-led clubs build communities of interest and forge friendships

Vitamin K deficiency on the rise as more parents decline recommended shots for their newborns

Farnese Motto gravitated to public health advocacy at a young age

VCU-developed home sensor system could spot loneliness in older adults

Win, lose and draw conclusions: What the 2026 midterm election tells us