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Four photos in a collage. In the upper left is a photo of a flooded road with two SUVs in the water. Next to the water is a red firetruck. On the upper right is a photo ofa woman in a room full of computer screens. She is looking at the one directly in front of her. On the bottom left is a photo of a line of people recieving aid from two people handing out bags and water. On the bottom right is a photo of poice tape in front of a crime scene.

Sept. 10, 2026

How VCU’s pioneering homeland security and emergency preparedness program is evolving with changing times – and new threats

More than two decades after its founding, the program that helped define an academic field is reshaping its curriculum around a profession whose boundaries have largely disappeared.

Research & discovery

How has public opinion influenced marijuana policy? VCU author Christina Mancini traces the drug’s path toward recreational use

Campus & community

Cabell Screen to showcase art exhibit highlighting safe travel in Richmond

Research & discovery

How will redistricting impact the midterm elections?

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Campus & community

A photo of a room full of women doing chair yoga.

Sept. 3, 2026

How VCU and the community work together to bring about positive change

Community engagement has been central to VCU’s mission since the university’s founding in 1968.

Student success

Lane Siebert brings her life story to the big picture of social work

Research & discovery

Kalyn McDonough Smith honored with Early Career Scholar Award

Student success

In VCU neuroscience lab, undergraduate Aarushi Rao brought brainpower to new software

Campus & community

Historical marker to tell story of VCU’s first LGBTQ+ student organization

Research & discovery

VCU’s Daniel Gutierrez receives $3 million grant to train mental health professionals worldwide on spiritually competent care

Student success

Top stories around VCU

How VCU’s pioneering homeland security and emergency preparedness program is evolving with changing times – and new threats

How has public opinion influenced marijuana policy? VCU author Christina Mancini traces the drug’s path toward recreational use

Cabell Screen to showcase art exhibit highlighting safe travel in Richmond

How will redistricting impact the midterm elections?

Latest headlines

Events

Community Engaged Research Series

Walking Tour With the Valentine Museum

Hillel at VCU Rosh Hashanah Shabbat Dinner

VCU in the News

Teacher residency program at VCU gets new funding from state budge

Centerstaged: Get to know VCU's new CoStar Center for Arts and Innovation.

Rubio to visit 3 Latin American countries this week

How VCU Scientists Are Helping Atlantic Sturgeon Recover in Virginia’s James River

How VCU and the community work together to bring about positive change

Lane Siebert brings her life story to the big picture of social work

Kalyn McDonough Smith honored with Early Career Scholar Award

In VCU neuroscience lab, undergraduate Aarushi Rao brought brainpower to new software

Historical marker to tell story of VCU’s first LGBTQ+ student organization

VCU’s Daniel Gutierrez receives $3 million grant to train mental health professionals worldwide on spiritually competent care

VCU’s new Saxbys cafe is blending lattes with learning