‘Making a positive impact’: An inside look at VCU’s contact tracing efforts Students and employees — working in a contact tracing unit on campus under the oversight of the Virginia Department of Health — are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19. Read more »
Multimedia artist among those selected for VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 award Johannes Barfield and the other alumni honorees will be honored in a virtual ceremony Oct. 15. Read more »
Get out the vote: VCU website provides election information, expert analysis The website offers nonpartisan information about the Nov. 3 election for VCU voters and the general public. Read more »
VCU Board of Visitors votes to de-commemorate buildings named for Confederates Board also approves resolutions to commemorate a former arts dean and rename the African American studies academic building. Read more »
VCU Votes: On social media, students encourage voter participation on campus and beyond “The main idea is to convince our peers of their own importance in every election if they want to see the change that they talk about all year round.” Read more »
Research Richmond emergency room experienced a surge in opioid overdoses during pandemic The increase of 123% occurred during a time when VCU Medical Center was experiencing a lower-than-average number of overall visits.
Health ‘Making a positive impact’: An inside look at VCU’s contact tracing efforts Students and employees — working in a contact tracing unit on campus under the oversight of the Virginia Department of Health — are helping to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Students Around campus: Here’s where you can pick up a replacement COVID-19 supply kit Plus: Study abroad canceled through May 2021. VCU creates a “COVID-19 rumor mill” page. Provost Gail Hackett will retire in June.
Faculty and staff In memoriam: VCU says goodbye to beloved arts professor Melanie Buffington The associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Art Education passed away Sept. 16 at age 47 after battling brain cancer.
Alumni Multimedia artist among those selected for VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 award Johannes Barfield and the other alumni honorees will be honored in a virtual ceremony Oct. 15.
Community Staff at the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center provide teachers the tools to grow The VCU School of Education center supports adult educators, who then provide instruction for adult learners throughout the state.
The Trump administration on Friday announced that it was banning the Chinese-owned TikTok from U.S. mobile app stores and was forbidding companies from hosting the short-form mobile video platform in the U.S. Marcus Messner, Ph.D., director of the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture and an expert in the influence and adoption of social media, explained what Friday’s announcement decision will mean for the future of TikTok and social media. Read more »