A link in the chain: Building on his mentor’s work, Martin Safo closes in on sickle cell treatment The pharmacy professor and his team are pursuing a treatment that has the potential to "improve and save the lives of millions of people.” Read more »
VCU will require students to get COVID-19 vaccine for fall semester Virginia Commonwealth University will require students taking classes this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19, university leaders announced Monday. Read more »
In memoriam: Philanthropist Dorothy Pauley. She ‘carried an air of happiness everywhere she went.’ The alum and longtime university benefactor was the namesake — along with her husband, Stan — of VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and also helped lay the foundation for the VCU College of Engineering. Read more »
Are masks and quarantining things of the past? New guidance from the CDC leads to some exemptions from public health measures for fully vaccinated VCU students and employees. Read more »
Bridging the digital divide in health care A VCU student group, pharmacists for Digital Health, has earned national recognition for increasing access to medical technologies for low-income patients. Read more »
The transition out of COVID may be stressful, too We might experience stress and anxiety as society gradually opens back up and we reemerge from our bubbles. VCU psychology professor Michael Southam-Gerow says there are ways to cope. Read more »
A link in the chain: Building on his mentor’s work, Martin Safo closes in on sickle cell treatment The pharmacy professor and his team are pursuing a treatment that has the potential to "improve and save the lives of millions of people.” 6/16/2021
VCU will require students to get COVID-19 vaccine for fall semester Virginia Commonwealth University will require students taking classes this fall to be vaccinated against COVID-19, university leaders announced Monday. 6/8/2021
Cities worldwide took space for cars and gave it to people during the pandemic. Will it stick? From slow streets to parklets, quick retrofits of public (and sometimes private) space rapidly expanded in response to COVID-19. While some changes are temporary, others could become permanent. 6/7/2021
Thomas Barker, first dean of VCU College of Health Professions, dies at 90 A leader at VCU for nearly 30 years, Barker spent his life serving others in education, health care and the military, bringing people together to improve the lives of students and patients. 6/4/2021
Department of Veterans Affairs honors VCU researcher for pioneering traumatic brain injury research David Cifu’s work in the field includes leading two federally funded projects to address the long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury in military service personnel and veterans. 6/3/2021
What was COVID-19’s impact on mental health, well-being and substance use early in the pandemic? Research shows that those with a history of adverse childhood experiences were more likely to bear a heavier burden during the pandemic’s initial surge. 6/2/2021
VCU graduate students use bioinformatics to help in the fight against COVID-19 Compiling and analyzing state data plays a major role in testing and the vaccination process. 5/27/2021
In memoriam: Philanthropist and alum Dorothy Pauley. She ‘carried an air of happiness everywhere she went.’ The longtime university benefactor was the namesake — along with her husband, Stan — of VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and also helped lay the foundation for the VCU College of Engineering. 5/24/2021