VCU Health will continue its series of educational seminars in May with programs on reducing your risk of stroke and coping with pelvic floor disorders.

On a rainy afternoon, dozens of volunteers and VCU Health team members left the auditorium of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building with smiles on their faces. Sixty of them held large envelopes carrying newly awarded grants back to their teams to fund patient care projects and staff initiatives.

If the future is female, then Virginia Commonwealth University students will be equipped to treat the next XX chromosome population with the advancements in scientific research and innovative medical treatment practices that they are making today.

The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services has selected Virginia Commonwealth University to lead a five-year evaluation of the state’s new Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus program.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s diverse, urban environment and focus on multiple disciplines — 217 degree and certificate programs in all — lead to a wide variety of career paths. Students can learn to do anything from delivering babies to designing imaginary robot armies for the latest Hollywood blockbuster.

Grateful parents, along with the American Heart Association, will surprise a daycare teacher at the VCU Health Child Care Center with the AHA Heartsaver Hero Award for saving the life of a toddler by administering timely CPR.

The practical uses for augmented reality — which superimposes digital information onto real world surroundings — seem endless. Technologists have envisioned futuristic applications such as glasses that allow wearers to visualize turn-by-turn navigation in real time and immersive gaming headsets. Recently, scientists have focused on harnessing the technology for intellectual pursuits.

Virginia Commonwealth University will host a series of seminars and community service projects in observance of National Public Health Week April 2-8. The week’s theme, “Healthiest Nation 2030: Changing Our Future Together,” stems from an initiative by the American Public Health Association to make America the healthiest nation in one generation.