VCU names Arthur L. Kellermann, M.D., senior vice president and CEO, VCU Health System National leader in injury control, emergency medicine to assume duties in October. Read more »
Massey researchers are studying how the COVID-19 crisis affects bone marrow transplant patients “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone; however, it has affected cancer patients, particularly bone marrow transplant patients, in a unique way.” Read more »
Early face mask policies curbed COVID-19’s spread, according to 198-country analysis VCU researchers’ study of COVID-19 death rates and other variables is being shared worldwide and is guiding other studies, including an analysis from Goldman Sachs on face masks and GDP. Read more »
JAMA study: 35% of excess deaths during pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 The data suggests COVID-19 death counts reported to the public underestimate the true death toll of the pandemic in the U.S. Read more »
Study: Opioid treatment for pregnant women has increased but racial inequities exist A review of Virginia’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services program finds black pregnant women are less than half as likely to receive treatment when diagnosed with substance use disorder. Read more »
Returning to campus in the age of COVID-19 As colleges and universities nationwide prepare for the fall semester — in person, online and in a hybrid of both — VCU experts detail ways to maximize safety. 8/7/2020
Addiction, abuse, access to care: Studying secondary health impacts of the pandemic VCU projects support those facing drug and alcohol abuse, intimate partner violence and cancer in remote areas. 8/6/2020
Keeping staff, faculty and students healthy Throughout the spring and summer, VCU Facilities Management has been assembling, procuring and distributing personal protective equipment kits. 8/5/2020
VCU names Arthur L. Kellermann, M.D., senior vice president and CEO, VCU Health System National leader in injury control, emergency medicine to assume duties in October. 7/29/2020
Massey researchers are studying how the COVID-19 crisis affects bone marrow transplant patients “The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone; however, it has affected cancer patients, particularly bone marrow transplant patients, in a unique way.” 7/24/2020
A look at VCU's COVID-19 research efforts From vaccine development to building biobanks to study the virus, researchers have been launching projects to address and assess the impact of the novel coronavirus. 7/22/2020
‘The improvement of the human condition’: 16 research projects receive Quest Fund grants The funded work ranges from examining the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health to improving education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 7/17/2020
Are school systems ready to reopen this fall? A new VCU study aims to find out. The study by School of Education professor Dwayne Ray Cormier is exploring pandemic preparedness in Richmond-area school systems. 7/9/2020