50 years after he and classmates formed Students for Afro-American Philosophy, McLeod — VCU’s first black basketball player — reflects on why he fought for change.

The show will include original music and garments for a variety of body types.

The VCU Board of Visitors will meet on Thursday, February 27, and Friday, February 28, on VCU’s Monroe Park Campus.

A new book, written by VCU and Virginia Union University professors, tells the story of the VUU students who took a stand during the civil rights movement.

Krzysztof “Krys” Cios, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science in the VCU College of Engineering, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers fellow for 2020. He is being recognized for outstanding contributions to data mining and machine learning.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing will begin offering an accelerated course of study to registered nursing students at John Tyler Community College in fall 2020, making this VCU’s third community college partnership for co-enrollment.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has received $2.9 million in community support through a grant from the Children’s Hospital Foundation to develop a center to enhance and expand pediatric traumatic brain injury clinical services and research.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department’s new assistant chief is no stranger to the university. Nicole Dailey, a 21-year veteran of the agency, was promoted to assistant chief in a ceremony yesterday at police headquarters.

A new paper by VCU professor R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D., and University of Alberta professor Kate Kingsbury, Ph.D., reveals the death deity is venerated by both sides of the drug war.

Jonathan Coley, Ph.D., author of the award-winning 2018 book “Gay on God’s Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities,” will give a talk at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Center for Innovation in STEM Education will focus on serving underrepresented populations in Richmond-area school districts.

Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight used humor to address serious issues in his cartoon slideshow, “Red, White, Black and Blue: Documenting America’s Racial Illiteracy,” at the Virginia Commonwealth University annual Black History Month Lecture on Tuesday.

VCU professor emeritus Everett Worthington, Ph.D., is co-author of a new study that sheds light on the role of hope in improving the lives of an aging population.

Dogs on Call delivered special treats at VCU Health and the University Student Commons ahead of Valentine’s Day.

The REAL Challenge Grant program will fund professional and curriculum development for faculty and staff that enhances experiential learning initiatives for students.

“It pleases me to support the center’s research and innovation in the area of cardiac arrhythmia, whereby their discoveries will continue to improve lives in our community,” said Stanley Pauley.

Scholars will deliver public talks on topics such as the material culture of Catholic men, the Cold War’s liberation theology legacy, and “Catholic UFOs.”

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers in the College of Engineering Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering will receive a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop next-generation rechargeable batteries.

“We bring experts with no agenda. When you build that partnership and trust, we become part of the process, and we make policy better for the commonwealth,” said Robyn McDougle, director of the VCU Center for Public Policy.

2020 will mark the 26th class of the VCU Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment.

The Medicines for All Institute has entered into a partnership with a manufacturer in South Africa to commercialize advances made by the institute to improve access to lifesaving medications for HIV/AIDS and other diseases.

“I have a great interest in increasing the amount of VR education and how VR is being incorporated, developed, studied at the university level,” said Mark Lambert, a virtual reality and visual effects director.

At VCU's Center for the Creative Economy, aspiring creatives learn to apply their skills in the business world.

John E. Ulmschneider, dean of VCU Libraries and university librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named the 2020 Association of College & Research Libraries’ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year.

Speaking at Tompkins-McCaw Library, Leni Sorensen, Ph.D., used a meal in 1796 to illustrate eating traditions that were only possible because of enslaved labor.

VCU School of Nursing will host ‘The Black Angels’ screening and discussion with producer Denetra Hampton.

Pollak Society members provide more than $100,000 each year in unrestricted financial support for all 16 departments and programs within VCUarts, as well as the Institute for Contemporary Art.

Why aren’t organizations getting more “bang” for their leadership development buck? Two leadership experts looked at the underlying processes that contribute to leaders’ decision-making and behavior: their mindsets.