Richmond has the second-highest eviction rate in the United States, and five of the top 10 cities in the country with the highest eviction rates are in Virginia, according to an analysis of millions of eviction court cases by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University.

VCU Health expert Greg Hundley explains the emerging field of cardio-oncology — the study of heart diseases in patients being treated for cancer.

VCU Brandcenter students have developed unusual marketing campaigns to help improve transit safety.

Jean Giddens, Ph.D., professor and dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, was elected to serve a two-year term as a board member at-large of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The 11-member board of directors serves as the governing body for AACN.

Countless relationships are formed at Virginia Commonwealth University — friendships, mentorships, professional partnerships, academic collaborations and, of course, romantic connections, some of which last a lifetime. Below we share the love stories of couples whose relationships were formed or strengthened with help from VCU.

VCU history professor Christopher Ewing, Ph.D., talks about his new course, International Sex Tourism 1750-Present.

The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department has again earned full accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay and Bennett Ward were among the 66 academic inventors named.

The project will complete the Children’s Pavilion as a comprehensive, integrated health care facility exclusively for children’s inpatient and outpatient care.

In the current issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, VCU’s Richard Wenzel outlines factors contributing to a “crisis in job satisfaction” among physicians … and how to overcome them.

Sarah Viren, author of the award-winning essay collection “MINE,” will also give a reading at the Feb. 14 event.

Chemotherapy, highly toxic and frequently ineffective, is often the only option for patients. Tia Turner is trying to find a better drug combination to treat this aggressive form of the disease.

For his first calendar year leading the university’s research efforts, Rao is focused on enhancing the research endeavors of faculty, staff and students and improving collaborations with industry partners.

The robe-like garment traditionally worn by Muslim women typically absorbs heat and radiation and blocks vitamin D-rich light. Physics professor Khaled Saoud is trying to change that.

An app for expectant Latinx women and a virtual reality system to reduce bullying were among the winners of VCU’s inaugural Innovation Challenges competition.

When potential DNA evidence — say, from a sexual assault case — is submitted to a forensic lab for analysis, the scientists are often faced with the time-consuming challenge of sorting out which DNA profile came from the victim and which came from the criminal.

The American Medical Student Association selects one student fellow annually. This year, it’s VCU’s Avanthi Jayaweera.

Marika Wiggan comes from a family of advertisers. But she’s the first to have an ad air during the Super Bowl.

In 2000, the United States declared that measles had been eliminated from the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that means measles is no longer endemic — or constantly present — and there has been no continuous disease transmission for 12 months or more.

Sinem Esra Sahingur hopes to inspire other women to pursue their career goals and not give up on their professional aspirations.

Elise Blankenship, Ed.D., a retired associate professor in the VCU School of Education, recently pledged a $1.75 million estate gift to provide scholarships for full-time upper-level and graduate students in the school. The gift is the largest single donation in the history of the School of Education.

New health innovation initiative among items the VCU president discusses at annual State of the University Address.

The $7M Health Innovation Consortium will support innovations that solve vexing problems in health care.

It’s a big gold box that connects people around the world. And it’s going to be in Richmond all year.

When Yiyun Li moved to the United States from her native China in the late 1990s, she hoped to pursue a career in immunology.

For many, graduation brings a thrill of both excitement and fear. It’s the moment of leaving campus and setting out into the unknown.

Throughout February, Virginia Commonwealth University will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events, including a keynote address on political engagement among African-Americans and a panel discussion exploring how the United States has historically treated African-American veterans.

The address will focus on VCU’s success under its recently completed strategic plan and will announce a new initiative to help make VCU and Richmond a hub for health care innovation.