Stellar faculty will be recognized at VCU’s 37th annual Opening Faculty Address and Convocation.

Aspiring nurse Kaylee Eckert, now a freshman at Longwood University, spent her summer participating in an EMS fellowship in the emergency department.

The Royal Entomological Society will recognize the study at its annual science meeting this month in London.

M.D.-Ph.D. student Jefferson Overlin receives NIH award to study the role of immune system cells in the formation of new tissues.

Incoming students share their excitement as they arrive at VCU.

Thea Cheuk’s paper on Dick Grayson — the fictional superhero known as Robin — led to an opportunity to work for one of the comic industry’s most iconic brands.

Recent alumni offer tips and words of wisdom to VCU’s incoming class.

Marshall published nine books and was the recipient a MacArthur Fellowship in 1992.

Wright and his wife, Dianne, were steadfast supporters of VCU and VCU Health System.

The recently renamed VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library has provided accessible health information since 2002.

The former VCU basketball standout wowed pro football last season with a one-handed touchdown catch. Is he the next hoops star to shine in the NFL?

The Langston Center for Innovation in Quality and Safety champions health care that elevates the human experience of patients and families.

The store is meant to reduce the amount of unwanted items sent to the landfill while also providing the VCU community with equitable access to necessities and other goods.

Weeks of Welcome, a six-week stretch of events for new and returning students, begins Aug. 18.

A new study led by VCU researchers may have implications for mitigation of climate change.

Senegal Mabry will give the keynote address at a kickoff event for RTR, a teacher residency program of the School of Education.

Members of the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors will hold meetings at the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia.

Urban heat islands in Richmond can be 16 degrees warmer than in other parts of the city. A VCU engineering professor provides a primer on why some spaces are too hot — and how we can cool them off.

From Jerry Dipoto and Brandon Inge to current minor leaguer Vimael Machin, a look at some of the VCU players who have gone on to careers in pro baseball.

Eighteen research projects — including three that focus on the cognitive and mental health of older adults — were awarded financial support this year from the Presidential Research Quest Fund.

Starting August 8, patients will have access to verified reviews of their outpatient care providers.

The American Society for Engineering Education Diversity Recognition Program has awarded VCU Engineering a Bronze award.

“I’m hoping we can find that sleep is a huge contributor to overall cognitive functioning and that, if we can change it, then people’s thinking and memory will improve,” said Amma Agyemang.

Virginia Commonwealth University will be home to the nation’s first Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering.

As dean of the VCU School of the Arts, Shawn Brixey grew the school's first-year student retention rates to 84 percent, the highest at the university.

"I hope it will change people’s lives," said the donor, Patricia T. Kirkpatrick.

Ten students are receiving training in engineering research this summer under a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

And almost half of Virginians see housing affordability as a very serious problem, according to a new poll by VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

How a nature newbie went from having zero outdoor experience to being a river-loving whitewater rafting guide.

VCU researchers explored whether participating in a middle school program would moderate the effect of a genetic predisposition to alcohol use disorder in adulthood.