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A photo on a boat dock holding onto a rope that is attached to a white boat.

Aug. 6, 2026

Here’s how one VCU lab keeps watch over the James River

For almost two decades – and with a new $1M grant to cover at least five more years – this research duo has braved the elements year-round to track the river’s health.

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Rams Know RVA: The Byrd Theatre

Health & medicine

U.S. News & World Report names VCU Medical Center No. 1 hospital in Virginia

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Brad Warren to become dean of VCU Libraries and university librarian

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July 16, 2026

Theatre alum Amita Rao is stealing scenes in breakout comedies ‘Adults’ and ‘Deli Boys’

Rao credits the mentorship she found in the VCU School of the Arts – and her training in improv there – with shaping her into the artist she has become.

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