- VCU awarded $2.3 million grant to support Pell-eligible studentsThe funding is part of a state initiative to provide educational and career aid to undergraduates in the federal program.
- Luke Johnson wants to prepare for the worstJohnson, a medical student, co-authors a study examining how to train aspiring anesthesiologists – like him – for the daunting prospect of an operating room blackout.
- Class of 2025: Briany Cruz returned to VCU to make social work even more impactful at homeNow with her master’s degree, she wants to further serve Hispanic communities and support affordable housing for Virginians.
- VCU introducing minor in AI studies that uses the humanities and sciences as a frameworkStudents can delve into the historical, ethical and critical implications of artificial intelligence.
- Class of 2025: Jada Hargrove went viral for holding something more precious than her diplomaThe VCU School of Nursing graduate – and her infant son – became stars on social media after commencement.
- Class of 2025: Nawaf Tamim expands artistic lens and cultural exchange at VCUartsThe kinetic imaging program became a natural extension for the Saudi Arabian student.
- How I found my research: By studying grief, Diane Diaz hopes to transform ‘pain into purpose’Diaz, a doctoral student in the School of Education, said student-researchers should never underestimate the power of their voice ‘to shape what we know and how we care.’
- Class of 2025: Dentistry graduates answer the call to underserved communitiesRachael Marley and Nathan Maloney pledge to help those without access to oral health care.
- Class of 2025: ‘Jack of all trades’ Travis Thomas is well-suited for health servicesThrough TRiO programs including the McNair Scholars, he looks forward to graduate studies and a career focused on the people and processes of health care.
- VCU’s first Student Employee of the Year? She’s completing her first year as a RamEmmy Truong, a transfer student majoring in information systems, serves as a web developer intern in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.
- Class of 2025: Austin Barnhardt is prepared to provide comprehensive care in rural communitiesBarnhardt, an M.D. graduate, spent a month living on the Navajo Nation, learning the ins and outs of rural family medicine that he will bring to residency in the mountain west.
- Class of 2025: Fashion designer Franchesca Claros-Chavez finds and shares her styleLeaning into her heritage, she envisions spreading a Latinx look.
- Class of 2025: Sophie Laman aimed straight for VCU’s forensic science programThe Tennessee native will continue exploring crime investigation and medical research this summer.
- In pictures: Commencement activitiesScenes from the many celebrations that took place during the May 2025 commencement season at VCU.
- Class of 2025: Sarah Heise thrives in leadership roles in School of DentistryNow with her D.D.S. in hand, ‘the plant sale girl’ will follow in her father’s footsteps and serve an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at VCU.
- Class of 2025: With dual master’s degrees, Kelci Straka-Mai promotes public health and social workAs an aspiring therapist, she is focused on mental health and substance use in marginalized communities.
- Two skills – English and research – take the spotlight at VCU symposiumLanguage learners in the Global Education Office’s ELP delve into an academic rite of passage.
- Class of 2025: Doctorate comes before driver’s license for Lindai XieThe student from China has been driven to adapt – first by earning two degrees from VCU’s School of Education, and soon by taking to the roads of Texas, where she will start a new faculty position.
- Class of 2025: Many, many thumbs-up for aspiring teacher Krystal ZelayaThe VCU Health child care aide’s graduation gear will feature the colorful handiwork of her young charges.
- Class of 2025: Jerry John Rawlings Mensah fights disease through data scienceUsing AI and machine learning, the master’s student is promoting public health and community engagement.
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