University news
- VCU Board of Visitors to meet in person June 25The meeting will take place at VCU Medical Center Critical Care Hospital.
- 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.
Student success
- Love in a packing box? VCU Brandcenter students collaborate with advertising pros.The production master class helps bring spec scripts to life in partnership with Richmond creative companies.
- Stars of the show: Trained actors bring simulated medical scenarios to lifeAt VCU’s Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety, standardized patients use their theater backgrounds to help medical students practice both clinical and communication skills.
Campus & community
- Love in a packing box? VCU Brandcenter students collaborate with advertising pros.The production master class helps bring spec scripts to life in partnership with Richmond creative companies.
- VCU Parking and Transportation earns top honors from leading world organizationAmong its three awards, the department was named Organization of the Year by the International Parking & Mobility Institute for demonstrating dedication to the VCU community.
Research & discovery
- For exploring COVID’s link to oral health, VCU’s Kevin Matthew Byrd wins international honorThe researcher, who is extending his efforts into cancer and other diseases, received the World Perio Research Award this year.
- VCU-born startup Evizia lands $2.2M NIH grant for commercialization of advanced DNA sequencing microscopeA small business grant will help the company, which uses technology developed by physics professor Jason Reed, to manufacture its advanced microscope system for DNA research.
Health & medicine
- Stars of the show: Trained actors bring simulated medical scenarios to lifeAt VCU’s Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety, standardized patients use their theater backgrounds to help medical students practice both clinical and communication skills.
- Medical student investigates rare surgical complication that changed her grandfather’s lifeAlex Erling’s grandfather lost his leg to a post-operative infection. She wants to understand why and prevent it from happening to others.
Arts & culture
- Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Motherlands’His debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU.
- 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.
Commonwealth Times
- Over 10,000 people march in Richmond ‘No Kings’ protestAndrew Kerley, Executive Editor Over 10,000 marched in Richmond on Saturday against President Donald Trump... The post Over 10,000 people march in Richmond ‘No Kings’ protest appeared first on The Commonwealth Times.
- Richmond marches against ICE deportations, more planned for weekendAndrew Kerley, Executive Editor Heciel Nieves Bonilla, Assistant News Editor Hundreds of people marched through... The post Richmond marches against ICE deportations, more planned for weekend appeared first on The Commonwealth Times.