- Faith Parker relished her brain-tester of a summerIn Boston, the VCU senior delved into neuroscience, surgery and research, with support from the Internship Funding Program.
- Blackbird literary journal team launches multidimensional podcastThrough performative readings and music composition, the new format brings the written word to life.
- Fellowship allows social work student to combine practice and policyRayelle Ross, a Ph.D. student, will serve a fellowship with the Council on Social Work Education focusing on social safety net programs.
- Research office unveils alum Trinity Rucker’s paintings of Nobel Prize winnersRucker, who earned a degree in communication arts, painted portraits of Baruj Benacerraf and John B. Fenn as part of her role as innovator-in-residence in the Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation.
- Burhan Buttar deepens his interest in medical career with internship at Wake ForestButtar is exploring different paths for where his pre-med track could take him. His recent internship was focused on dermatology and gave him invaluable experience.
- High-five! Record tally of sports program grads join VCU AthleticsCenter for Sport Leadership caps its 25th year with a full handful of Ram hires.
- Summer program steels students for demanding health sciences studiesVCU’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program has a proven history of giving undergraduates a critical boost toward pursuing doctoral degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy.
- Neural networks: How mentorship shaped two neurologists’ careersMore than a decade after they met, Emma Parolisi, M.D., and Kelly Gwathmey, M.D., reflect on how mentor-mentee relationships have impacted their journeys.
- Recent VCU grad Emma Cummings is bonding, and banding, with the birdsIn Yellowstone this season, the National Park Service staffer is powered by a lifelong interest in nature and avian ecology lessons from the Rice Rivers Center.
- Five recent graduates receive prestigious Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic yearThe selections continue VCU’s upward trend of honorees in the federal cultural exchange program.
- Learning at the intersection of OB-GYN and addiction treatmentThrough early clinical exposure and innovative curriculum, the OB MOTIVATE clinic prepares physicians to deliver compassionate care to pregnant and postpartum patients with substance use disorders.
- Family ties, including a father’s illness, propel a son’s research journeyVCU biology major Nic Carwile finds special resonance in his prestigious summer internship in Germany.
- Alexis Washington is sporting experience from the TV studioFramed by summer internships, the broadcast journalism student will help VCU Athletics in the fall.
- What to wear at VCU? Depends on what you’re studyingTwo VCUarts students who styled looks representing wide-ranging academic majors share insights from the process – and some fashion advice, too.
- Nursing students use art to explore psychiatric-mental health topics in innovative final projectAs part of a class project, students made art to explore complex mental health topics, turning classroom concepts into powerful visuals rooted in empathy and clinical understanding.
- How did VCU students help Virginia protect health data? By making ‘noise.’The School of Business team partnered with the behavioral health department to facilitate research while safeguarding individual privacy.
- 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.
- 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.
- VCU students embrace the call of the wildTwo recent environmental studies courses reflect how hands-on learning – sometimes far from campus – is at the heart of the new School of Life Sciences and Sustainability.
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