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Interns Diana Kessler, left, and Catherine McGuigan fill the “Gatorbag” of a Kinney St. tree in Richmond's Carver neighborhood. (Photo by Christopher Katella, University Public Affairs)

Carver Tree Project internship program grows roots within community

Sept. 24, 2019

Throughout the summer, students watered and maintained 62 trees along the neighborhood’s thoroughfares.

Meet the Class of 2023

Aug. 30, 2019

Eight new Rams talk about their first weeks on campus. Main takeaway? The future is bright.

A VCU-led study of gypsy moths and temperature received a Royal Entomological Society Award for Best Paper Published in 2017/18 in the journal Physiological Entomology. (Getty Images)

VCU, UR study on spread of gypsy moths amid climate change receives prestigious award

Aug. 21, 2019

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

As part of a new National Science Foundation-backed project, VCU could soon be part of a consortium focused on providing undergraduate biology education through field studies on the nation’s rivers. (Photo contributed by James Vonesh)

VCU leads effort to launch national consortium of universities offering hands-on river education

July 30, 2019

The developing consortium would build human and institutional capacity to address the challenges facing river ecosystems in the 21st century.

Ron Lopez (M.S.’17/LS) takes a measurement near the Rice Rivers Center. He’s working on a long-term study of water levels and sedimentation rates in the area. (Photo courtesy of Ron Lopez)

‘If I wasn’t making films about science, I wouldn’t want to be making films’

July 22, 2019

Alumnus, researcher and award-winning videographer Ron Lopez has forged a unique career balancing art and science.

The Swedish icebreaker Oden traversed over 2,000-nautical miles across the Northwestern Passage during the 2019 expedition. (Photo courtesy of Lars Lehnert)

VCU students to participate in Arctic summer research cruise

July 17, 2019

Trio will set sail this week as part of a National Science Foundation-supported research expedition studying the Arctic Ocean’s impact toward life on Earth.

Students work on a planting a bed at a new community garden at George W. Carver Elementary School. (Photo by Pat Kane, University Public Affairs)

In Carver, ‘a garden for everyone’ emerges

April 15, 2019

VCU students are constructing a community garden at Carver Elementary to help fight food insecurity.

Undergraduate students present study findings at the annual VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity, one of several events during the university's annual Student Research Weeks. (Photos by Kevin Morley, University Relations)

Student projects take center stage at VCU research events

April 3, 2019

Student Research Weeks, April 9-26, provide undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to present their work to faculty and peers.

Discovered by a Rice Rivers Center researcher while trawling the James River, the five-foot-long 19th century anchor will go on display overlooking the river. (Photo by Brian McNeill)

VCU researcher discovers 19th-century anchor while hunting for juvenile sturgeon

Feb. 27, 2019

Discovery of the artifact in the James River comes as the Rice Rivers Center is preparing to teach an archaeology class that will explore the history of the site.

Rachael Moffatt, an environmental studies major graduating this month, is one of the first four students to complete the River Studies and Leadership Certificate program at VCU. (Photo contributed by James Vonesh, Ph.D.)

These four VCU students aim to help navigate the future of the nation’s rivers

Dec. 4, 2018

Growing up in Richmond, Reid Anderson spent his childhood on and around the James River. Now at Virginia Commonwealth University, Anderson is pursuing a master’s degree in the Department of Biology in the College of Humanities and Sciences and researching fish ecology in the lower James.