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More than 2,200 students graduated from VCU this semester. (Garnette Ransone Photography)

VCU honors newest graduates at virtual commencement ceremony

Dec. 12, 2020

University President Michael Rao, Ph.D., praises graduating students for their resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am so proud of your hard work."

VCU's virtual commencement Saturday will begin at 9 a.m. with a Zoom pre-party for students and a countdown to the main program, which will begin at 10 a.m.

VCU to hold virtual commencement on Saturday

Dec. 9, 2020

The program will include video clips and photos from graduates to commemorate their accomplishments while at the university.

Make It Real Campaign for VCU raised $841,606,604, more than 112% of its $750 million goal. (VCU Alumni)

Make It Real Campaign for VCU raises $841.6 million

Nov. 19, 2020

Virginia Commonwealth University’s Make It Real Campaign for VCU raised $841,606,604, more than 112% of its $750 million goal, the university announced Thursday.

VCU’s Call Me By My Name initiative gives students and employees the opportunity to use names other than their legally assigned name. (File photo)

VCU’s Call Me By My Name initiative promotes inclusion

Nov. 4, 2020

The systemwide effort allows people to “use the name they choose without having to justify it.”

On Monday, VCU recognized 179 faculty members who were awarded promotion or tenure in 2020. (Allen Jones, University Marketing)

VCU celebrates 179 faculty members awarded promotion and tenure in 2020

Oct. 26, 2020

VCU was awarded a $50 million federal grant in late 2019 to oversee a national research consortium studying the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions on service members and veterans. (Julia Rendleman, University Marketing)

Sponsored research at VCU hits new all-time high of $335M

Oct. 21, 2020

Funding rose 8% over the previous year, and has grown by a third over the past decade.

VCU graduates Mirella Shaban and siblings Gabriella and Guiliano Melki incorporated RVA4Lebanon, a nonprofit organization, to help with relief efforts in Beirut. (Thomas Kojcsich, University Marketing)

VCU grads organize to help in Beirut relief efforts

Oct. 19, 2020

2,200 pounds of supplies are being distributed in the city, which was devastated by an explosion in August.

Johannes Barfield, one of this year's VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 honorees. (Photo courtesy of Johannes Barfield)

Multimedia artist among those selected for VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 award

Sept. 25, 2020

Johannes Barfield and the other alumni honorees will be honored in a virtual ceremony Oct. 15.

Statue of Charles Darwin outside Shrewsbury Library in the United Kingdom. (Getty Images)

‘Survival of the fit’: A VCU professor’s new book calls for a shift in how we think about evolution

Sept. 15, 2020

“The Major Metaphors of Evolution: Darwinism Then and Now,” aims to address some of mankind’s most urgent problems by bringing back some of the complexity in Charles Darwin’s original arguments.

Science On a Sphere, a 6-foot diameter sphere suspended 25 feet above the ground, shows animated images of the atmosphere, oceans and land. (Courtesy photo)

Science On a Sphere, now at VCU, offers a world of possibilities

Sept. 2, 2020

The global display system, on long-term loan from NASA, adds an element of awe to VCU’s Trani Center for Life Sciences.