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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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
VCU's newest graduates reflect on the moments that mattered
Dec. 4, 2018
For nearly 3,000 VCU students, commencement on Dec. 8 marks both the end of a journey and the start of something new.
Bodies of work: These Rams love what they do, and they have the tattoos to prove it
Nov. 9, 2018
You see a lot of tattoos at VCU — some even with academic connections. These 12 Rams show off their tattoos and explain the meaning behind the ink.