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Octavia Christopher, a biology major in the College of Humanities and Sciences, was one of three spring 2022 VCU graduates to earn Fulbright grants this year. (Contributed photo)

A Year in Review: 21 VCU students, recent alumni receive national, international scholarships and fellowships in 2022

Dec. 13, 2022

Standouts strengthen their expertise, experience and credentials through prestigious scholarship and fellowship opportunities.

Paige Punzalan

Environmental Studies alumna shares her law school journey

Dec. 6, 2022

Paige Punzalan remarks on her first semester at Lewis & Clark Law School

During her career as a high school teacher, Constance Bolte grew interested in the evolutionary history of forest trees and how climate has and will influence forest structure and diversity. (Contributed photo)

Class of 2022: Constance Bolte studied climate change’s impacts on pine trees

Dec. 2, 2022

Bolte, who has three degrees from VCU, shifted from a teaching career to earn her doctorate in integrative life sciences and pursue her love of research.

Students grow microgreens as part of their Urban Food Production class, taught by John Jones, Ph.D. (Kevin Morley, University Marketing)

Food for thought

Nov. 22, 2022

Faculty, staff and students from all corners of VCU and VCU Health are using their collective brainpower, unconventional ideas and deeply rooted passion to combat food insecurity on campus and in the greater community.

From left, VCU forensic science alum Bailey Jones; VCU forensic science doctoral student Tyson Baird; VCU forensic science alum and former lab manager Laerissa Reveil; and Michelle Peace, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Forensic Science in the College of Humanities and Sciences. (Contributed photo.)

VCU forensic science department wins three research awards

Nov. 16, 2022

Scientists, who each worked in VCU’s Forensic Toxicology Research lab, honored at Society of Forensic Toxicologists meeting.

Lian Currie

CBDS undergraduate academic advisor Lian Currie awarded 2022 Excellence in Advising

Nov. 10, 2022

VCU submits Currie's name for the National Academic Advising Association Region 2 award in the same category. 

On a recent trip to Feed More, John Jones, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Center for Environmental Studies (pictured), and Lisa Mathews-Ailsworth, assistant director for student support in the Division of Student Affairs, acquired roughly 600 pounds of food for VCU's Ram Pantry. (Contributed ph

With new Feed More partnership, VCU’s Ram Pantry can provide emergency food to students at a fraction of the cost

Nov. 2, 2022

Financial contributions to VCU’s Ram Pantry fund will now stretch further and will help many more VCU students who face food insecurity.

Woman on the banks of the water with blue gloves on performing an experiment with the water

Mary Coughter, Ph.D. candidate, subject of VPM film

Oct. 26, 2022

The film focuses on her research on microorganisms in the James River.

Allyson Kennedy

Allyson Kennedy, Ph.D. named one of VCU Alumni's 10 Under 10

Oct. 25, 2022

Kennedy will be one of 10 individuals honored by VCU Alumni at its 10 Under 10 awards event

This sturgeon tagged with No. 16713 traveled 922 kilometers during last fall's spawning season. She was tagged in November 2017. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Balazik, Ph.D.)

Sturgeon traveled up to 1,350 kilometers in the James River last fall. Can you beat that?

Oct. 24, 2022

VCU Rice Rivers Center holds second sturgeon challenge, encouraging the public to try to match the sturgeons’ spawning journeys via running, walking, cycling, swimming and rowing.