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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.”
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 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.
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.
‘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, 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.
With new federal grant, VCU’s Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling Program expands its reach
July 22, 2020
The grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration will increase the impact of the oyster restoration program.
Vonesh receives River Management Society’s outstanding contribution award
June 16, 2020
The award recognizes contributions at the national or regional level to the nonprofit organization that supports professionals who study, protect and manage North America’s rivers.
‘Creative, flexible and resilient’: How VCU faculty and students adapted to remote learning
May 5, 2020
A glance at the innovative ways professors and students continued their work in these unprecedented times.