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‘Learn, discover, and innovate’: VCU celebrates the opening of its new STEM building
April 26, 2023
VCU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 168,000-square-foot building dedicated to STEM with space for more than 10,000 students who will take up to 70 courses each semester.
Widely published psychology alum hopes to help create 'a more compassionate world'
March 23, 2022
Daryl Van Tongeren, Ph.D., studies some of life’s biggest questions — the meaning of life, religion, virtues, to name a few.
Take a virtual tour of VCU’s new STEM building
Dec. 15, 2021
The 168,000-square-foot facility set to open in 2023 will feature a variety of unique learning environments.
Study reveals how interpersonal trauma can influence whether college students form romantic relationships
Dec. 14, 2021
The study found that those exposed to interpersonal trauma before coming to college were more likely to be in a romantic relationship during college. Those exposed to trauma during college were less likely to be in a relationship.
Class of 2021: Winfred Walker is an advocate for racial equity at VCU and better representation in comics
Dec. 7, 2021
The College of Humanities and Sciences student aims to help create a more racially just society through his work in the community and his research.
Class of 2021: Former Marine wants to help veterans who suffer from addiction
Nov. 18, 2021
Though an injury cut short her military career, Shae Gavit wants to carry out the oath she took to serve others.
To persuade college students to practice social distancing, scaring them into action isn’t enough
Nov. 9, 2021
A VCU-led study of students in 7 countries early in the pandemic finds that effective messages emphasized that social distancing would protect against COVID-19 and that it was something people could easily do.
Filmmaker, storyteller, neuroscientist: Charlotte Wincott’s latest project is a reflection of her many skills
Nov. 8, 2021
In “The Issue with Elvis,” the VCU grad’s many talents are on full display, as she weaves together a story about people, science and mental health in a way few others can.
Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression
Oct. 14, 2021
VCU researchers used fMRI technology to observe the brain activity of romantic partners experiencing intimate partner aggression in real time.
CDC awards $6M grant to VCU to address youth violence in Richmond and beyond
Sept. 29, 2021
The grant is one of only five awarded nationally and designates VCU as one of the CDC’s Youth Violence Prevention Centers.