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A year-end review of students and alums who earned prestigious scholarships through the National Scholarship Office

Nov. 11, 2024

Recipients represent a variety of fields and backgrounds, and their scholarships will provide invaluable opportunities to deepen their studies, gain new perspectives and grow in their fields.

VCU student Ria Mohan said her association with HOSA-Future Health Professionals “has empowered me and provided me with confidence.” (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Sophomore premed student Ria Mohan takes leadership role in global health professions group

Sept. 4, 2024

The forensic science major has a long association with HOSA and established VCU’s chapter.

“What we wanted to do was open the eyes of high school students to careers in science, and to issues within their own community that they might not have been aware of,” VCU professor Tal Simmons said of the East Marshall Street Well Project curriculum. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

New curriculum brings East Marshall Street Well Project to high school classrooms

June 27, 2024

Focusing on the ethical treatment of human remains, the program was developed by VCU professors and students to highlight history, science and community engagement.

(Left) Seung Duk Lee, M.D., Ph.D., a VCU Health Hume-Lee robotics surgeon, with Kush Savsani, a research assistant and incoming student at the VCU School of Medicine, are among the recipients of the latest round of Commercialization Fund awards. (Photo by Jeff Kelley)

From cancer to road safety, VCU innovators explore solutions with new round of funding

June 4, 2024

Spring 2024 grants from the Commercialization Fund aim to propel campus inventions into the marketplace.

Graduation Scenes

May 15, 2024

Images from some of VCU’s many events celebrating the spring class of 2024.

Skye Thurston, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and physics, was among the student researchers to feature their work at two recent poster symposiums. (Photo by Dina Weinstein, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Hundreds of posters reveal one compelling story of VCU student research

May 7, 2024

Undergraduate and graduate symposiums, part of annual VCU Research Weeks, highlight projects that touch on an array of disciplines, notable history and scientific potential.

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VCU Department of Forensic Science Assistant Professor Stephen Stockman, CCSA, MPA will teach a week-long course in Crime Scene Photography

May 1, 2024

Upon completion of this Crime Scene Photography course taught by Crime Scene Investigator, Forensic Trainer and Certified Crime Scene Analyst, Stephen Stockman, participants will participate in lectures and practical exercises on the way to earning a certificate of completion and a Digital Badge.

Ana Edwards, an assistant professor of African American studies at VCU, has been interviewing members of the Family Representative Council, including Joe Jones and others who have been connected with the work going back to 1994. (Contributed photo)

VCU students, faculty document oral history of the East Marshall Street Well Project

April 2, 2024

The Health Humanities Lab, a research lab at VCU’s Humanities Research Center, is conducting the project in collaboration with the Family Representative Council.

Jaelyn Jenifer said that when she transferred to VCU, “I wanted to put myself in a position to be challenged.” (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

How I found my research: Jaelyn Jenifer hopes to be a ‘guardian of public health’

March 7, 2024

Undergraduate student researcher and aspiring forensic toxicologist studies medications used in the treatment of HIV infections.

Students in Dr. Christopher Ehrhardt’s lab will work over the next six months to analyze changes in the cellular autofluorescence that occur in animal fluids over time. Eventually, the research will be used to help investigators working on cases involving animal cruelty.

VCU forensic science professor receives ASPCA grant to support animal cruelty investigations

Jan. 31, 2024

Christopher Ehrhardt’s lab is developing a test that could determine when animal DNA was left at a crime scene.