University news
- A golden moment: VCU Police Academy celebrates its 50th class of graduatesThe intensive training program has long been a hallmark of one of the nation’s leading campus police departments.
- VCU Police Department marks a milestone graduation this week: Its 50th academy classThe ceremony on Friday, July 11, highlights a half-century of intensive training that has served Virginia communities and beyond.
Student success
- Summer program steels students for demanding health sciences studiesVCU’s Summer Academic Enrichment Program has a proven history of giving undergraduates a critical boost toward pursuing doctoral degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy.
- Neural networks: How mentorship shaped two neurologists’ careersMore than a decade after they met, Emma Parolisi, M.D. and Kelly Gwathmey, M.D. reflect on how mentor-mentee relationships have impacted their journeys.
Campus & community
- Alum authors children’s book to spark early interest in health science careersFor Elizabeth R. Martin, M.D., an OB-GYN who graduated from the VCU School of Medicine, ‘everything comes back to contributing to the health of the community.’
- VCU establishes new shuttle service between Monroe Park and MCV campusesRamsXpress will launch Aug. 1, with stops at Cabell Library and Larrick Student Center.
Research & discovery
- For the NFL, authenticity can’t be a trick play to Gen ZVCU researcher’s new study highlights how social issues and meaningful action influence engagement for new generations.
- In latest Commonwealth Poll, Virginians are split on state direction but cite concern over cost of living, potential Medicaid cuts and Trump ordersThe Wilder School’s new survey also reveals partisan divides on DEI, immigration and federal workforce cuts.
Health & medicine
- Neural networks: How mentorship shaped two neurologists’ careersMore than a decade after they met, Emma Parolisi, M.D. and Kelly Gwathmey, M.D. reflect on how mentor-mentee relationships have impacted their journeys.
- Primary care shortage affects 44% of Virginia’s neighborhoods and almost 3.8 million residents, new VCU study findsRural communities are particularly hard-hit, and the research could point to workforce initiatives.
Arts & culture
- Alum authors children’s book to spark early interest in health science careersFor Elizabeth R. Martin, M.D., an OB-GYN who graduated from the VCU School of Medicine, ‘everything comes back to contributing to the health of the community.’
- Recent VCUarts graduate Häsler Gómez wins prestigious fellowshipThe Dedalus MFA award in painting and sculpture supports emerging careers.
Commonwealth Times
- VCU to release Sereen Haddad’s degree after months of withholding, outcryHeciel Nieves Bonilla, Assistant News Editor Andrew Kerley, Executive Editor Sereen Haddad had a simple... The post VCU to release Sereen Haddad’s degree after months of withholding, outcry appeared first on The Commonwealth Times.
- VCU Health ends gender-affirming care again, now for all youth patientsMolly Manning, News Editor VCU Health will no longer provide gender-affirming care at the Children’s... The post VCU Health ends gender-affirming care again, now for all youth patients appeared first on The Commonwealth Times.