- Undergraduates flex their comics creativity in VCU’s Graphic Narratives LabThe initial cohort of students explores visual storytelling and scholarship.
- Dale Quarterman, who oversaw the launch of VCU’s bachelor’s program in photography, dies at 81Quarterman served as chair of the Department of Photography and Film, and the current chair said, ‘his impact on the generations of students who came through this program is hard to measure.’
- In her short film based on Poe’s ‘Annabel Lee,’ VCUarts undergraduate finds inspiration from depressionLily Elizabeth Dunlap embraces a semester of independent study, through which she adapted a poem with personal resonance – and found personal growth.
- VCUarts alum Steven Marque has remained in tune with his dreamThe interior design graduate found himself singing with his favorite college-era band – and is still making music.
- In New York City, billboard rat-vertising from VCU Brandcenter students captures the spotlightThe Ads for Rats team put its best foot forward – actually, 13 inches – to creatively find a big audience at a not-so-big height.
- Connecting art, protest and local history, professor Laura Middlebrooks steps outside the classroom to make an impact inside itA fall research trip to Spain is yielding more ideas to further integrate language instruction, public art and student engagement.
- ‘The humanities humanize us’: Students explore patient care through artLed by School of Medicine and School of Arts faculty, the Medicine, Art and Humanities elective invites first-year medical students to the intersection of culture and medicine.
- Class of 2025: Nathalie Santis seeks to build on experiences and connections made at New York Fashion WeekSantis, a fashion merchandising major, enjoyed exclusive access to a variety of opportunities, including networking with executives, viewing fashion shows and connecting with brands.
- The van Gogh masterpiece ‘The Starry Night’ is more art than science, researchers reportVCU’s Mohamed Gad-el-Hak says the swirls depicted in the painting do not follow the rules of flow physics after all.
- VCU author examines symbolic use of jewels in Cervantes’ workIn her new book, School of World Studies professor Mar Martínez-Góngora highlights the many facets of the ‘Don Quixote’ author’s works.
- New Library of Congress exhibit delves into Revolutionary War rivals with help from VCU’s Brooke NewmanThe history professor provides expertise for ‘Parallel Lives,’ an installation about two famous Georges that ties into America’s upcoming 250th anniversary.
- Class of 2025: VCUarts senior Delaney Slavik finds the right mix of motion and soundThe kinetic imaging major, who also has earned a certificate through the da Vinci Center for Innovation, has strengthened her skills with three internships while at VCU.
- Students embrace playing a pivotal role in the creation of the Bruce Oliver Tucker muralYara Jaff, Zoe Jeweler and Haley Saylor collaborated with artist Hamilton Glass and the Tucker family to honor Tucker and create ‘a reminder of the responsibility that comes with medical progress.’
- Celebrity endorsements can drive advocacy by fans, VCU researcher findsExamining the popular South Korean boy band BTS and their preferred causes, the study found three factors that shape the behavior of their devoted followers.
- At the movies: Professors review Oscar-nominated films through the lens of their expertiseAhead of the Academy Awards, professors discuss what worked – or didn’t – in five of the 2025 nominees.
- Spotlighted by AdAge, three Brandcenter alums offer insight into their advertising work – and how VCU helped shape themCreative thinking and thick skin are among the attributes that Mark McColey, Ross Fletcher and Howard Finkelstein developed during their graduate studies.
- The legacy of the singular American writer Tom Robbins lives on at VCUThe 1959 graduate died this week at age 92, but VCU Libraries is home to his papers, which capture the vibrant voice and irreverent spirit reflected in ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues’ and other works.
- Brandcenter alums go big for advertising’s big time: The Super BowlFrom the wacky to the sentimental, VCU graduate program alums created nearly 20 of last night’s epic ads.
- Chioke I’Anson on the ‘overwhelming dream’ of announcing ‘Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!’The director of community media at the ICA at VCU has made about a dozen appearances on the long-running show, and he will serve again as announcer and scorekeeper when it records an episode in Richmond on Feb. 13.
- From nurse to narrator with alum Michael Sullivan and his play ‘WillJee’Sullivan draws on his experience in care and compassion for ‘WillJee,’ a play that blends humor, heartbreak and healing.
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