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VCU Students Revel in National Summer Scholarships Abroad

Before last summer, Sara Mason had never traveled outside of the United States. However, Mason applied for the exclusive Fulbright UK Summer Institute program through VCU’s National Scholarship Office in the Honors College and became one of just 30 Americans selected to participate in the program, joining top students from countries around the world. (2/13/12)

VCU School of Medicine Fourth-Year Students Show Early Success in Matching to Training Programs

Each year, Match Day looms as the milestone moment when VCU School of Medicine fourth-year students learn where they’ll complete their residency training. (2/3/12)

VCU Brandcenter students celebrate Innovation Challenge Win

The Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter held a ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the achievements of team “Brandslam,” four students in the graduate program that captured the $20,000 first prize in the international Innovation Challenge last week. (2/2/12)

VCU Opera Receives Honor from National Opera Association

VCU Opera’s spring 2011 production of “Hansel and Gretel” was awarded second prize in the National Opera Association’s (NOA) Opera Production competition. Entries in the competition were “blindly” judged in a videotaped performance and were divided into five categories based on production budget, size of overall music program and the level of vocal training of the cast members. (1/23/12)

Research Takes VCU Student Researchers Outside the Lab

Students present research findings at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (12/6/11)

'Teletandem' Language Program Allows Students at VCU, Universidade Estadual Paulista to Learn Each Other’s Language and Culture

Twice a week since Sept. 1, six Virginia Commonwealth University advanced foreign language students have met in the World Studies Media Center, where they logged onto computers and put on headphones to communicate via Skype with students at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) in São Paulo, Brazil. (12/6/11)

VCU’s First Global Ambassadors Serve International Students

Mohamed Ibrahim and Astrid Aniwa, Virginia Commonwealth University’s first Global Ambassadors, know how it feels to be new students in a new culture surrounded by new people. (12/5/11)

Former VCU Student Comes Close to Fame on 'The X Factor'

Perfectly blended harmonies and synchronized choreography are some of the qualities that make a musical group successful. However, there are many other factors that launch a group of singers into stardom – one of which is the “X Factor.” (11/29/11)

Learn Where You Live: VCU ASPiRE offers a one-of-a-kind experience

New residence hall will link living and service learning (11/29/11)

VCU Nursing Faculty and Student Receive March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Award

Two Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing faculty members and one student were named winners of the March of Dimes Inaugural Central Virginia Nurse of the Year Award (11/29/11)