Labor market recovery slowing, new survey shows Results may reflect renewed economic uncertainty amid a recent wave of COVID-19 infections across several states. Read more »
Early face mask policies curbed COVID-19’s spread, according to 198-country analysis VCU researchers’ study of COVID-19 death rates and other variables is being shared worldwide and is guiding other studies, including an analysis from Goldman Sachs on face masks and GDP. Read more »
Building a biobank to fight COVID-19 As doctors and nurses focus on saving lives, a VCU researcher’s registry project is building a foundation for virus research. Read more »
JAMA study: 35% of excess deaths during pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 The data suggests COVID-19 death counts reported to the public underestimate the true death toll of the pandemic in the U.S. Read more »
In memoriam: Bill Royall, former vice rector of the VCU Board of Visitors and longtime benefactor Royall was an integral part of VCU for half a century, serving as a mentor to students, donating millions of dollars, and helping advance scientific research. Read more »
Researchers receive $3.1M grant to investigate the sustainment of mental health programs in schools 7/7/2020
JAMA study: 35% of excess deaths during pandemic’s early months tied to causes other than COVID-19 7/1/2020
VCU English student, a teacher at Richmond’s John Marshall High School, digs into the school’s past 6/8/2020
In memoriam: Bill Royall, former vice rector of the VCU Board of Visitors and longtime VCU benefactor 6/27/2020
Research Researchers receive $3.1M grant to investigate the sustainment of mental health programs in schools The grant will enable VCU researchers to study whether evidence-based mental health programs in schools continue after research support is removed.
Health Early face mask policies curbed COVID-19’s spread, according to 198-country analysis VCU researchers’ study of COVID-19 death rates and other variables is being shared worldwide and is guiding other studies, including an analysis from Goldman Sachs on face masks and GDP.
Students Virtual advertising ‘summer camp’ offers hands-on experiences and professional connections With summer internship opportunities a casualty of the coronavirus economic downturn, VCU advertising students created their own program for a global group of peers.
Faculty and staff Julie Honnold, a VCU sociology professor for nearly 50 years, retires “The institutional memory” of the Department of Sociology, Honnold also supported countless faculty in their research endeavors through her work at VCU’s Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory.
Alumni Nursing student fulfills his parents’ dream by graduating from college When Christian Santos’ family immigrated to the U.S., it meant starting over so Santos could pursue an education. “They knew the sacrifice was worth it.”
Community John Englehardt wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘Bloomland’ The author's debut novel tells the aftermath story of a shooting at a fictional southern university.
While treatment rates in Virginia for pregnant Medicaid members with substance use disorder have increased, there are persistent racial inequities in addiction treatment, according to a new report from a team of faculty members at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Read more »