Board of Visitors approves ONE VCU master plan The plan will guide the physical development of the Monroe Park and MCV campuses. Read more »
To be or not to be ... the next ‘American Idol’ Did VCU student Seth Lyons advance in the national singing competition? Hollywood Week reveals all. Read more »
VCU Board of Visitors considers recommendation of no tuition increase in 2019-20 The VCU Board of Visitors is considering the administration’s recommendation of no tuition increase. Read more »
Defense Department awards $1.4M to VCU professor to study process leading to explosions Chemistry professor Katharine Moore Tibbetts’ research could lead to improved explosive detection, among other applications. Read more »
A VCU senior is helping the VMFA prepare an exhibit on art from the African-American South Jacynth Serrano Rodriguez is researching artists and their works for the exhibition, scheduled to open June 8. Read more »
Research VCU researcher leads study aimed at improving care for people with chronic conditions A $2 million grant will test a model of care that aims to better connect primary care clinicians with community resources and health system services.
Health VCU Health to build emergency center in New Kent County Construction is set to begin next month on the 17,000-square-foot facility, which will open in the spring of 2020.
Students To be or not to be ... the next ‘American Idol’ Did VCU student Seth Lyons advance in the national singing competition? Hollywood Week reveals all.
Faculty and staff What makes something creative? Do you know it when you see it? VCU creativity expert Alex McKay discusses his philosophy on creativity — and explains why procrastination and creative thinking often don’t mix. (Getty Images)
Alumni In ‘Slay Like a Mother,’ Katherine Wintsch aims to help you overcome self-doubt The book by the VCU alumna and motherhood expert has been named one of the 10 life-changing self-help books every woman should read in 2019 by Parade magazine.
Community VCU considering smoke- and tobacco-free campus policy If approved, all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, would be prohibited on university property and only allowed in designated outdoor smoking areas.
After Alexander McKay earned his Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University in 2018, he joined the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, where he teaches Creativity & Ideation. McKay’s research focuses on what makes someone innovative and what makes people evaluate someone or something as innovative. Read more »
