Off the seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore is a chain of uninhabited barrier islands that help protect the mainland coast from storms that — thanks to climate change — are increasing in both frequency and intensity.

When Emily Herr was a student at the Henrico High School Center for the Arts, she routinely submitted her drawings to class critiques. A common suggestion was to make what she’d drawn bigger — that her work seemed to be bursting at the form, begging for a larger canvas

Kaveh Akbar is the winner of the 2018 Levis Reading Prize for his poetry collection “Calling a Wolf a Wolf.”

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected 33 colleges and universities, including Virginia Commonwealth University, for its 2018 Inclusive Excellence initiative, which aims to help schools find ways to engage more students in science ­­­— especially those from underrepresented groups, such as minorities, first-generation students, and working adults with families.

VCU’s interdisciplinary team is attempting to design and build the best transport pod for Hyperloop, a high-speed ground transportation concept advanced by SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk.

Richmond’s summer heat is here. VCU News caught up with three Facilities Management employees ­— who work predominantly outdoors — to seek their advice on staying safe and productive during the hottest months of the year. Interviews are edited for clarity.

College administrators and faculty from across the country visited Virginia Commonwealth University this week to investigate ways that universities can team with partners in their communities to develop and enact creative solutions to complex social and economic challenges.

VCU Health will continue its series of educational seminars in July with programs on genetic testing for cancer risk and skin cancer prevention strategies.