Goochland County showed the biggest percentage increase in median household income from 2000 to 2016, at 46.2 percent. Income growth in Richmond increased by 32.3 percent during the same period of time.

This fall, the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University will present two exhibitions featuring leading international contemporary artists, including two new site-specific commissions.

Largest investment in VCU Health’s history is expected to set new standards for patient experience in academic health care.

Five out of five students with intellectual disabilities who graduated from VCU ACE-IT in College this spring have found jobs in their career areas of interest.

Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Ph.D., associate professor and senior nurse researcher, School of Nursing, has been selected as a fellow in the Health Sciences section of The Gerontological Society of America.

Hyperloop at VCU, the student team competing in Elon Musk’s 2018 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition finals, will unveil its self-propelled transport pod to the Richmond community on Tuesday, June 26, before it ships to California for the July competition.

The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy has led to more than 2,300 children being separated from their parents.

The superatoms — combinations of atoms that can mimic the properties of more than one group of elements of the period table — could be used to improve semiconductors found in computerized devices.

“How in the world do you thank anyone for saving your life three times?” It’s a poignant question for David Cottrell.

Virginia Commonwealth University students will soon have two new on-campus restaurants to choose from: Au Bon Pain, the Boston-based bakery and café chain, will open at 944 W. Grace Street, and Shake Smart, a healthy lifestyle smoothie bar, will open in the former Market 810-2-GO space inside Shafer Court Dining Center.

Medical school residents and fellows are applying scientific research to a host of health care practices.

Officials from Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Health will celebrate the start of construction on a $349 million outpatient facility during a groundbreaking event Friday, June 22. This is the largest capital construction project in the history of VCU Health.

Vaughn Garland, Ph.D., a Virginia Commonwealth University adjunct professor, approached his colleagues with the idea of a summerlong festival exploring sound art. After hearing the idea, his colleagues in the School of the Arts knew immediately they needed to be a part of the venture.

As he nears the end of his first year at VCU, Brixey, an engineer who leads an arts school, reflects on how he fits in — and how the university stands out.

Members of the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors Strategic Task Force will meet on Friday, June 22 at 9:30 a.m. at 910 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Virginia.

On behalf of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe presented an award to Virginia Premier for “demonstrating its outstanding commitment to promoting the hiring of women veterans.”

Graves, a former U.S. Army captain and decorated combat veteran, comes to VCU with more than 25 years of experience directing and producing award-winning work for top agencies and brands.

People who have greater levels of mindfulness — or the tendency to maintain attention on and awareness of the present moment — are better able to cope with the pain of being rejected by others, according to a new study led by a team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.

Wenheng Zhang and students in her lab study plants and their genes. Their research could lead to knowledge of critical areas in need of environmental protection.

Gov. Ralph Northam appointed two new members to the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors and reappointed two others to four-year terms.

Jesse Goldstein, Ph.D., says entrepreneurs and investors in the green economy are encouraging a vision of addressing climate change with new technologies, but argues this system of “green capitalism” is more capitalist than green.

Iris Harrell and wife Ann Benson are creating the scholarship to support students who often face additional challenges beyond paying for college.

Gypsy M. Denzine, Ph.D., has been hired as senior vice provost for faculty affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, and will begin her new role at the university Aug. 6.

Unlike traditional forensic testing methods, Christopher Ehrhardt’s procedure can be used to identify different cell types in a sample without damaging the sample.

Joel Silverman, M.D., chair of the VCU Department of Psychiatry, addresses common misconceptions about suicide and depression, and encourages people who are struggling to seek help.

Coastal lifestyle brand Toadfish Outfitters to donate all proceeds of its Virginia sales.

Unlike GPS, which provides location data based on latitude and longitude, this new system tells users where they are compared to others.

A symposium at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education will explore the latest ideas and available resources for supporting successful transitions for young children through age 5, from early intervention to preschool and kindergarten, as well as transitions across the daily routine.

The decisions in Whitford v. Gill and Benisek v. Lamone could affect the partisan composition of Congress for the next decade or more.

Virginia Commonwealth University offers a bevy of youth programs, and no time of year brings more kids to its campuses than the summer.