Jeffrey Lacker, Ph.D., former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will join the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business this fall.

U.S. News & World Report has recognized VCU Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in the Richmond metro area for the eighth consecutive year, and as the No. 2 hospital in Virginia for 2018-19.

Six months after a shooting rampage left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, a new statewide poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University finds that Virginians increasingly see mental health approaches as important for school safety.

Rhonda Williams has lived a life of dramatic change. She left Halifax County in rural Virginia after high school for the bustling state capital, Richmond.

Addiction, which is as common as diabetes and depression in the U.S., continues to claim the lives of thousands of Virginians every year.

Katie Schwienteck set a goal several years ago to one day attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Germany.

The museum’s interactive installation creates intimacy, understanding among strangers who bond over the mending of garments.

VCU Massey Cancer Center is the first in the region to use a new FDA-approved device that guides surgeons in locating and removing breast tumors.

Members of the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors will hold meetings next week as follows:

Bike share, a new bus network and the Pulse make it easier than ever to get around Richmond without a car.

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the violent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginians favor giving law enforcement the ability to restrict weapons at public protests and other assemblies, according to a new statewide poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

SpaceX will host a fourth Hyperloop Pod Competition next year. Arthur Chadwick plans to be there. “A lot of planning will happen very soon,” said Chadwick, president of Hyperloop at VCU and a rising junior in the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering.

Seven Virginia Commonwealth University students studied abroad this summer after receiving the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Gilman scholars received up to $5,000 to apply toward their study abroad or internship program costs.

Republican challenger Stewart trails in all key demographic categories, according to statewide poll by VCU's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

Shira Lanyi, a former professional ballerina, and Sam Kraus, a student following in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and brother, are among those beginning their medical school journeys.

Audra Iness, an M.D.-Ph.D. student, says VCU’s dual-degree program allows her to explore interactions between clinicians and researchers.

Participation in a community-based diabetes self-management program may improve health outcomes for people living with diabetes, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services has selected a team of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine faculty members to lead a multiyear evaluation of Medicaid expansion in the state.

As the practice of dentistry has evolved, the changes have influenced oral health education.

Hunter H. McGuire Jr., M.D., whose leadership helped shape the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine during an influential 35-year career, died Monday morning at his home in Richmond. He was 88.

Have you ever taken a class with a professor who taught one of your parents? With more than 2,300 full-time faculty members at Virginia Commonwealth University, including many who have been here for several decades, that scenario does happen on occasion.

When swimmers, boaters or fisherman want to know the E.coli levels of the James River, they check the James River Association’s James River Watch website, which provides river condition data collected by volunteers on water temperature, turbidity, river height and bacteria.

Hayley Cleary, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, is this year’s recipient of the Louise Kidder Early Career Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

As a student in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Master of Product Innovation program, Michael Mahoney is learning the product innovation and teamwork skills needed to create, develop and manage the launch of new products and services.

As part of a $3.4 million study across three institutions, a Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education professor will examine the mechanisms by which content and pedagogy learned by teachers in professional development lead to sustainable instructional improvement in science education.

Pilot program will provide access to Pulse and regular fixed-route bus service at no cost to the rider

VCU Health will continue its series of educational seminars in August with programs on breast cancer intervention and whole food plant-based nutrition.

Virginia Commonwealth University had its most successful fundraising year to date in fiscal year 2018, raising $125.8 million.

The Center for the Study of Tobacco Products at Virginia Commonwealth University has been named the 2018 recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Prize for Interdisciplinary Team Research.

The U.S. Department of Education grant will be used to train 40 occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech language pathology students to collaborate with school staff.