“The Pause” — a moment of silence after the death of a patient — recognizes the humanity of the patients and the health care team trying to save them.

A new VCU study analyzed nine CBD e-liquids and found unadvertised additions of a dangerous synthetic cannabinoid and a chemical found in cough syrup.

A protein with a role in sensing cell damage and viral infections is a new target for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, or increased blood pressure in the lungs, according to research led by Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.

Valeria Luiselli, author of “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions,” spoke Wednesday before hundreds of VCU students at the Stuart C. Siegel Center.

Peter F. Buckley, M.D., dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, has been named chair-elect of the Council of Deans of the Association of American Medical Colleges. As chair-elect, Buckley also will serve on the AAMC’s 17-member board of directors, which provides strategic and fiduciary oversight for the association.

Five decades after the Wayne Commission created VCU, the university community gathers to celebrate and reflect

Melissa C. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Focused Inquiry in Virginia Commonwealth University’s University College, was initially skeptical of the Harry Potter phenomenon, even as her nieces and nephews eagerly ate up the first book in the series.

Nicholas Finch’s quick actions led to the arrest of two men charged in a shooting in downtown Richmond

Being bilingual is widely recognized as a necessary skill the world over. For many, that means speaking English in addition to their native language.

The annual event at VCU celebrates a culture from the other side of the world through food, fashion and fun

When forensic investigators collect evidence from a crime scene — say a knife, or a doorknob the suspect probably touched — they generally don’t know how much, if any, of the suspect’s DNA is present until the sample is processed in the lab.

Top Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University health experts will discuss how to cover the opioid crisis at a free forum for journalists, student journalists and the public on Nov. 15.

Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., an assistant professor of public relations, analyzed 1,000 social media posts to explore how the public gains an understanding of a complex and highly contagious virus like Zika

Engraved on the Virginia War Memorial’s Shrine of Memory are the names of 1,303 Virginians killed in the Vietnam War. Of these, however, only 186 have pictures and complete biographical information.

You see a lot of tattoos at VCU — some even with academic connections. These 12 Rams show off their tattoos and explain the meaning behind the ink.

A collection drive for migrant children in the Richmond area will culminate Wednesday at a talk by Valeria Luiselli, author of “Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions,” a book about the plight of undocumented children facing deportation from the United States, and Virginia Commonwealth University’s 2018 Common Book.

The votes are still being counted in some key races across the country, but the results are largely in for the 2018 midterm elections.

Over the course of their lifetime, an estimated 20 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual people will experience a hate crime, research has shown. For transgender people, that rate rises to 27 percent.

The center, now known as “VCU Health Hub at 25th,” will be led by Natalie Pennywell, a former state health official.

For the past eight years, Matt Balazik, Ph.D., and other researchers from the Rice Rivers Center at Virginia Commonwealth University have conducted trawl surveys in the James River in hopes of finding Atlantic sturgeon, the once-plentiful ancient fish that was listed as an endangered species in 2012.

Dsuvia, an FDA-approved opioid 5 to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl, should be administered with extreme caution, according to Kirk Cumpston, an associate professor of emergency medicine.

The display at James Branch Cabell Library features 26 VCU students, all who expect to be the first in their immediate family to graduate from college.

Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., identifies genetic biomarkers that could aid in the early detection of patients at risk for complications from bone marrow transplantation, hematologic cancers and other malignancies.

The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering will launch post-baccalaureate graduate certificate programs in cybersecurity and data science this spring.

The awards celebrate noteworthy and distinctive achievements made by alumni who earned their first VCU degree within the past 10 years.

Fifty years ago, protests at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, attracted widespread national attention and sparked intense debate, drawing condemnation and support from a country in turmoil.

A project to plant dozens of trees this month in Carver will make the neighborhood a greener and more walkable community, while offsetting the carbon footprint of Virginia Commonwealth University as the trees grow.

Is the popularity of Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber a good thing? That depends on whom you ask. However, everyone can agree that neither would be where they are today without social media.