On the money: Need a financial counselor? If you’re a VCU student, you already have one. At the Student Financial Management Center, counselors provide students with information and guidance. It's like having an academic adviser for your finances. Read more »
Student’s comic book tells the story of the Founding Fathers’ obsession with giant Ice Age animals The book “shows a different side of the American Revolution,” said author Maggie Colangelo. “The more I learned about it, the more interesting and ridiculous the story became.” Read more »
The show must go on: Inside VCU’s virtual production of ‘She Kills Monsters’ When social distancing makes a full house impossible, how does a theater production forge on? It takes a cue from business meetings and virtual happy hours, and goes online. Read more »
The stories behind the masks What motivates VCU students to put on their masks every day? Read more »
VCU will reopen in phases following winter break; spring classes to begin Jan. 25 Classes will conclude the first week of May, followed by final exams, which will be conducted remotely. Read more »
‘Founding Monsters:’ A VCU student’s comic book tells the story of the Founding Fathers’ obsession with giant Ice Age animals The book “shows a different side of the American Revolution,” said author Maggie Colangelo. “The more I learned about it, the more interesting and ridiculous the story became.” 10/27/2020
On the money: Need a financial counselor? If you’re a VCU student, you already have one. At the Student Financial Management Center, counselors provide students with information and guidance. It's like having an academic adviser for your finances. 10/27/2020
‘Jim Crow 2.0’: Author Carol Anderson on the historic — and ongoing — suppression of Black voters Current day policies are designed to systemically suppress African American voter participation in U.S. elections, said Anderson, whose book “One Person, No Vote,” is VCU’s 2020 Common Book. 10/22/2020
The show must go on: Inside VCU’s virtual production of ‘She Kills Monsters’ When social distancing makes a full house impossible, how does a theater production forge on? It takes a cue from business meetings and virtual happy hours, and goes online. 10/22/2020
Pharmacy students, VCU Police to host Drug Take Back collection site Oct. 24 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an event to raise awareness of prescription misuse and abuse and provide a safe way to dispose of unused or expired medications. 10/21/2020
$1M gift will help expand programs for international students An anonymous $1 million gift to the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering will enrich the experience of international students by providing funds for a range of cultural and educational activities. 10/20/2020
Magic fibers: A researcher’s work to create ‘smart fabrics’ that can change color VCU’s Christina Tang is testing new ways to spin liquid crystals into fibers that could be used in camouflage clothing or to create cleaning wipes that can detect the presence of bacteria. 10/20/2020