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How I found my research: Jennoa Fleming studies the small wonders of the rock pools to understand our future on Earth
March 27, 2024
Fleming has been researching the rock pools of the James River since she was a high school student. ‘Ecology is where I truly belong,’ she said. ‘I can’t imagine doing anything else.’
VCU named national ‘Top-Producing Institution’ for Fulbright Scholars
Feb. 13, 2024
University earns honor for the second time with record-tying 11 Fulbrights during the 2023-24 year.
First-time fan
Dec. 13, 2023
Follow along as VCU senior Huy Nguyen crosses an item off his bucket list and attends his first Rams basketball game.
How I found my research: Cameron Toler’s interest in the pathobiology of human disease is fueled by his own experience
Dec. 12, 2023
Toler, a senior biology major, has found his research footing working in the lab of Huiping Zhou, Ph.D., and studying a chronic liver disease that affects 1 in 4 adults.
Year-end review: A look at the VCU students and alums who earned prestigious domestic and international scholarships in 2023 through the National Scholarship Office
Nov. 29, 2023
The recipients represent the university’s academic excellence and stand out for their accomplishments and potential in highly competitive international and domestic applicant pools.
Data gathered at Rice Rivers Center provides new insight into how ecosystems respond to climate change
Nov. 16, 2023
Carbon, methane and other data collected by a “flux tower” is being made publicly available to researchers, teachers and policymakers.
In ‘breaking’ traditional office hours, VCU is helping students succeed
Nov. 13, 2023
The new approach – “student hours” – in VCU’s Science Hub in the new STEM building is being embraced by students and faculty alike.
Snake species named after VCU professor
Nov. 2, 2023
The pit viper now known as Trimeresurus uetzi is named after VCU professor Peter Uetz for “his invaluable help to herpetologists.”
With potential for drug development, treatment of cancer and other diseases, VCU professors’ projects earn national award
Oct. 27, 2023
Alattin Kaya and Brian Fuglestad are the first VCU faculty members to earn Maximizing Investigators’ Research Awards.
Biology professor, ‘Bug Lab’ director Karen Kester retires after 26 years
Oct. 25, 2023
In scientific knowledge and student development, the insect evolutionary ecologist has made a lasting impression as a researcher, teacher and director of the Bridges to Baccalaureate program.