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Zion Segears gained valuable insight and experience during a summer internship at Columbia University. (Contributed photo)

New York internship immerses Zion Segears in physical therapy career

Aug. 2, 2022

Rising sophomore with graduate school goals explores possibilities of PT.

At two high-profile events in Washington, D.C., celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant program, Virginia Commonwealth University grad and Pell Grant recipient Anir Ahant will share his story and explain how the need-based grant program set him up for success at VCU and beyond. (Photo by Isaiah Mamo, University Marketing)

As part of the Pell Grant’s 50th anniversary, a VCU grad is sharing his story with federal policymakers

June 22, 2022

Anir Ahant, who graduated in May, will co-moderate a reception hosted by national higher education organizations and will speak at a congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol.

Sarah Gordon teaches about microplastics in rivers to VCU students participating in Footprints on the James, a five-week experiential course to learn about the biodiversity and history of the James River. (Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing)

Traversing the James River to learn about its biodiversity and history

June 8, 2022

Students participating in VCU’s experiential Footprints on the James course are also helping professors from across the U.S. test new river-based field lessons.

Naomi Ghahrai visited Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung. It is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. (Courtesy Naomi Ghahrai)

Naomi Ghahrai embraces new study abroad opportunity in Taiwan

June 6, 2022

VCU grad is conducting research, taking a class and teaching young students as part of the program.

MiJin Cho is a junior in the VCU Honors College studying psychology and English in the College of Humanities and Sciences. (Courtesy of MiJin Cho)

VCU student selected for prestigious STEM scholarship

June 2, 2022

As a Goldwater scholar, MiJin Cho will conduct research in translational neuroscience and endocrinology focusing on stress and trauma.

Stephanie Villanueva-Villar, the first member of her family to graduate from college, created her own nonprofit organization at age 17 called Your Girl for Good, which connects young women of color in the Washington area with successful female mentors in STEM, arts and political sectors. (Courtesy Stephanie Villanueva-Villar)

New graduate takes leadership roles advocating for women and social justice

May 23, 2022

Stephanie Villanueva-Villar said she will always advocate to ensure that girls and women of color have a seat at the table ‘no matter what career position or job title I may have in the future.’

Samia Saleem, a psychology major, will be the student speaker on Saturday at VCU's spring commencement. (Photo by Kevin Morley, University Marketing.)

Class of 2022: Samia Saleem selected as VCU’s student speaker for commencement

May 9, 2022

Saleem plans to celebrate her classmates’ resilience and remind them that each new day is “an opportunity to try again.”

Trevohn Robinson, a graduating senior majoring in chemistry and minoring in mathematics in the College of Humanities and Sciences, will enter the Ph.D. program in Analytical Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, this fall. (Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing)

Class of 2022: Commuting hundreds of miles per week, Trevohn Robinson has the drive to succeed in chemistry

May 6, 2022

Graduating senior Robinson credits his mentors at VCU, his parents and his Honda Civic as he prepares for a doctoral degree and career as a chemist.

Students from Chris Gough and Stephen Fong's class show off the finished product of one of their projects with the Science Museum of Virginia, a spiral garden with sun-loving plants at the top and shade-loving plants at the bottom. Their design can be seen on the ProtoPath, a pedestrian path connecting Leigh Street to Terminal Place along the west side of the Science Museum. (Courtesy of Chris Gough)

Building a sustainable urban park – from the ground up

May 6, 2022

How a class of VCU students’ research – on soil to vegetation and everything in between – is laying the groundwork for the Science Museum of Virginia to develop the sustainable green space of the future

Josephine Gresko, Lance Mendoza, Gruhi Patel, and Kush Savsani teamed to win a national title. (Tom Kojcsich, University Marketing)

Students triumph at prestigious interprofessional case competition

April 28, 2022

CLARION Case Competition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.