Undergraduate Student News

Political science major Brianna Cobbs spent the fall semester traveling back-and-forth from Washington, D.C., for a communications internship with CNN. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU student Brianna Cobbs gets semester-long crash course in political reporting

Feb. 5, 2025

During CNN internship, the second-year political science major contributed to the newsroom and even helped out on Election Day.

Fourth-year biology major and track and field star Guðru´n Hallgrímsdóttir is hoping to step onto the Olympic stage. (VCU Athletics)

VCU track and field All-American has come a great distance – and throws one, too

Jan. 28, 2025

Hammer in hand, Iceland native Guðru´n Hallgrímsdóttir competes on the world stage and is setting her sights on the Olympics.

Lauren Moncayo, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is balancing her scientific education and passion for modeling (Photo by Arda Athman, School of Medicine)

From the lab to the runway: Ph.D. candidate finds confidence through research

Jan. 24, 2025

Graduate student Lauren Moncayo said pursuing a doctorate has made her reevaluate other goals she considered ‘out of reach,’ like becoming a model.

VCU student Danielle Beale, a certified peer recovery specialist, has worked to bring VCU Rams in Recovery services, such as the free naloxone bike, to area community colleges. (Kevin Morley, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

From a perspective of experience, VCU student Danielle Beale links Rams in Recovery to local community colleges

Jan. 21, 2025

The transfer student who 'messed up a lot' earlier in life is helping extend the program’s benefits.

Biology student Naeem Ahmad hopes to pursue a career in the medical field after graduation. (Contributed photo)

Through science, medicine and empathy, junior Naeem Ahmad hopes to serve across borders

Jan. 8, 2025

Influenced by a pre-college experience and VCU’s Diversity P.A.T.H.S. office, the biology major is nurturing his commitment to health care and humanitarianism.

VCU students pursuing a new academic minor explored how the media cover AI – and how they often are framed together. (Getty Images)

As part of a new minor in practical AI, students explore its intersection with mass media

Jan. 7, 2025

Robertson School professor Joshua J. Smith’s class is developing a dataset that examines coverage of the technologies’ benefits, drawbacks – and the communications industry itself.

Sydney Griffin hopes to make community the center of her professional career as a psychology researcher. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2024: For Sydney Griffin, a passion for psychology is personal

Dec. 17, 2024

Inspired by her brother, she found new direction when returning to college.

Chemistry major Ashlee Blankenship has charted her own path at VCU, serving on the board of the university’s American Chemical Society student affiliate organization. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Class of 2024: After initial misgivings, Ashlee Blankenship found VCU offered a perfect formula for success

Dec. 9, 2024

The chemistry major has promoted science and, inspired by an internship overseas, hopes to promote women’s health as a physician assistant.

A new album produced by a VCU class seeks to “capture Richmond’s mantra.” (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

On the fast tracks: Media entrepreneurship class produces an album with Ram rhythm

Dec. 5, 2024

Robert Milazzo’s students curate and release ‘Mantra, Vol. 1’ as their semester project.

The Mellon Pathways Program provides students with a solid foundation from which they can successfully study the arts and humanities at VCU. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Mellon Pathways Program supports and guides Brightpoint, Reynolds students transferring to VCU

Dec. 4, 2024

From intensive advising to on-campus meals, the partnership creates a welcoming pipeline from the community colleges to VCU’s opportunities for research, internships and more.