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KJ Hertz of the March of Dimes; Adam Atherly, Ph.D., of the College of Health Professions; Derek Chapman, Ph.D., of the School of Public Health; Katherine Koohmaraie with the office of Rep. Rob Wittman; Alyssa Button Ph.D., of the School of Medicine; Molly Bristol, Ph.D., of the School of Dentistry; Mary Peace McRae, PharmD, Ph.D., of the School of Pharmacy; and Lathika Mohanraj, Ph.D., of the School of Nursing, during an event last month in support of NIH research funding. (Contributed image)

VCU team heads to Congress for Rally for Medical Research

Oct. 16, 2025

Researchers from six VCU schools and colleges joined a national call for NIH funding.

Drug Take Back Day, which will be held on Oct. 25, is a collaboration between students in the VCU School of Pharmacy and VCU Police. (File photo)

RVA community invited to Drug Take Back Day event on Saturday, Oct. 25

Oct. 16, 2025

Led by VCU School of Pharmacy students and VCU Police, the program highlights proper disposal of medications as well as drug education and safety.

Ph.D. candidate Rasajna Madhusudhana wins VCU Three-Minute Thesis competition

Oct. 15, 2025

The Medicinal Chemistry student, advised by Yana Cen, Ph.D., will represent VCU in the regional round at the Council of Southern Graduate Schools Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in February.

Drs. Cen and Hylton Gravatt named VCU faculty awardees for research and teaching excellence

Sept. 11, 2025

These awardees, who raise the number of such honorees at VCU SoP to five in the last three years, will be recognized at the university's Faculty Recognition Gala in October.

VCU announces recipients of 2025 faculty awards for scholarship, teaching excellence

Sept. 10, 2025

Interim Provost Beverly J. Warren today announced 30 winners of VCU’s National/International Recognition Awards and 25 winners of the Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Awards.

VCU researcher’s opioid use disorder project earns NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

Sept. 5, 2025

Medicinal chemist Piyusha Pagare’s new project will focus on counteracting the lethal effect of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Dr. Krista Donohoe earns Distinguished Teaching Award at VCU’s 43rd Annual Faculty Convocation

Sept. 5, 2025

Dr. Donohoe, who began her career as an eighth-grade teacher, encourages Convocation audience to consider – and thank – a teacher who made a difference for them.

Haleon R&D leader at Convocation: Innovation is ‘figuring out how to open doors for those who will make a difference’

Aug. 22, 2025

Keynote speaker Anna Prilutsky addressed faculty, staff and new students to share how she got her start in her career as an innovator before the community celebrated seven faculty and staff honorees and five faculty promotions.

Small molecule could alleviate acetaminophen-induced liver injury, Medicinal Chemistry student's research reveals

Aug. 21, 2025

Jannatun Nayem Namme, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at VCU School of Pharmacy, is presenting her team's results at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) this week.

At Faculty Convocation, President Michael Rao, Ph.D., said VCU faculty’s embrace of interdisciplinary inquiry and cross-departmental solutions creates an environment that supports their work as researchers, practitioners – and especially as educators. (Jonathan Mehring, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

43rd annual Faculty Convocation celebrates seven VCU educators and researchers

Aug. 21, 2025

Honorees represent the School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, College of Humanities and Sciences, and University College.