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Kelechi C. Ogbanna, Pharm.D., was named dean of the VCU School of Pharmacy in December 2022. Prior to that, he had served as interim dean of the school and as associate dean of admissions and student services. (Jay Paul)

Kelechi C. Ogbonna on health, medicine and becoming the first African American dean of the VCU School of Pharmacy

Feb. 23, 2023

Ogbonna, who was named dean in December and joined the faculty in 2012, said “health care is at a pivotal juncture.” He said his efforts as dean will include “a hyperfocus” on student success.

Nibir Dhar, Ph.D., director of the Virginia Microelectronics Center in the VCU College of Engineering, leads a tour for National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Rob Wittman on Monday. Photo by Kevin Morley, VCU Marketing.

NSF director visits VCU and calls it one of the U.S. universities that ‘matter for the future’

Feb. 7, 2023

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Rob Wittman spent Monday at VCU seeing how VCU is advancing science and innovation and helping to expand diversity in STEM.