Virginia secretary of education visits with VCU veterans
Chip Lauterbach, Contributing Writer The Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni spoke to a group of VCU military veterans at Cabell Library Sept. 21. The event — organized by Military Student Services Director Stephen Ross — focused on what veterans go through when transitioning from their time in the armed forces back to civilian life. “This […]
VCU’s Center for the Study of Tobacco Products receives nearly $20 million grant
Logan Reardon, Staff Writer The Center for the Study of Tobacco Products at VCU received a nearly $20 million grant for a five-year project focused on predicting the outcomes of government regulations on tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes. The grant was awarded by the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration Center for […]
Henrico to provide EMS training for patients with heart failure devices Saturday
Naomi Ghahrai, Contributing Writer The Henrico County Division of Fire, in partnership with the Weil Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Research at VCU, will host an emergency medical services event on managing left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and total artificial heart (TAH) patients Sept. 29. LVADs and TAHs are mechanical circulatory support devices used as […]
Expansion plan accepting student feedback, beginning construction on new facilities
Nia Tariq, News Editor The most recent draft of the VCU master plan will be presented to students on Sept. 17 and 18 for feedback. The plan, called ONE VCU, is guided by VCU’s Quest 2025: Together We Transform strategic plan and VCU Health’s Vision by Design strategic plan, according to Director of Communications for VCU […]
Virginia law does away with university directories for student privacy
Nia Tariq, News Editor The VCU directory, also known as the “phonebook” is no longer active — hence, gone are the days of typing the beginning of a colleague’s VCU email address into Gmail and the result conveniently popping up. Approved April 9 and effective July 1, a law passed by the General Assembly restricts universities […]