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VCU News Newsletter for 2026-01-17 ( 4 items )  
Class of 2025: Kiersten Fultz found her focus in forensic science (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Kiersten Fultz found her focus in forensic science * By Haley Tenore Kiersten Fultz navigated a fairly common path for a college student - transferring from a smaller school, switching majors and building confidence for the future. But her destination, both at Virginia Commonwealth University and beyond, is a bit more uncommon. Fultz, who initially envisioned herself as a pharmac more PR

Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * January 15, 2026 Contact: press@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Natural Resources Commission; Michigan Civil Rights Commission; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention (Children Trust Michigan) Board of Directors; Michigan Board of  more PR

No short cuts - but a bit of sugar - in the quest to fight cancer relapse (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * No short cuts - but a bit of sugar - in the quest to fight cancer relapse * By Jeff Kelley Medical researchers typically play the long game, spending years (and years and years) exploring an idea that could move beyond the laboratory to improve human life. At Virginia Commonwealth University, Umesh Desai knows the playing field well. For more than three decades, Desai, Ph.D., a professor and ch more PR

Virginia Tech: Road Map Charts New Course for State Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Road map charts new course for state Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission By Diane Deffenbaugh Across Southern and Southwest Virginia, communities that once relied on tobacco continue to chart new paths for growth. A new road map -- developed with the Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement -- lays out how the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission can continue supporting those more PR