RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A involving The Ealey Project founder Jim Vigeant: * * * VCU community connected: Reacquiring the soul of Jackson Ward A trove of 230,000 documents spurs The Ealey Project, with VCU helping amplify the work of a civil rights leader and the story of a historic Black neighborhood. Across the Richmond region, VCU partners with local organizations, neighborhood leaders and dedicated residents to support community goals. Through the local voices closest to thi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 15 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * University of Richmond Receives $150K Jeffress Trust Award to Study Local Flooding with Community Partners * The University of Richmond is partnering with local environmental justice nonprofit Southside ReLeaf on a community-led study of flooding on the Southside of Richmond. This project has received $150,000 in support from the Jeffress Trust. The Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Research Advancing Health Equity supports collaborative rese more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Briana B. Morrison, professor of computer science at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, has submitted a public comment letter raising opposition to the Office of Management and Budget's proposed revisions to federal financial assistance regulations. The proposed rule aims to transform long-standing government-wide guidance for research grants into binding regulations, potentially altering the compliance environment for all federally funded research institutions. The letter highlights worries that smaller, rural more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * AAMC Announces 2026-27 Board of Directors The AAMC has announced its 2026-27 Board of Directors. The incoming board's term begins Nov. 10, 2026, and will end at the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting in November 2027. Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, FACS, dean of the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health and the vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW-Madison, has been elected  more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, July 15 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * VFIC Launches Presidential Scholars Program to Cultivate the Next Generation of Values-Based Leaders * Richmond, VA. (July 14, 2026 ) The Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) announces the launch of the VFIC Presidential Scholars Program, a new statewide initiative designed to develop the next generation of values-based leaders across Virginia's independent colleges and universities. In its inaugural year, the program recognizes one exceptional  more PR