RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Oct. 9, 2026 Sheryl Oring, VCU's inaugural chair of fine arts, has spent two decades capturing Americans' hopes and fears Oring, whose long-running 'I Wish to Say' project has included thousands of participants, says she is excited to be in a place where artists have the confidence to take risks and engage the world around them. By Kim Catley Artist Sheryl Oring can often be found seated behind a desk, dressed in the style of a 1960s secretary more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Oct. 9, 2026 Pneumonic plague concern: Here's what we know, and don't know, about a suspicious death and Russian secrecy VCU political scientist and global health expert Judyth Twigg explains the mystery and the history tied to a lab worker's death in Siberia. By Sian Wilkerson The recent death of a pathogen researcher working in Siberia has raised concerns worldwide about suspected pneumonic plague. Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory  more PR