RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * How has public opinion influenced marijuana policy? VCU author Christina Mancini traces the drug's path toward recreational use The Wilder School professor's new book, 'We'ed (for) the People,' covers more than a century of cannabis criminalization and legalization. By Madeline Reinsel When Christina Mancini was a child, her grandmother warned her to stay away from "dope." In school, she was taught to avoid drugs through D.A.R.E., as the Drug  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * How VCU's pioneering homeland security and emergency preparedness program is evolving with changing times - and new threats More than two decades after its founding, the program that helped define an academic field is reshaping its curriculum around a profession whose boundaries have largely disappeared. By Julia Carey Twenty-five years ago, the Sept. 11 attacks transformed the nation's understanding of security and preparedness. In the years  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU homeland security experts offer insight into the post-9/11 security landscape Wilder School faculty Curtis Brown, David Webber and Christopher Whyte look back at the past 25 years of public security. By Sian Wilkerson Twenty-five years ago, the Sept. 11 attacks ushered in a new era of American life and fundamentally altered the nation's concept of safety. In the years since, "counterterrorism has become an enduring feature of American gov more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * How will redistricting impact the midterm elections? VCU political science professor and redistricting expert Alex Keena says the Nov. 3 elections will be a test case for the effectiveness of gerrymandering - and explains why the practice is a riskier strategy than it appears. By Brian McNeill Ahead of the 2026 midterm congressional elections, more than a dozen states have sought to redraw House districts in hopes of maximizing the number of s more PR