RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU School of Nursing to offer fast-track master's degree in fall 2026 Amid the national nursing shortage, the 20-month program provides an educational path for career changers and others with non-nursing backgrounds. By Joe Schilling, School of Nursing Addressing the growing demand for skilled nursing professionals, Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Nursing will introduce a fast-tr more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2026: Pablo Lopez-Bustamante spreads seeds of knowledge Earning his Ph.D., the tropical ecologist has worked with Catherine Hulshof's Biodiversity Research Lab to enhance tree and forest data from the Americas and the Caribbean. By Amelia Heymann Pablo Lopez-Bustamante's journey from his native Colombia to Virginia Commonwealth University started with a social media post. After workin more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Derek Sant'Angelo named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science This highly selective honor is in recognition of the VCU professor's career-long contributions to the field of T cell immunology. By Olivia Trani Derek Sant'Angelo, Ph.D., chair of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been named a fellow o more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Latino Virginia oral history project to get wider audience VCU weekend symposium will offer a preview ahead of a broader launch in the fall. * An expansive oral history project that captures the life experiences of Latinos in Virginia will be previewed this weekend at a Virginia Commonwealth University symposium, with a public unveiling planned for this fall. Latinos make up 10.5% of the state more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * M.D. Class of 2026 celebrates Match Day With an overall match rate of 99%, VCU School of Medicine's graduating medical students will continue their journeys at residency programs in Virginia and across the U.S. By Laura Ingles and Grace McOmber On Friday, March 20, the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine's M.D. Class of 2026 gathered at the Science Museum of Virginia to reveal t more PR