RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 Anti-transgender legislation causes psychological distress even in states with trans-friendly laws, according to VCU research Transgender study participants viewed the more than 2,000 laws proposed in the U.S. since 2020 'as an existential threat' to their lives and the lives of other transgender people By Madeline Reinsel Legislation that impacts or discriminates against transgender and gender-diverse individuals can cause mor more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 VCU ranks among top 16% in 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities The rankings, published annually by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, reflect VCU's global prominence. By Brian McNeill Virginia Commonwealth University was recently ranked among the top 16% of universities evaluated for the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, which assesses 2,500 institutions worldwide based on research and academic performance indicato more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 VCU researchers join national call for NIH funding The annual Rally for Medical Research urges Congress to support biomedical innovation and the STEM workforce. By Brian McNeill Four Virginia Commonwealth University researchers traveled to Washington on Sept. 17 to join patients, families and advocates from across the nation at the 14th annual Rally for Medical Research, urging Congress to prioritize and increase funding for th more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 18, 2026 What to know about Anthropic's new watermarking on AI text Text and files generated by Anthropic's Claude now will bear a watermark. In an interview, VCU cybersecurity expert Hong-Sheng Zhou, Ph.D., explains what this means and why it's happening. By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering Anthropic, the company behind the large language model Claude, is rolling out a new method of watermarking AI-generated text. The process i more PR