“When folks drive down Hermitage Road come March and April… they’ll see some fences up and they’ll see some signs up for what’s coming,” McLaughlin said. “They’ll see a whole bunch of big machines moving buildings and dirt.”
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Sponsored Content: Surgeons at VCU Health launch robotic living liver surgery
Innovative surgical procedure expected to expand pool of eligible living donors. Surgeons at VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center are using an innovative, less-invasive robotic liver procurement procedure to expand the pool of eligible living liver donors. As the number of people registered and waiting for a liver nears 11,000, this represents a critical breakthrough in matching… Read more »
Sponsored Content: National recognition for VCU’s local impact
By David Oglethorpe Virginia Commonwealth University is the winner of the 11th annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity Talent award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The award recognizes exemplary initiatives in education and workforce development. Announced during the association’s annual meeting today, VCU’s submission was lauded by the APLU for its “particularly innovative… Read more »
Sponsored Content: Research powers VCU’s top 50 rise
By Mike Porter Building on last year’s entrance into the top 50, Virginia Commonwealth University is now the 47th-ranked public research university in the United States. Reported by the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development fiscal year 2022 survey, VCU’s $406.9 million in research expenditures represents a 12% increase on the previous year’s efforts… Read more »
Sponsored Content: VCU Health workforce programs help young adults with employment
In a typical day, Angel Glenn, a 22-year-old certified medical assistant in the VCU Health neurology department, makes sure patients get their medication refills and forms sent to the correct doctor. Her duties also include checking over patients’ referrals – ensuring they are processed correctly – and scheduling medical visits. Glenn always knew she would… Read more »
Sponsored Content: Celebrating VCU’s “best year ever”
As we wrap up the semester, I’m excited to share good news. Recently Virginia Commonwealth University announced that we have risen to 47 in the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s rankings of public research universities. We’ve exceeded our goal to be in the top 50! This NSF ranking is a testament to VCU’s commitment to research… Read more »
Sponsored Content: VCU leads Virginia in supporting military families. But the cost is rising unsustainably
By Brian McNeill Marisa Colon attends Virginia Commonwealth University through the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, which covers the cost of tuition and fees for spouses and children of military service members who were killed, missing in action, taken prisoner, or 90% or more disabled as a result of their military service. For her, Colon… Read more »
2023: The year that revealed VCU Health’s bad real estate deal
The events that led up to it were years in the making, but it was over the course of this year that the controversial and costly downtown development deal was revealed and unraveled.
Report finds ‘compelling case for change’ to VCU Health governance in wake of failed development
The report from a healthcare consulting firm notes “a widely perceived lack of transparency and coordination between” the VCU and VCU Health boards,” with the aborted project “the most commonly cited example.”
JLARC OKs VCU Health review in light of failed downtown project
The state-led study into the health system’s governance structure comes as a request to examine its $73 million project exit payment has been forwarded to the U.S. Department of Justice.