Wellness program brings health and social connection to seniors
By Paul BrockwellMCV Foundation Social isolation can be dangerous. In 2020, isolation became the experience of people across the country as states issued stay-at-home orders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The loss of social activity can be detrimental to health and reduce access to care when people may not have the means to participate […]
At VCU, pharmacy students take lead role in COVID-19 vaccination
By Greg Weatherford VCU School of Pharmacy One by one they filed down a narrow corridor into a small side room in the VCU Health hospital and took a seat beside one of an array of industrial tables. On each table lay a tray lined with pre-loaded syringes. “Can you roll up your sleeve?” asked Meghan […]
Once a coronavirus vaccine exists, a VCU researcher’s mailable patch could deliver it to millions
Greg WeatherfordVCU School of Pharmacy Someday, hundreds of millions of vaccinations against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could show up in people’s mailboxes and be applied as simply as slapping on a Band-Aid. That’s the vision of Guizhi “Julian” Zhu, Ph.D., at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. Zhu, an assistant professor in the school’s Department of […]
Stall Street Journal online
The Stall Street Journal is a series of posters about health and wellness created and distributed by VCU’s wellness center, The Well. During our current period of social distancing, we will upload PDFs of the journal to this page.
COVID-19 updates for the School of Pharmacy
This page has general information and links organized by category — Students, Faculty and Staff. New information will be added to the top of each category. Out of date information may be deleted to avoid possible confusion. The safety and health of all our School of Pharmacy colleagues and students is our top priority. If […]
COVID-19 information for staff
Telework policy Non-designated employees who feel they have a compelling reason to work on-campus should discuss their designation with their managers. A procedure for approving/disapproving and documenting such work is below. Personnel with clinical responsibilities should fulfill those responsibilities as needed by their clinical locations. All staff are expected to work normal work hours. Faculty […]
COVID-19 information for students
Updated July 22, 2020, at 5:05 p.m. Pharm.D. and graduate students can find the latest information for them here. Information just added will begin with the word NEW. A section focused on graduate-student topics can be found below under the heading Graduate Students. General information for all School of Pharmacy and links to information for […]
COVID-19 information for faculty
Telework policy All School of Pharmacy employees are classified as “non-designated” employees. Therefore, effective March 23, 2020, all SoP employees are not to work in campus facilities unless specific arrangements are made. Details are below. Only staff or faculty specifically designated as needing to be on site will be permitted to work in campus offices. […]