Office of the Provost

Four VCU students and recent alums earned 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, receiving multi‑year funding to advance STEM research. Their selection highlights VCU’s growing national research prominence and strong institutional support for student scholarship.

Behind the scenes, IRDS supplies the data that helps inform VCU’s biggest decisions, initiatives  Institutional Research and Decision Support at Virginia Commonwealth University, under the Office of the Provost, occupies a unique position in the VCU universe. IRDS’s Vice Provost, Michael D. Bourgeois, Ph.D., answered some questions about how IRDS helps inform critical decisions on […]

VCU researcher Baobao Song advances corporate social responsibility through public‑relations scholarship, driven by personal experience with harmful products. She publishes widely, earns national recognition, and explores how fandoms, including BTS fans, mobilize around advocacy causes, while encouraging curiosity-driven learning in students.

For the first time, Virginia Commonwealth University will host the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research this month, the nation’s largest conference spotlighting excellence in undergraduate research. More than 4,000 students nationwide will present projects at the flagship event.