Celebrating National Public Health Week: It Starts Here at VCU!
The VCU Public Health Student Association celebrates collaboration, mentorship and shaping the future of public health.
Biostatistics professor named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
22 VCU health sciences schools and departments rank in top 50 for NIH research funding
VCU's School of Public Health debuts at 34th in the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research’s 2024 rankings
AI in public health: VCU researchers unveil promising interventions for cancer and substance use prevention
Sunny Jung Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences at VCU’s School of Public Health, led a group of researchers in a systematic review of recent studies that assessed the impact of AI-powered interactive technologies in cancer prevention and control of substance use.
Vimbai Dihwa recognized for excellence with Black History in the Making award
Vimbai Dihwa, a Ph.D. student in health policy, received the Black History in the Making award from VCU’s Department of African American Studies.
VCU welcomes scholars from Kazakhstan for hands-on clinical learning
Two clinical scholars from Kazakhstan began their 10-month stay in Richmond as part of the Bolashak International Scholarship Program.
VCU secures $9 million grant to establish Cancer Control Engagement Research Center in Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has been awarded a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to establish a pioneering Cancer Control Engagement Research Center.
Mapping sleep architecture: how a Markov model reveals sleep state transitions
Ph.D. candidate Jonathon Jacobs led a study to test an updated sleep state model on aging adults to improve health and address sleep issues.
Leading change in public health: SOPH alum honored for global research
Jordyn Wallenborn, Ph.D., M.P.H., didn’t enter public health seeking awards. So it was a surprise and a tremendous honor when she was named to VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 list this fall. “Working in public health, you don’t do it for the recognition. But it’s nice to know the work has meaning,” Wallenborn said. She […]
VCU receives $6M for HERO Study to enhance mTBI recovery in service members
The Department of Defense will fund The HERO Study: HRV Biofeedback for Enhancing Autonomic Resilience and mTBI (Concussion) Outcomes A new four-year study co-led by James Burch, Ph.D., a professor in VCU’s School of Public Health, and William Walker, M.D., a professor in VCU’s School of Medicine, will explore a treatment called Heart Rate Variability […]
