School of Public Health

Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., is named to VCU’s 2026 list of National/International Recognition Award honorees.

Dean Monica Swahn, Ph.D., has been appointed to the Charles W. and Evelyn F. Thomas Professorship in Epidemiology. Jessica LaRose, Ph.D., was awarded the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Foundation Chair in Cancer Prevention and Control.

The VCU School of Public Health is pleased to announce Robert Perera, Ph.D, will serve as the chair of the Department of Biostatistics.

Updated data tool from the VCU Center on Society and Health and the Virginia Department of Health underscores the lifesaving impact of accessible opioid care, while highlighting critical priorities to close regional and racial equity gaps.

A new public health microcential program offers an accessible, flexible way for students and professionals to understand how public health systems work, evaluate evidence, and apply public health approaches to real-world challenges.

The VCU School of Public Health is pleased to announce the publication of the FY 2026 Annual Report.

Established research leader will guide the School’s growing research enterprise, strengthen support for investigators and expand collaboration across VCU and Virginia.

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public Health has established the Office of Medicaid Evaluation to more formally provide analysis and guidance on state and federal Medicaid programs.

VCU Center on Society and Health and Virginia Department of Health refresh opioid cost website with locality-based map of the epidemic’s impact.

Marcie Wright, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named interim associate dean for research at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Public Health, where she will provide strategic leadership to advance the School’s growing research enterprise.