VCU’s first team in federal Solar Decathlon Design Challenge will compete in final round this week

VCU News, April 17, 2024

Twelve students in the arts, engineering and urban studies have designed an energy-efficient home with affordability and equity in mind. Read more.

VCU's Free Store opens for the first time in three years

VCU InSight, October 26, 2023

The VCU Free Store is offering items at no cost for VCU students after being closed for three years. InSight reporter Jason Tejeda-Molina is taking a look at what the VCU community can expect. Watch the coverage here.

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VCU Free Store back open for business

RIC Today, October 23, 2023

The VCU Free Store, a project designed to help students and reduce waste, will reopen on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Read more.

Shelves filled with items at the VCU Free Store

VCU Free Store reopens in new space with no-cost goods and a 'thrift store vibe'

VCU News, October 20, 2023

Blenders and bowls and wall art, oh my! These are just a few of the things Virginia Commonwealth University students can get for no cost at the Free Store, which opens in a new space on Oct. 25.

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What's new at VCU for 2023-24

VCU News, September 7, 2023

New places, new faces, new resources – even a new school – have joined the campus as the school year begins. Check out what's new at VCU, including the relocation and re-opening of the VCU Free Store and VCU Ram Pantry.

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Mural by VCUarts student reveals the invisible danger of heat island effect

VCU News, August 25, 2023

With a VCU parking deck as her canvas, Sirena Pearl mixes art and science, creativity and technology, in a project supported by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

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VCU faculty share insight at climate roundtable with Rep. Jennifer McClellan and NASA Deputy Administrator Pamela Melroy

VCU News, August 1, 2023

Researchers Stephen Fong, Ph.D., and Damian Pitt, Ph.D., discuss how extreme weather threatens public health in Virginia and across the country, as well as strategies for mitigating climate change.

From surf, turn and sky, NASA and VCU's Rice Rivers Center deliver an immersive summer experience for undergraduates

VCU News, June 29, 2023

This summer, NASA brought its Student Airborne Research Program to the East Coast for the first time with the help of Virginia Commonwealth University faculty and the team at VCU’s Rice Rivers Center. SARP-East, which began in June and runs through July, engages undergraduate students from colleges nationwide in a real-world NASA research campaign on the ground, in the sky and in the water.

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VCU, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service partner to restore migratory fish in Virginia rivers

VCU News, May 18, 2023

The VCU Rice Rivers Center will receive a $300,000 federal award in support of a new partnership to advance conservation of the iconic and culturally significant migratory American shad and river herring fish species in Virginia rivers.

A Growing Connection

Richmond Magazine, May 14, 2023

John Jones and Sara Barton know big things can come from small spaces. That’s why Jones, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor, and Barton, a VCU staff member, joined forces this semester to lead ENVS 291 - Foundations of Urban Food Production, a class that offers course credits for tending a city garden, greenhouse flats and a hydroponic system. Once harvested, healthy greens from these plots are delivered to VCU’s Ram Pantry, where they are available for students experiencing food insecurity.

Students, Office of Sustainability celebrate Earth Day

VCU News, April 26, 2022

The Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Sustainability celebrated Earth Day with a series of events throughout last week, culminating with an Earth Day Bazaar on Friday that drew an enthusiastic crowd to visit with an array of ecological groups and student vendors along the University Student Commons Plaza.

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