Headlines
- VCU, ChamberRVA secure grant to address internship shortages in region
- Students get REAL: Six students share their hands-on learning experiences at VCU and what they got out of them (VCU News)
- Ten faculty and staff earn inaugural VCU REAL Outstanding Mentor Awards
- Ice age mammals, beating cancer, and other topics to check out at TEDxVCU this year
- What’s the science behind the best cup of joe? Ask a chemical engineer: REAL Challenge Grant recipient Thomas Roper introduces first-year students to chemical engineering through coffee
- College to Career: VCU to launch pilot program to expand student internship opportunities: A partnership between REAL, Career Services and the Department of Psychology will expand high-quality internship opportunities for students, add career readiness into the curriculum, and increase the number of courses that have an internship component
- Students’ plan for at-home COVID-19 testing kit recognized by Clinton Foundation: Biology, School of Nursing students team up with da Vinci Center on a health care sprint to develop an at-home coronavirus testing kit.
- VCU named one of America's best colleges for student voting: Thanks in no small part to the work done by the VCU Votes initiative
- New software tool takes learning curve out of finding hands-on opportunities: Read about the Student Opportunity Center software and how its helping students find REAL activities
- Student researcher lands prestigious NIH scholarship: Anirban Mahanty, part of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry’s Work Study Research Assistant Program, earns a highly-competitive scholarship
- REAL-world experience: VCU Alumni magazine takes a deep dive into what REAL means to the university