For many rising sophomores in college, summer meant getting to put your feet into the ocean. For Melody Ngo, it meant, as she said, “getting to dip your toes into the field of research.”
A Virginia Commonwealth University Honors College alum has been selected for the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a prestigious national initiative that helps graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines.
Elizabeth Bambacus (Honors, '07), Ph.D., leads You First at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she helps first-generation students, faculty and staff navigate higher education.
Richmond artist and gallery owner Ed Trask told the Virginia Commonwealth University Honors College class of 2026 that fear is a given, but it should not get in their way as they pursue their next chapters after graduation.
Harrish Ganesh often thinks about the lesson his mom instilled in him as a kid. At the time, it was somewhat lost on him, but as he grew older, his mother’s wisdom served as his North Star.
Virginia Commonwealth University, for the first time in its history, hosted the largest and most prestigious undergraduate research conference in the country this week.
A Virginia Commonwealth University junior has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious national honor for undergraduate STEM students who plan to pursue research careers.
PECS is flexing its muscle at Virginia Commonwealth University: In the past year, the student-led nonprofit has expanded its support of potential college applicants in Richmond-area schools.
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