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Class of 2025: Esha Sharma finds harmony through humanities and hard science

April 23, 2025

Esha Sharma has found much of her undergraduate learning outside the classroom. On Virginia Commonwealth University’s academic and medical campuses, she has participated in more than a half-dozen research projects – with topics as varied as blood-flow-related injuries, the bone structure of primates and using zebrafish to study leukemia.

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45 Honors College students present research and creative scholarship at prestigious showcase

April 17, 2025

On subjects ranging from telemedicine to fashion and handwriting to domestic violence, 45 students from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Honors College presented their research and creative scholarship last week in Pittsburgh at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.

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Honors College students show off research and creative scholarship – and 36 are heading to the national stage

Feb. 26, 2025

Health care inequities in rural and urban communities. Female representation in mass media. Artificial intelligence in medical engineering. Remote work and its effects on employee well-being.

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Honors College junior Alexandria Davis channels her foster care background into a drive for achievement – and support for others

Feb. 25, 2025

Alexandria Davis’ path to Virginia Commonwealth University was far from linear. Growing up in the foster care system on the other side of the country, she bounced around, navigating multiple moves as well as personal and financial challenges.

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Class of 2024: Nearby and far away, Kathleen Russo expands her horizons and commitment

Dec. 2, 2024

Kathleen Russo blended her interests in medicine, language, research and travel to broaden her worldview at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ashna Deshpande standing next to her research poster at a conference

The opportunity to present research at the national and state level helped this Honors student further her research, interest in medicine

Nov. 6, 2024

Ashna Deshpande , a senior in the Honors College double majoring in psychology and biology in the College of Humanities and Sciences, was able to present her research project at both the national and state level. 

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An internship abroad provided invaluable experiential learning experience for this Honors student

Sept. 13, 2024

Arya Kalathil , a senior in the Honors College double majoring in psychology and sociology in the College of Humanities and Sciences, spent this past summer abroad in Dublin, Ireland.

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VCU Honors College named Top 50 Honors College; sets enrollment record for first-year students

Aug. 29, 2024

The Virginia Commonwealth University Honors College was named a Top 50 Honors College in the United States by College Transitions, a higher-education admission counseling company. 

Tobi Ojo in Italy during the Honors study abroad trip

A recent study abroad experience proved transformative for this Honors student

Aug. 22, 2024

Tobi Ojo, a junior in the Honors College majoring in Health Services and Sociology, was able to take part in an Honors study abroad trip over this past summer. Read about Tobi's experience and how this opportunity was an impactful experience.

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Honors student Aleah Nguyen embraces the chance ‘to write my own story’ in pediatric cancer research

Aug. 13, 2024

As an aspiring physician, Aleah Nguyen wants to heal – and as a student researcher, she wants to reveal.

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