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pia cruz poses in front of the egyptian building on the v.c.u. m.c.v. campus

Class of 2023: With her second degree from VCU, Pia Cruz charts a new course

Dec. 9, 2023

Pandemic inspired School of Business alum to shift to hands-on patient care through the accelerated nursing program.

Daniella Medina

Conway scholarship puts nursing student’s dream within reach

Nov. 16, 2023

Daniella Medina is one of more than 500 students at the VCU School of Nursing who have benefited from Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarships since 2019.

pam parsons

Pam Parsons, ‘a relentless champion’ for community health, dies at 67

Nov. 13, 2023

Parsons, a professor in the VCU School of Nursing, was a nationally recognized expert on models of care for chronically ill older adults and medically vulnerable populations and was the founder of the VCU Mobile Health and Wellness Program.

jean giddens

Jean Giddens reflects on a decade as dean of the VCU School of Nursing and considers the future of nursing education

Oct. 4, 2023

Giddens discusses the experiences that have shaped her approach to leadership and what she sees as the school’s biggest opportunities and challenges ahead.

community health providers have a discussion and record their recommendations during the workshop

VCU nursing school hosts workshop to address community mental health access

Sept. 21, 2023

The half-day event promoted interagency collaboration to improve mental health services for Virginians.

Jasmin Blanco Vargas, class of 2024

The achievable dream

Sept. 13, 2023

Jasmin Blanco Vargas is one of more than 500 students at the VCU School of Nursing who have benefited from Joanne and William Conway Nursing Scholarships since 2019.

valerie hunt

Nursing Alumna’s Mentor Inspires Charitable Gift Annuity

Feb. 17, 2023

Valerie Hunt, Ph.D., RN, was inspired by a college professor to attend VCU School of Nursing for her masters and today, she and her husband are giving back to the school she credits as having prepared her for her nursing career of 50 years.

A nurse researcher draws blood from a study participant

Having a hand in science: Families join VCU project to study long COVID in children

Aug. 9, 2023

More than 200 families are participating in a VCU School of Nursing research project as part of a nationwide study to better understand the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on our youngest populations.

v.c.u. nursing students sitting at a table in class smile at their instructor

Offering care where it counts, VCU nursing students learn and serve in community settings

July 18, 2023

Long associated with hospital work, nursing is establishing deeper roots closer to where individuals and families first need it.

a dimly lit pedestrian tunnel under the health sciences campus

Beneath these crowded streets

July 12, 2023

A network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the MCV campus footprint is a vivid memory for many of its former travelers