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Celebrating the impact of scholarships

March 6, 2025

This month, scholarship recipients met with and thanked some of the donors who have changed their lives through support of VCU Health Sciences students at the annual MCV Campus Endowed Scholarship Brunch.

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Doctoral student featured on Patients Come First podcast

March 4, 2025

Hannah Khan, a VCU School of Nursing clinical research coordinator and doctoral student, discusses how her research on mobility and brain health could transform dementia care by linking movement patterns to cognitive decline.

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Virtual reality, real skills: Immersive virtual reality simulations are offering a fresh approach to nursing education

Feb. 24, 2025

Forget standing on the sidelines—Immersive virtual reality lets VCU nursing students dive into high-stakes scenarios, make mistakes safely, and build real-world confidence before they step into clinical practice.

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School celebrates success of innovative academic coaching program

Feb. 21, 2025

The School of Nursing's innovative academic coaching program is helping students conquer challenges, build confidence and achieve success—and it's still growing.

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School of Nursing recognized for commitment to gerontological nursing

Feb. 17, 2025

The National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence continues to recognize the school for advancing gerontological nursing through research, education and innovative care models.

Phillip Glass, a physics graduate student, shows off pressure sensors on a glove, part of a suite of wearable prototypes to help patients with Parkinson’s disease.

From fingers to toes, wearable and vibrating technology from VCU inventors could help Parkinson’s patients and others

Feb. 11, 2025

The flexible, lightweight glove and 3D-printed shoe sole might restore the brain-body feedback loop that mobility conditions can disrupt.

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How I found my research: Hannah Khan studies the connection between brain health and movement

Feb. 7, 2025

For Khan, a Ph.D. student in the School of Nursing, a research fellowship when she was an undergraduate ‘changed the direction of my life,’ immersing her ‘in a world of possibilities that I had previously overlooked.’

a group of nine v.c.u. nursing students and three local health care workers posing in front of a health clinic in guatemala

Embracing cultural traditions and health education, nursing students go the extra mile on service-learning trip

Jan. 21, 2025

Seven VCU nursing students travel to Guatemala for a service-learning experience, blending cultural immersion and health education to make a lasting impact on local communities.

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From nurse to narrator with alum Michael Sullivan and his play WillJee

Jan. 16, 2025

Nursing alum Michael Sullivan draws on his experience in care and compassion for WillJee, a play that blends humor, heartbreak and healing in an unforgettable journey.

Jennifer Cousins with her daughter, Reagan; husband, Kevin; and son, Jack

Class of 2024: For Jennifer Cousins, VCU is a family affair in the spirit of care

Dec. 16, 2024

The former teacher joined her two children on campus, pursuing a nursing degree inspired by her daughter’s medical journey.