Education

Brushstrokes

VCU School of Dentistry scholarship recipient Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson sees parallels between competitive swimming and dental school. 

Nurse Practitioners: Leading With Heart

Celebrating 50 years of nurse practitioner education, the VCU School of Nursing reflects on a legacy of innovation, impact and community‑centered care.

An Innovative Solution for the Future of Pharmacy

The VCU School of Pharmacy’s new undergraduate program addresses future needs of the profession and is catalyzing philanthropic support.

Transformative Gift Will Support Precision Kidney Care

An anonymous $1 million gift to the Division of Nephrology at the VCU School of Medicine is poised to transform the future of care for advanced kidney disease.

Bolstering a Crucial, Unseen Element of Health Care

A newly endowed professorship in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences at the VCU College of Health Professions bolsters efforts to attract and train future MLS professionals.

Creating Good Odds: Supporting Future Biostatisticians

A gift from alum Frank W. Rockhold, Ph.D., will ensure graduate students in the Department of Biostatistics at the VCU School of Public Health are provided opportunities to develop collaboration and communication skills as part their curriculum.

Gift Helps Students Whose Paths Didn't Begin in Medicine

Paul Halweg, M.D., and his wife, Laurie Halweg, are investing in scholarships at the VCU School of Medicine for those whose educational journeys may not have begun with medicine in mind.

Navy to Nursing, With Help From a Scholarship

Joseph Escudero received the 2024-2025 Per Aspera ad Astra: Emerging Nurse Leaders Scholarship at the VCU School of Nursing. 

Creating a Path to Prosperity

A new scholarship will support students in the new B.S. in pharmaceutical sciences program at the VCU School of Pharmacy.

VCU Launches Unlocking Potential Campaign

VCU and VCU Health have kicked off Unlocking Potential: VCU’s Campaign for the Future, a record-breaking $1.838 billion initiative, the most significant fundraising effort in the enterprise’s history.

Scholarships Help Advance Careers for VCU Health Nursing Staff

Private philanthropy has provided scholarships that support VCU Health patient care technicians and certified nursing assistants pursuing nursing degrees. 

Nursing Scholarship’s Price Is Invaluable

Judith Price's experiences as a student inspired her to establish a scholarship at VCU School of Nursing named in honor of her late parents who supported all her educational pursuits. She hopes the gift will encourage nursing scholars to never stop learning. 
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