2023 Fall
Massey’s New Era
Amid a golden age for medical research, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned the most prestigious designation in oncology. What happens next will shape the future of cancer science.
A Sense of History
Author Rachel Beanland (M.F.A.’20) balances modern tastes and historical accuracy in her new novel, “The House Is on Fire.” In this story and annotated excerpt, she explains how.
Primeval Eye
Elemental cooking always fascinated Buz Grossberg (B.S.’77), one-time Food Network star and the proprietor of Richmond’s landmark Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue. After four decades, the pitmaster is still exploring the bond between man and fire.
Q&A: What’s it like to star in ‘Hamilton’?
Tyler Fauntleroy (B.F.A.’17), who plays John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the North American tour, reflects on being part of the Tony-winning musical.
Recovering ‘out loud’
A campus organization uses community to help students with substance-use disorders
The old choice of a new generation
Brandcenter Executive Director Vann Graves explains why design history is repeating itself
It’s past time
Pia Winters Jordan explores the legacy of her mother, Louise (Dipl.’42), a Tuskegee Army nurse during World War II
If teeth are so strong, why do they chip?
Christina Byerson, D.D.S. (B.S.’09, D.D.S.’14), an assistant professor of general dentistry, has an answer.
Minding his business
‘Excellent thinker’ Ryan Odom, who orchestrated the biggest upset in NCAA history, takes a patient approach to coaching
A quarter century in Qatar
25 years after the Shaqab College of Design Arts (later VCUarts Qatar) opened in Education City, the academic district and its first resident are all grown up
For love of one and y’all
New social work scholarship will help first-generation college students from underserved communities
A sound treatment
Known as a diagnostic tool, ultrasound has a therapeutic side. Natasha Sheybani (B.S.’15) is using it to fight tumors.
A chat with VCU Alumni’s new 10 Under 10 class
The 2023 honorees share a little about what they do and why
Lowering the cost of lifesaving drugs
$21.5 million in grant funding helps a VCU institute improve access to medicine worldwide
