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Mar 28, 2022

VCU Health names first COO

Virginia Commonwealth University‘s inaugural chief operations officer is Michael Elliot, effective May 15, the system announced Monday. “Operational excellence matters because it allows us to expand services into more communities,” Elliott said in a statement. “VCU Health is continuing an exciting journey of growth, and I am excited to strengthen our operational efficiency to better [&[...]

Mar 23, 2022

Richmond pares down Diamond District developer pool

Story updated, March 24 at 11:45 a.m. The city of Richmond announced Wednesday that six competing development teams have been chosen out of 15 applicants to continue in the competition to redevelop the Diamond District area near the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ stadium. The city requested applications late last year for the 67.57-acre site, which would […]

Mar 10, 2022

VCU Health makes interim CFO permanent

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System named James Siegel, who has served as the interim chief financial officer since June 2021, its permanent CFO on Thursday. “James has done an exemplary job leading us through financially challenging times, while positioning the system for financial success in the future,” Dr. Art Kellermann, CEO of VCU Health System […]

VCU streetscape
Feb 15, 2022

VCU receives $104M gift for liver research

Dr. Richard Todd Stravitz and his family’s Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation gave an unprecedented $104 million donation to Virginia Commonwealth University to support liver research, VCU President Michael Rao announced Tuesday during his State of the University address. The largest gift in VCU’s history, it’s also believed to be the largest publicly shared gift to support […[...]

Jan 24, 2022

VCU names new business school dean

Naomi Boyd, an associate dean from West Virginia University, has been hired as the dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, the Richmond university announced Monday. Boyd will replace interim dean S. Douglas Pugh on July 1. She is currently associate dean for innovation, outreach and engagement, as well as the Fred T. […]

Jan 6, 2022

Youngkin names labor secretary

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that former U.S. Labor Department Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management George “Bryan” Slater is his pick for Virginia’s secretary of labor. “Workforce development will play a crucial part of jumpstarting our economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Bryan’s experience and leadership will be critical to the [&he[...]

Jan 3, 2022

Richmond seeks developers for Diamond District

The city of Richmond issued a request for interest on Dec. 28, 2021, seeking developers for the 66.7-acre Diamond baseball stadium property it has dubbed the Diamond District. The city plans to demolish the stadium and construct a new multipurpose one that the Richmond Flying Squirrels will share with Virginia Commonwealth University‘s baseball team near […]

Dec 8, 2021

VCU president to chair American Council on Education

Michael Rao, president of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been elected chair of the American Council on Education Board of Directors, the council announced Tuesday. Rao, VCU’s fifth president, has been at the helm of the university — and VCU Health System — since 2009. He was selected as ACE’s chair Tuesday during ACE’s business meeting […]

Scheduled to open in December, VCU Health System’s $384 million Adult Outpatient Pavilion exemplifies a model of “bringing the expertise to the patient,” says health system CEO Dr. Arthur Kellermann. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Nov 29, 2021

Long-term care

Just over a year after becoming CEO of VCU Health System and senior vice president for health sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. Arthur Kellermann says the institution’s commitment to providing high-quality medical care while also addressing issues of health equity was a big part of what drew him to take the job. “Most medical […]

Nov 7, 2021

Reston’s Stanley Martin Homes breaks ground for RVA condos

Reston-based Stanley Martin Homes broke ground on a new downtown Richmond neighborhood, Carver Square, last month. Located in the city’s Carver neighborhood near Virginia Commonwealth University‘s Siegel Center and across from Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Carver Square will feature 90 two-over-two-style garage condominiums on two acres at the corner of Moore and Lombary stree[...]

2021 gubernatorial candidates McAuliffe (L) and Youngkin
Oct 27, 2021

Va. governor’s race coming down to the wire

One week out from Election Day, the Virginia governor’s race remains very close, according to two polls released this week. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee, has small leads over Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin that are within the surveys’ margins of error. Released Wednesday morning, Christopher Newport University‘s Wason Center for Civic Leadership’[...]

Sep 28, 2021

VCU Massey Cancer Center wins $3.3M grant for lung cancer research center

The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center won a $3.3 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant to establish a research center on lung cancer disparities from the National Cancer Institute last week. The Translational Research Center in Lung Cancer Disparities (TRACER) will study the disproportionate effects of lung cancer on the Black community. […]

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