News Releases

  1. RUC nursing student recognized with DAISY Award nomination »

    3/16/2023

    Alivia Pinnix, a junior in the traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Radford University Carilion (RUC), was recognized earlier this month with a nomination for a DAISY Award — an international honor recognizing skillful and compassionate care provision for patients and families.

  2. Highlanders in the News: Week of March 6 »

    3/10/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Women’s basketball guard Ashlyn Traylor hits some Big South highs and welcomes the sight of a familiar, familial face; also Eminent Professor of Anthropological Sciences Donna Boyd, Ph.D., and senior anthropological sciences major Tori Pate, unveiled some research on a dark topic in the sunny climes of Florida.

  3. Radford University alum named Healthcare Hero by Carilion Clinic »

    3/9/2023

    As part of her duties as a speech-language pathologist at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Jessica Cartwright Wisman ’08, M.A. ’10, consults with other healthcare professionals caring for hospitalized adults. Recently, her actions helped save a life which resulted in her being named a Carilion Clinic Healthcare Hero.

  4. Radford University Names Bethany McKay Usher, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs »

    3/9/2023

    Bethany McKay Usher, Ph.D., will join Radford University as Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs on June 12, 2023.

  5. Highlanders in the News: Week of Feb. 27 »

    3/2/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Michael O’Donnell ’10 takes his dog out to the ball game (and on into stardom), and Associate Professor of English Jamie McDaniel, Ph.D., does the time warp again, with just a jump to the … 19th century.

  6. Radford group mingles with fellow scientists at AGU meeting »

    2/24/2023

    Four Radford University students and one recent graduate were accepted to present their research at the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference where more than 25,000 scientists representing 100-plus countries – and all seven continents – attend the meeting to share their research and network.

  7. Highlanders in the News: Week of Feb. 20 »

    2/24/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Kenneth Dorsey Jr., MBA ’18, lends a foundation to his middle school alma mater, and Christopher Settle ’97 sees a quarter century with the Culpeper, Virginia, police department culminate in the rank of chief.

  8. Radford’s on-campus MBA program included among The Princeton Review’s lists of the best »

    2/21/2023

    “With an undergraduate population consisting of approximately 25%  business majors, Radford has a large customer base from which to draw graduate students,” The Princeton Review’s editors wrote. “You could say that business is booming at Radford’s [Davis] College of Business and Economics.”

  9. Healthcare Pathways expo presents students with options for employment, education »

    2/18/2023

    The Healthcare Pathways expo, held Feb. 8 at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, was attended by representatives from 48 different employers and academic programs.

  10. Highlanders in the News: Week of Feb. 13 »

    2/17/2023

    This week in Highlanders in the News: Bidding farewell to Radford Highlanders men’s basketball star Cameron “Cam” Jones ’16; Chakita Patterson, M.S.W. ’15, walks the walk and talks the talk in Nashville, Tennessee; and Egan Green, Ph.D., chair of Radford’s Department of Criminal Justice, provides insight for a community more than 2,000 miles to the west.