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VCU Quest Fund provides grants to 21 faculty-led projects that target society’s biggest challenges
July 17, 2024
Transdisciplinary research teams are pursuing advances in health, engineering, the environment, homeland security and more.
VCU Breakthroughs Fund provides grants to 10 more faculty-led projects that pursue transformative innovation
July 2, 2024
Health, equity, sustainability and the human experience are the driving forces for transdisciplinary teams that target society’s grand challenges.
Hands-on learning – for fifth-graders and VCU students – is the natural reaction for Chemistry in the Community
June 6, 2024
Professor Mychal Smith’s service-learning course brings science alive for Richmond Public Schools and lets his college students apply their knowledge.
From cancer to road safety, VCU innovators explore solutions with new round of funding
June 4, 2024
Spring 2024 grants from the Commercialization Fund aim to propel campus inventions into the marketplace.
Virtual-reality surgical trainer earns top spot in first Pitch Day event for VCU faculty entrepreneurs
May 29, 2024
Urogynecology team led by Lauren Siff is among the inaugural cohort of the Startup Accelerator, which propels campus innovation toward commercial markets.
Hundreds of posters reveal one compelling story of VCU student research
May 7, 2024
Undergraduate and graduate symposiums, part of annual VCU Research Weeks, highlight projects that touch on an array of disciplines, notable history and scientific potential.
Four VCU students and two recent alums selected for prestigious National Science Foundation funding
May 1, 2024
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports their advancement in STEM disciplines.
Class of 2024: Family and diversity inspire Sheila Hernández-Rubio on her path toward medicine and community
April 30, 2024
With a NIH project starting soon, pre-med student embraces how undergraduate research and multicultural groups shaped her VCU experience.
Powerhouse professor Mychal Smith is one of the world’s strongest men
April 3, 2024
Smith, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, balances his time in the classroom with an unlikely hobby: amateur strongman competitions.
How I found my research: Jaelyn Jenifer hopes to be a ‘guardian of public health’
March 7, 2024
Undergraduate student researcher and aspiring forensic toxicologist studies medications used in the treatment of HIV infections.