- VCU undergraduates visit the halls of power to advocate for pancreatic disease research and fundingA showcase for state lawmakers led to an even bigger opportunity for Yatri Patel and Anusha Soni: representing a national coalition in advocacy before Congress.
- Richmond’s historic Pump House ‘works’ again, thanks to VCU and VRCollaborating with a nonprofit, engineering and arts students use virtual reality to transport visitors to the Byrd Park utility’s heyday.
- Highlighting education research and the real world, VCU scholars bring life to stories from the fieldThe School of Education’s Jesse Senechal, David Naff and Hillary Parkhouse are co-editors of a new book that offers a roadmap for research-practice partnerships that can transform schools.
- Luke Johnson wants to prepare for the worstJohnson, a medical student, co-authors a study examining how to train aspiring anesthesiologists – like him – for the daunting prospect of an operating room blackout.
- VCU Center for Drug Discovery realigns to advance innovative therapiesLed by new director Yan Zhang and working with TechTransfer and Ventures, the center aims to commercialize treatments for sickle cell disease, opioid addiction, dementia and other conditions.
- When did bedbugs become a common nighttime nuisance? VCU expert Brian Verrelli has an answerThe closer quarters of city living helped the pest population take off around 13,000 years ago, he and his research colleagues have found.
- VCU professor Yaoying Xu honored for lifetime scholarship in multicultural/multiethnic educationThe director of VCU’s International Educational Studies Center is recognized by a national research association.
- Bubbling with brainpower, VCU researcher’s device may transform infant respiratory careThe College of Engineering’s Casey Grey is among six new recipients of Commercialization Fund awards for campus innovations.
- African American studies professor Adam Ewing earns National Humanities Center fellowshipHe will spend the upcoming academic year working on his book about 20th-century pan-Africanism.
- How I found my research: By studying grief, Diane Diaz hopes to transform ‘pain into purpose’Diaz, a doctoral student in the School of Education, said student-researchers should never underestimate the power of their voice ‘to shape what we know and how we care.’
- VCU inventors take a big step toward lifesaving therapy for premature infants in respiratory distressThe simple-to-use powder inhaler from Michael Hindle and Worth Longest shows strong test results and moves closer to market.
- Class of 2025: With dual master’s degrees, Kelci Straka-Mai promotes public health and social workAs an aspiring therapist, she is focused on mental health and substance use in marginalized communities.
- Two skills – English and research – take the spotlight at VCU symposiumLanguage learners in the Global Education Office’s ELP delve into an academic rite of passage.
- Class of 2025: Doctorate comes before driver’s license for Lindai XieThe student from China has been driven to adapt – first by earning two degrees from VCU’s School of Education, and soon by taking to the roads of Texas, where she will start a new faculty position.
- Class of 2025: Jerry John Rawlings Mensah fights disease through data scienceUsing AI and machine learning, the master’s student is promoting public health and community engagement.
- From potato chips to catheter tips, VCU College of Engineering students show off their creative solutionsThe College of Engineering’s annual Capstone Design Expo highlights nearly 100 projects designed to have real-work impact.
- VCU chemistry professor Julio Alvarez receives grant to further explore the origins of life on EarthHis research lab is targeting the Last Universal Common Ancestor, which would connect 4 billion years of history.
- Certain traits in romantic partners can amplify the impact of a person’s genetic risk for alcohol problemsResearch led by VCU and Rutgers University provides new insights into how the people we love affect our health.
- Class of 2025: Holly Byers blends compassion for patients with scientific discoveryA graduate of the genetics dual degree program, Byers is preparing for a career as both a genetic counselor and cancer researcher.
- Class of 2025: Pharmaceutical sciences student from Brazil brings high-tech touch to health care projectsSilas Contaifer, who will earn his doctorate this spring, has built 3D simulation tools that use virtual reality to enhance education and training.
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