- Her mission: Clearing the air about the hidden danger in vapesMold? Nail polish remover? VCU forensic toxicologist Michelle Peace is unearthing what’s truly inside the unregulated products that are billed as alternatives to smoking.
- Engineering professor develops eco-friendly method of creating semiconductor materials for electronicsCurrent industrial methods use toxic solvents and damage the environment.
- In creating an ad, using AI for scenes – but not people – may retain consumer trustVCU study points to how businesses can use artificial intelligence for efficiency without undermining the human element.
- VCU researchers identify drug candidate for curbing alcohol misusePreclinical study points to potential for a drug now being tested to treat brain disorders.
- Whose satisfaction is more important to your business? Your customers or your employees?A new study from a VCU marketing professor finds that favoring one or the other — instead of a perfect balance — may lure investors in the modern age.
- In the sky above Chile, astronomy – and a VCU sculptor – are shiningAn observatory’s stunning new images intersect with Michael Jones McKean and his audacious ‘Twelve Earths.’
- Psychologists urge an end to labeling antisocial traits as ‘dark’A VCU professor and colleagues argue in a scholarly article that the term is stigmatizing, misleading and problematic.
- VCU’s research helps power a national success storyRooted in American history, the university’s partnership – with the federal government, Virginia and private industry – is changing the world.
- Don’t cringe: Fecal waste prompts a patient-centric innovation from VCU Health nurseEmma Necessary is working with the College of Engineering and TechTransfer and Ventures to bring her bedside wedge to market.
- How did VCU students help Virginia protect health data? By making ‘noise.’The School of Business team partnered with the behavioral health department to facilitate research while safeguarding individual privacy.
- To combat sexual violence among college students, VCU researcher turns to video gamesSocial work professor Adrienne Baldwin-White develops interactive trainings that could engage students more deeply than traditional formats.
- For exploring COVID’s link to oral health, VCU’s Kevin Matthew Byrd wins international honorThe researcher, who is extending his efforts into cancer and other diseases, received the World Perio Research Award this year.
- VCU-born startup Evizia lands $2.2M NIH grant for commercialization of advanced DNA sequencing microscopeA small business grant will help the company, which uses technology developed by physics professor Jason Reed, to manufacture its advanced microscope system for DNA research.
- Medical student investigates rare surgical complication that changed her grandfather’s lifeAlex Erling’s grandfather lost his leg to a post-operative infection. She wants to understand why and prevent it from happening to others.
- VCU students embrace the call of the wildTwo recent environmental studies courses reflect how hands-on learning – sometimes far from campus – is at the heart of the new School of Life Sciences and Sustainability.
- 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.
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