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Physics major Jazlyn Lopez Silva spent her summer learning how to manufacture and 3D print a new material for biomedical devices. (Jake Burns, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Undergraduate researcher Jazlyn Lopez Silva targets better medical implants

Aug. 14, 2026

The physics major is developing a 3D-printed, conductive polymer in the lab of VCU nanoscientist Daeha Joung.

Five questions with health, physical education, and exercise science major Maya Cureton

Aug. 13, 2026

Cureton wants to take a holistic approach to her health science career

Catching up with English M.F.A. graduate and novelist Rachel Beanland

Aug. 13, 2026

Rachel Beanland (M.F.A.’20) launched her third novel “The Half Life” in July 2026.

Five questions with health, physical education, and exercise science major Madelyn Strom

Aug. 13, 2026

The May 2026 graduate shared her experience in the HPEX program

A new minor in Native American and Indigenous studies reflects VCU’s growing spotlight on the centrality of Indigenous peoples, their contributions and their ongoing presence in America and Virginia. (File photo)

VCU offering new minor in Native American and Indigenous studies

Aug. 12, 2026

Debuting this fall in the College of Humanities and Sciences, the curriculum reflects growing ties to Virginia’s tribal nations.

Environmental studies major Cree Taylor (left) spent her summer flying in planes, working in the field and learning to code through NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program. (Contributed photo)

NASA summer program helped Cree Taylor soar – and land on her academic focus

Aug. 10, 2026

The agency’s Student Airborne Research Program encouraged the self-identified ‘dabbler’ to home in on research with a personal connection.

Students in the Field Experiences in Anthropology course helped research the ancient DNA of corn pollen. (Contributed photo)

VCU Rice Rivers Center offers its first coordinated summer session

Aug. 10, 2026

With hands-on learning and high-tech tools, the field station hosts five courses that explore the land, water and air along the James River.

Here’s how one VCU lab keeps watch over the James River

Aug. 6, 2026

For almost two decades – and with a new $1M grant to cover at least five more years – this research duo has braved the elements year-round to track the river’s health.

VCU environmental studies major Jasmine Cuellar turned her passion for birds into a multi-year research project. (VCU Social Media staff, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Jasmine Cuellar spends summer with the songbirds

Aug. 4, 2026

Along the James River and its system of nesting boxes, the VCU environmental studies student is researching how temperature affects prothonotary warbler nestlings.

Michael McClure, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering, created a startup centering on his innovation related to regenerating muscle tissue lost to traumatic injuries. (Christopher Kendall, Kelley & Co.)

Helping VCU innovators build stronger startups

July 30, 2026

A partnership between VCU TechTransfer and Ventures and Central Virginia’s Activation Capital is pairing faculty researchers with business leaders.