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Jan Rychtár, Ph.D., and Dewey Taylor, Ph.D., colleagues in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, each earned recent honors from the Mathematical Association of America. (File photo)

VCU professor Jan Rychtář wins national teaching award from the Mathematical Association of America

June 4, 2024

He is the first VCU instructor to receive the Haimo Award for classroom excellence; colleague Dewey Taylor also honored by a regional MAA section.

(Left) Seung Duk Lee, M.D., Ph.D., a VCU Health Hume-Lee robotics surgeon, with Kush Savsani, a research assistant and incoming student at the VCU School of Medicine, are among the recipients of the latest round of Commercialization Fund awards. (Photo by Jeff Kelley)

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.

VCU alum Aisha Kamara meets with the governor of Huambo Province in Angola, who is sharing her thanks to the U.S. Department of State and the American people for clearing landmines in the province 10 years previously. (Contributed photo)

Study abroad inspired VCU alums to pursue global careers

May 31, 2024

Now far from campus, Calvin Watson and Aisha Kamara built on their academic experiences to embrace international opportunities.

VCU alum Avanti Yamamoto pivoted from a promising medical career to teach in the public school system, first in the city of Richmond and then in Hanover. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU alum Avanti Yamamoto, who pivoted from medicine to math, is Virginia’s 2025 Teacher of the Year

May 30, 2024

The 2012 graduate credits professor Craig Larson for pointing her toward her public education career in the Richmond area.

Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D., assistant vice president for innovation at VCU TechTransfer and Ventures; Lauren Siff, M.D., representing the winning team SurgicalED VR; and Brent Fagg, assistant director for innovation at VCU TechTransfer and Ventures, at the VCU Startup Accelerator’s first Pitch Day competition. (VCU TechTransfer and Ventures)

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.

Everett Worthington, Ph.D., is a leader in the field of forgiveness and Commonwealth Professor Emeritus at VCU. (File photo)

Global study on forgiveness was rooted in the work of VCU professor emeritus Everett Worthington

May 22, 2024

Unprecedented four-continent research project, plus a direct campaign in Colombia, highlight the benefits of learning to forgive.

Alanna Varca Gentile completed the clinical genetics certificate program and will begin the genetic counseling M.S. program at VCU in the fall of 2024. (Photo by Arda Athman, VCU School of Medicine)

Class of 2024: After completing the human genetics certificate program, Alanna Varca Gentile is translating personal experience to practice

May 21, 2024

Varca Gentile, who previously earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from VCU, now will pursue a master’s degree in genetic counseling.

Since 2006, more than 90 VCU students and alumni have received Fulbright awards, including five this year. (File photo)

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