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At national conference, two dozen VCU undergraduates present research on sitcoms, science and more
May 3, 2023
The students, almost all of them in their first year at VCU, were featured at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
11 VCU students, recent alums and staff receive Fulbright awards for 2023-24
May 2, 2023
In earning one of the country’s top scholarships, they will spread out across the globe to teach English, conduct research, pursue creative projects and study for graduate degrees.
From smoking to scenic rivers, VCU students spotlight their insight at research symposiums
May 2, 2023
Graduate and undergraduate researchers showcase their creativity and welcome the feedback.
Representing medical advances and transdisciplinary research, 22 VCU researchers are inducted into National Academy of Inventors
May 1, 2023
“The unstoppable knowledge creation and the transformative innovation being carried out here is felt locally, nationally and globally,” said P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation.
Blending equity and sustainability, Damian Pitt shapes the future of energy policy
May 1, 2023
Wilder School professor and a leader in VCU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment connects students to the challenges of powering the future.
Class of 2023: From the Fed to SpaceX, Tara Ram Mohan seeks ways of making an impact
April 28, 2023
Ram Mohan served four internships while at VCU, including one on the Starlink project that led to a full-time job after graduation.
Symposium explores the ‘everything problem’ of climate change – and the path to combat it
April 27, 2023
The transition to a clean energy economy requires interdisciplinary solutions, as reflected in the VCU institute that is hosting this week’s event.
‘Learn, discover, and innovate’: VCU celebrates the opening of its new STEM building
April 26, 2023
VCU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its 168,000-square-foot building dedicated to STEM with space for more than 10,000 students who will take up to 70 courses each semester.
Class of 2023: Fraser Trotter went back to college after dropping out years earlier. At VCU, he earned straight A’s and is headed to a top law school.
April 25, 2023
Trotter, a philosophy major, thought he’d missed his chance at a college degree but found success at Virginia Commonwealth University.
VCU summer program gave psychology major Vanessa Olazabal a GREAT research subject: fellow Rams
April 24, 2023
She explored links among Latine students’ ethnic-racial identity, relationships, the pandemic and how alcohol use and anxiety were affected.