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VCU’s first team in federal Solar Decathlon Design Challenge will compete in final round this week
April 17, 2024
12 students in the arts, engineering and urban studies have designed an energy-efficient home with affordability and equity in mind.
VCU English professor Nicholas Frankel honored with prestigious Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship for 2024
April 16, 2024
Known for his works on Oscar Wilde, Frankel is now developing a book about Victorian designer, writer and activist William Morris.
Two undergraduates selected for prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
April 16, 2024
Aditya Kotha and Andy Shar reflect excellence in STEM and a commitment to research.
Charmi Patel goes bone-deep behind the scenes at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
April 12, 2024
VCU sophomore studies skeletons of nonhuman primates for clues into death and disease.
Eclipse attracts awed crowd
April 9, 2024
The VCU community gathered on Monday to enjoy a partial solar eclipse that made for must-see viewing.
The sound of science: VCU students compose electronic music that incorporates environmental data gathered at VCU Rice Rivers Center
April 5, 2024
The ear, not just the eye, is a powerful route for experiencing and interpreting data, and a course that unites VCUarts and VCU Life Sciences is finding the harmony in nature.
Class of 2024: As part of journalism’s next generation, Emily Richardson is ready to ask the tough questions
April 5, 2024
The mass communications major already has her first post-VCU assignment: a prestigious reporting fellowship.
How does exercise affect the health of women and men differently?
April 4, 2024
VCU exercise physiologist Danielle Kirkman outlines differing factors and outcomes – and how our knowledge is evolving.
Powerhouse professor Mychal Smith is one of the world’s strongest men
April 3, 2024
Smith, a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, balances his time in the classroom with an unlikely hobby: amateur strongman competitions.
VCU students, faculty document oral history of the East Marshall Street Well Project
April 2, 2024
The Health Humanities Lab, a research lab at VCU’s Humanities Research Center, is conducting the project in collaboration with the Family Representative Council.