Faculty Research News
VCU lab testing delta-8 products finds misleading labeling, lack of safety standards
Dec. 15, 2021
“At the end of the day, it’s a consumer safety issue. For the most part, people are not aware of what they’re buying and cannot make informed decisions about what they consume.”
To persuade college students to practice social distancing, scaring them into action isn’t enough
Nov. 9, 2021
A VCU-led study of students in 7 countries early in the pandemic finds that effective messages emphasized that social distancing would protect against COVID-19 and that it was something people could easily do.
Study discovers unique brain signature of intimate partner aggression
Oct. 14, 2021
VCU researchers used fMRI technology to observe the brain activity of romantic partners experiencing intimate partner aggression in real time.
Supporting humanities research and collaboration among scholars
Oct. 13, 2021
VCU’s Humanities Research Center brings together faculty and graduate students with common research interests.
Pregnant individuals experiencing depression will have access to mindfulness activities through a VCU study
Oct. 11, 2021
The newly funded study will focus on serving Richmond’s minority, low-income or low-education community members and, if effective, could be replicated elsewhere.
CDC awards $6M grant to VCU to address youth violence in Richmond and beyond
Sept. 29, 2021
The grant is one of only five awarded nationally and designates VCU as one of the CDC’s Youth Violence Prevention Centers.
NIH awards $2M to study VCU program focused on reducing youth violence amid surge in gun injuries and death
Sept. 23, 2021
The program, Bridging the Gap, provides violently injured patients with a brief hospital-based intervention that aims to prevent retaliatory violence.
For Richmond residents with kidney disease, a new program offers free exercise rehabilitation
Sept. 21, 2021
Renal Rehab, run by VCU’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, helps chronic kidney disease and renal transplant patients integrate exercise and improved nutrition into their lifestyle.
Variants, misinformation, vaccine hesitancy: Jeanine Guidry’s work is more crucial than ever
Sept. 20, 2021
Guidry, a VCU professor and researcher, has been studying public health communication for years. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become a topic of international importance.
Search and rescue group gets training in bone identification with VCU professor
Sept. 13, 2021
Members are trained to look for clothing on bushes or broken tree limbs but don’t have as much experience identifying and documenting human remains.