Student Research News
How I found my research: Hope Ward studies paths to more equitable actor training programs
Oct. 23, 2024
Ward, a Ph.D. student, actor and director, finds inspiration in theater but also recognizes where it needs closer study and a commitment to marked improvement.
How I found my research: Moira Neve studies visions of a queer utopia as described in an early 20th-century journal
Oct. 9, 2024
Neve said, 'I love the feeling of being in my own niche corner of this larger literary tradition, sifting through the archives only to arrive at new surprises every day.'
How I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailments
Sept. 25, 2024
Kotha, a Goldwater Scholar, hopes that his research in VCU’s Ryan Immunology Lab will one day help ‘improve and advance patient care.’
Nothing ham-handed about this project: VCU helps digitally preserve the last Genuine Smithfield Ham
Sept. 17, 2024
Bernard Means of the Virtual Curation Laboratory and his summer field school students hit the road to scan a serious – and slippery – hunk of Virginia history.
Undergrad Aleah Nguyen embraces the chance ‘to write my own story’ in pediatric cancer research
Aug. 13, 2024
The rising junior in VCU’s Honors College participated in a summer program that paired her with a School of Medicine researcher.
Pre-med student Zachary Hodgen is examining what worms can tell us about the aging process
July 25, 2024
In an internship at a lab at UVA, Hodgen has developed a love of research and gained new insights into the medical field he one day hopes to join.
Footprints on the James continues to make a deep impression on VCU students
July 10, 2024
With the river as a classroom, the monthlong experiential learning program marks a decade of combining undergraduate research, teamwork – and plenty of paddling.
Hundreds of posters reveal one compelling story of VCU student research
May 7, 2024
Undergraduate and graduate symposiums, part of annual VCU Research Weeks, highlight projects that touch on an array of disciplines, notable history and scientific potential.
Four VCU students and two recent alums selected for prestigious National Science Foundation funding
May 1, 2024
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports their advancement in STEM disciplines.
For VCU students, foreign expedition offered a river of knowledge and memories
April 29, 2024
They traveled to Mexico for a journey – and learning opportunity – of a lifetime.