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Oct. 8, 2026

New dry powder system aims to deliver two treatments to the lungs at once

A VCU Commercialization Fund award will help Michael Hindle and P. Worth Longest test a platform that repairs the lung's surfactant layer while delivering a drug to the same tissue.

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'Doomsday cults' and the Silicon Valley debate over AI’s threat to humanity

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Popular TikTok docs have big influence on Gen Z followers, new VCU research finds

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Dance lessons for AI? VCU’s Kate Sicchio links choreography and computers

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Sept. 22, 2026

Why do we love pumpkin spice so much? We ‘fall’ for it.

VCU neuroscientist Catherine Franssen explains our seasonal addiction to the flavor and why we can’t wait for autumn every year.

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Through the lens, toward the truth: Ashley Davis finds their voice in documentary film

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An Uncommon Future at VCU: Building a new strategic plan

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With a firm belief in the importance of listening to patients, he changed the way sickle cell disease is understood and treated around the world

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Ray Ifanga sharpens his worldview at VCU

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New dry powder system aims to deliver two treatments to the lungs at once

'Doomsday cults' and the Silicon Valley debate over AI’s threat to humanity

Popular TikTok docs have big influence on Gen Z followers, new VCU research finds

Dance lessons for AI? VCU’s Kate Sicchio links choreography and computers

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Call for Posters – The 10th Annual John and Rosa Cifu Brain Injury Lecture and Fifth Annual Sheltering Arms Institute Symposium

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VCU Undergraduate Education Course (Re)Design Workshop and Expo

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Catching prehistoric monsters from the James River

Official says WHO doesn’t know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague case

Virginia offers help for problem gamblers, even as it moves to expand legal gambling

Gen Z seems to appreciate TikTok doctors more than the ones seen in person

Why do we love pumpkin spice so much? We ‘fall’ for it.

Through the lens, toward the truth: Ashley Davis finds their voice in documentary film

An Uncommon Future at VCU: Building a new strategic plan

With a firm belief in the importance of listening to patients, he changed the way sickle cell disease is understood and treated around the world

Ray Ifanga sharpens his worldview at VCU

To target liver disease, VCU researcher turns to a molecule our bodies already have

Hannah Stadtler completes her Ph.D. with a mission to understand HIV and the brain