Smell or taste loss the first or only symptom of COVID-19 among nearly 40% of survey respondents A paper by VCU researchers published in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery highlights a need for greater testing, the paper’s lead author says. Read more »
New survey shows employment has remained steady since late April There has been little change in the U.S. labor market since late April, according to a report by economists from Virginia Commonwealth University and Arizona State University. Read more »
Pharmacy and fashion professors join forces for innovative protective equipment solution VCU faculty saw that community health care workers needed protective gear and designed a one-piece full-body suit that they hope groups could mass produce. Read more »
Most implicit bias training in health care lacks proper foundation, research finds In a forthcoming paper in The Lancet, a VCU psychology professor says such training should be grounded in a clinical translational framework to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Read more »
Final recipients of COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity grants announced VCU has awarded nearly $350,000 in funding to 31 COVID-19 related research proposals. Read more »
Smell or taste loss the first or only symptom of COVID-19 among nearly 40% of survey respondents A paper by VCU researchers published in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery highlights a need for greater testing, the paper’s lead author says. 5/28/2020
New survey shows employment has remained steady since late April There has been little change in the U.S. labor market since late April, according to a report by economists from Virginia Commonwealth University and Arizona State University. 5/26/2020
Pharmacy and fashion professors join forces for innovative protective equipment solution VCU faculty saw that community health care workers needed protective gear and designed a one-piece full-body suit that they hope groups could mass produce. 5/26/2020
Most implicit bias training in health care lacks proper foundation, research finds In a forthcoming paper in The Lancet, a VCU psychology professor says such training should be grounded in a clinical translational framework to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care. 5/20/2020
VCU’s Medicines for All Institute partners with industry to secure the domestic pharmaceutical supply chain The institute is part of a new partnership that has been awarded a $354 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contract to prevent domestic shortages of critical medications. 5/19/2020
Final recipients of COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity grants announced VCU has awarded nearly $350,000 in funding to 31 COVID-19 related research proposals 5/18/2020
VCU biostatistics professor recognized for accomplishments in oral health Dipankar Bandyopadhyay has earned the Gertrude M. Cox Award from the Washington Statistical Society and RTI International. 5/18/2020
Compassion in health care starts at the top, VCU researcher finds Leading and creating systems of compassion results in better care, according to a VCU College of Health Professions expert in a recent paper. 5/15/2020