‘She’s really come into her own’: How Glynis Boyd Hughes disrupted her story, and found her voice 20 years after leaving VCU early, Hughes, an English student and aspiring educator, is back and pursuing research that is unlocking her academic potential. Read more »
VCU invention improves solar cell light harvesting Researchers believe the patent-pending technology could dramatically reduce solar energy material costs. Read more »
Student projects take center stage at VCU research events Student Research Weeks, April 5-26, provide undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to present their work to faculty and peers. Read more »
VCU researcher leads study aimed at improving care for people with chronic conditions A $2 million grant will test a model of care that aims to better connect primary care clinicians with community resources and health system services. Read more »
Defense Department awards $1.4M to VCU professor to study process leading to explosions Chemistry professor Katharine Moore Tibbetts’ research could lead to improved explosive detection, among other applications. Read more »
Could technology being developed at VCU help address global water scarcity? Research is aiming to improve the process of solar-powered desalination, which harnesses the sun’s power to remove salt from seawater. Read more »
‘Queer Eye for the Hero Guy,’ and other notable work to see at VCU’s research symposiums The annual events showcase the best graduate and undergraduate student research. 4/18/2019
VCU creates Center for Pharmaceutical Engineering and Sciences Work within the new center, the only one of its kind in Virginia, will focus on researching, creating and patenting drug products. 4/17/2019
‘She’s really come into her own’: How Glynis Boyd Hughes disrupted her story, and found her voice 20 years after leaving VCU early, Hughes, an English student and aspiring educator, is back and pursuing research that is unlocking her academic potential. 4/12/2019
An aspiring dentist discovers a passion for ecology Drashty Mody is examining saltwater intrusion in wetlands — and the James River's water quality — as an undergraduate researcher. 4/12/2019
Double major Caroline Meyers makes art from art history Meyers is using her research on art historian Marilyn Stokstad to create a feminist multimedia exhibition. 4/12/2019
This VCU student is researching a poorly understood gene that might help treat ALS Richard Albright came to VCU to study music. Now he continues his passion for guitar as he pursues a degree in biology. 4/12/2019
Want to predict real estate market activity? Chris Morris has an approach for that Morris, a financial technology student, has developed a pluralistic method to apply math to real estate industry predictors. 4/12/2019
‘2D wonder materials’ VCU physics professor Loren Picco, Ph.D., is among a team of researchers that is the first to produce quantities of potentially revolutionary ribbons of phosphorene. 4/10/2019