A new study led by VCU researchers may have implications for mitigation of climate change.

Urban heat islands in Richmond can be 16 degrees warmer than in other parts of the city. A VCU engineering professor provides a primer on why some spaces are too hot — and how we can cool them off.

Eighteen research projects — including three that focus on the cognitive and mental health of older adults — were awarded financial support this year from the Presidential Research Quest Fund.

“I’m hoping we can find that sleep is a huge contributor to overall cognitive functioning and that, if we can change it, then people’s thinking and memory will improve,” said Amma Agyemang.

Virginia Commonwealth University will be home to the nation’s first Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering.

Ten students are receiving training in engineering research this summer under a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

VCU researchers explored whether participating in a middle school program would moderate the effect of a genetic predisposition to alcohol use disorder in adulthood.

Anastasios “Tassos” Karles discovered his interest when he volunteered as a research assistant in the VCU electrical and computer engineering lab.