Biology professor, students use clues from plants to unlock the natural world’s evolutionary secrets Wenheng Zhang and students in her lab study plants and their genes. Their research could lead to knowledge of critical areas in need of environmental protection. Read more »
VCU researchers are developing a device to restore a person’s sense of smell A CEO with smell loss is funding the technology, which would aid the sensory transmission and interpretation functions of the olfactory system. Read more »
Meet Calumma uetzi, a rainbow-colored chameleon from Madagascar named after a VCU professor The chameleon is named after Peter Uetz, an associate professor in VCU Life Sciences who created the Reptile Database, a catalog of more than 10,000 species relied upon by scientists around the world. Read more »
Climate change is threatening Virginia’s barrier islands. A VCU biology student aims to slow it. Ben Nettleton, a master’s degree student in the Department of Biology, has been named one of two Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy fellows. Read more »
Love of the wild: Graduate student blends adventure and science through outdoor recreation programs Katherine Schmidt is helping college students and public school youth experience the outdoors in programs created by VCU’s Rice Rivers Center and Outdoor Adventure Program. Read more »
VCU Health breaks ground on $349M outpatient facility Largest investment in VCU Health’s history is expected to set new standards for patient experience in academic health care. 6/22/2018
Template to create superatoms, created by VCU researchers, could make for better batteries The superatoms — combinations of atoms that can mimic the properties of more than one group of elements of the period table — could be used to improve semiconductors found in computerized devices. 6/21/2018
50 years after Virginia’s first heart transplant, $1M gift breathes new life into historic lab “How in the world do you thank anyone for saving your life three times?” It’s a poignant question for David Cottrell. 6/20/2018
Social rejection is painful and can lead to violence. A new study suggests that mindfulness may be a solution. People who have greater levels of mindfulness — or the tendency to maintain attention on and awareness of the present moment — are better able to cope with the pain of being rejected by others, according to a new study led by a team of Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. 6/14/2018
Biology professor, students use clues from plants to unlock the natural world’s evolutionary secrets Wenheng Zhang and students in her lab study plants and their genes. Their research could lead to knowledge of critical areas in need of environmental protection. 6/13/2018
VCU receives funding for oyster restoration work Coastal lifestyle brand Toadfish Outfitters to donate all proceeds of its Virginia sales. 6/8/2018
Make It Real Campaign for VCU passes $600 million Virginia Commonwealth University has raised $613.5 million toward its $750 million goal in the Make It Real Campaign for VCU, the university announced today. 6/1/2018
Biomedical engineering graduate wins OZY Genius Award Alexandria Ritchie, a 2018 biomedical engineering graduate of the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, is one of 10 OZY Genius Award winners selected nationally for her idea to develop a pressure-sensing epidural needle device. 5/31/2018