da Vinci Center News

ANNOUNCEMENTS In August 2020 Garret Westlake, Executive Director of the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation, was invited to be the inaugural visiting scholar for SISU: The Innovation Institute at Northern Michigan University during the 2020-2021 academic year. Westlake will engage virtually in guest lectures, research and strategy development with the new director of the […]

IN THE NEWS / SEPTEMBER 2020 In the spring, Anubhav Thapaliya, Lyndsey Highlander, Sivam Bhatt, Teerth Patel and Nuhash Bhuiyan participated in a health care sprint focused on COVID-19 through the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation. Highlander will graduate in December from the School of Nursing. Her teammates are all sophomores and members of the Honors College, […]

IN THE NEWS / MAY 2020 For three years, Fleet Feet and Shood have worked together collecting and distributing new and gently used running shoes to those who are homeless or living in poverty. This time they’re also helping out health care workers. RVA HUB

IN THE NEWS / MAY 2020 Virginia Commonwealth University alumnus Zuhayr Shaikh wanted to make a difference during his time in isolation. An email from a free clinic in his hometown provided an opportunity. Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinics in Manassas, Virginia, was transitioning to telehealth in mid-March after Gov. Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home […]

IN THE NEWS / MAY 2020 Jividen and Dao, who both earned undergraduate degrees at the University of Virginia, started out with the idea to create a retractable bur, but that proved to be a challenge because dental practices would need to replace the entire tool if they wanted the safer version. Instead, they shifted […]

IN THE NEWS / APRIL 2020 The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Innovation is a joint program offered by VCU’s School of Nursing and da Vinci Center for Innovation, a collaboration of VCU’s Schools of the Arts and Business and colleges of Engineering and Humanities and Sciences that advances innovation and entrepreneurship. The certificate will provide opportunities for students to advance their knowledge and skills at identifying problems […]

IN THE NEWS / APRIL 2020 The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Innovation is a joint program offered by VCU’s School of Nursing and da Vinci Center for Innovation, a collaboration of VCU’s Schools of the Arts and Business and colleges of Engineering and Humanities and Sciences that advances innovation and entrepreneurship. AUGUSTA FREE PRESS

IN THE NEWS / APRIL 2020 VCU’s new Graduate Certificate in Health Care innovation program “is geared toward health care professionals who want to better understand product development and professionals in other areas who want to build solutions that fit the needs of the health care field,” said Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Ph.D., the program’s co-director. “Even […]

IN THE NEWS / APRIL 2020 A collective of skilled artists and makers, known as the Richmond Arts and Cultural Workers Coalition, is banding together to produce protective face masks for medical staff at VCU Health, home and public health care workers, bus drivers, and other essential workers. The coalition is supported by Studio Two Three […]

IN THE NEWS / APRIL 2020 The ventilator devices are only part of the VCU community’s rapid response to medical and patient needs in light of the pandemic. Researchers began clinical trials for an experimental treatment drug in March. Time magazine recently featured a VCU graduate student for his quick work in 3D printing face shields for medical workers. And last […]