New dry powder system aims to deliver two treatments to the lungs at once
A VCU Commercialization Fund award will help Michael Hindle and P. Worth Longest test a platform that repairs the lung's surfactant layer while delivering a drug to the same tissue.
A beyond-the-skin imaging device moves toward the bedside — and the market
VCU biomedical engineer Anuradha Godavarty is advancing a non-contact, dye-free blood flow scanner toward a commercial future in wound care and vascular medicine.
Q&A with the Dean: Engineering Education in the Age of Physical AI
In this Q&A, VCU College of Engineering Dean Azim Eskandarian discusses the university’s new Bachelor of Science in Robotics and Autonomous Systems Engineering—a first-of-its-kind, hands-on program in Virginia.
National Science Foundation continues decade of support for protein research at VCU
Supported by a new National Science Foundation grant, VCU researcher Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., is developing advanced AI tools to better predict and characterize intrinsically disordered proteins linked to complex human diseases.
National Science Foundation awards $250,000 to further research on AI-related security risks at VCU College of Engineering
With a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Virginia Commonwealth University and Drexel University are developing hands-on coursework to teach software engineering students how to identify and mitigate AI-related security risks.
Summer Internships: Jean-Luc Folly explores the world of advanced manufacturing at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
VCU student Jean-Luc Folly gained hands-on data science and AI experience during his internship at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, highlighting technical growth, effective communication, and collaboration in real-world engineering.
Gevick Safarians is building tiny worlds to fight a deadly cancer
The M.D.-Ph.D. student is using microfluidic chips to simulate the environments metastatic prostate cancer travels through — and to find the chinks in its armor.
VCU researchers join national call for NIH funding
Four Virginia Commonwealth University researchers traveled to Washington on Sept. 17 to join patients, families and advocates from across the nation at the 14th annual Rally for Medical Research, urging Congress to prioritize and increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.
Two VCU-born startups win state grants to move healthcare innovations toward human trials
Two companies built on Virginia Commonwealth University research have each received $800,000 from Virginia Catalyst, and the grants could advance a surgical hydrogel and a trauma resuscitation drug on the path toward testing in humans.
Driven to close the gender gap in heart research, VCU student takes next step toward a Ph.D.
For Simone Chapman, a summer internship is about more than research — it's a step toward improving heart health for women.
