In the hottest parts of the city, how polluted is the air?
Researchers to add local air pollution measurements to map of Richmond, Virginia.
Postdoctoral researcher receives award to conduct coral experiments in California
Liza Roger, Ph.D., has received a 2021 Early Career Training Program Award from the Coral Bleaching Research Coordination Network, an interdisciplinary program funded by the National Science Foundation.
Medicines for All Institute quickly pivots to COVID-19 treatments
The Medicines for All Institute (M4ALL) has been developing innovative, cost-effective processes for making drugs that fight HIV, malaria and tuberculosis since it was established at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering in 2017.
VCU College of Engineering and partners develop plan to strengthen emerging business cluster
A coalition of regional economic development, private business and higher education leaders is mobilizing to build a global cluster of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, research and development in Richmond and Petersburg.
Doctoral candidate featured by American Chemical Society
Doctoral candidate Katelyn Shell is presenting a talk for the Younger Chemist Committee of the American Chemical Society (ACS) on April 19.
Michael H. Peters, Ph.D., discusses COVID-19 variants
Sharon Bowes, anchor and producer of NewsPoint360, interviews Michael H. Peters, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at VCU Engineering.
Understanding variants of the coronavirus can offer clues about the next threats
Scientists are closely watching the emergence of variants of the coronavirus that may be more infectious. The spread of troubling variants in different parts of the world, including in the U.S., is happening as officials are racing to inject vaccines into the arms of adult populations.
VCU researchers lead projects selected for $1 million in funding from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Three research projects led by principal investigators from the College of Engineering at VCU and one from VCU School of the Arts have been selected to receive funding from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI).
mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe, has been studied for decades, VCU expert says
Unlike traditional vaccines where a weakened or inactive form of the virus or pieces of a viral protein is injected into a person, the coronavirus vaccine utilizes messenger RNA technology. "You are not injecting any type of antigen in the body," said Sandro da Rocha, Ph.D., an affiliate professor in the VCU College of Engineering and an expert in nanomedicine
Chemical engineering students compete to brew the best coffee
After being introduced to fundamental chemical engineering concepts this semester, first-year students recently showed off what they learned in front of a panel of judges including the dean of VCU College of Engineering.
