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.
Watermarking AI-generated text for transparency, provenance and safety
In a Q&A on AI text watermarking, cybersecurity expert Dr. Hong-Sheng Zhou explores how Anthropic embeds cryptographic signals into Claude’s output to improve transparency, AI provenance, and content safety.
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.
Summer Internships: Leah Jones helps increase transformer production for the Eaton Corporation
During her Eaton Corporation internship, electrical and computer engineering student Leah Jones created new quality inspection checklists across subassembly lines to boost static transfer switch transformer production efficiency.
Summer Internships: Marcelle Jones learns from NASA engineers at the Langley Research Center
VCU engineering student Marcelle Jones interned at NASA’s Langley Research Center, designing conceptual architecture for a lunar nuclear reactor—a project now being refined for publication in an academic journal.
Summer Internships: Henry Hertzler learns about safety and compliance with Dominion Energy
VCU engineering student Henry Hertzler gained hands-on experience during his Dominion Energy internship, learning the importance of safety, effective communication, and regulatory compliance within the nuclear energy industry.
Fall 2026 VCU College of Engineering faculty promotions
Congratulations to the newly promoted and tenured faculty at the VCU College of Engineering! Join us in celebrating their remarkable achievements and dedication to academic excellence this Fall 2026.
Summer research gives students valuable hands-on experience through REU sites at the VCU College of Engineering
The VCU College of Engineering’s REU programs provide undergraduates with hands-on research, professional mentorship, and skill-building workshops across cutting-edge fields like pharmaceutical engineering and digital forensics.
