James Ferri, Ph.D., elected Chair-Elect of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE) faculty
Ferri assumed the role of Chair-Elect June 1st, continuing the NIPTE’s mission to ensure the quality, safety, and accessibility of manufactured pharmaceuticals.
VCU Cybersecurity Center leader Milos Manic honored by the National Academy of Inventors
Manic, a professor in the College of Engineering, is elected to the rank of senior member, recognizing his impact through AI-based projects.
VCU Nuclear Engineering program wins four awards at the American Nuclear Society conference
Twenty-seven students attended to present their work with four winning awards, three for best presentations and one for best paper.
Lukasz Kurgan, Ph.D., computer science professor, inducted into the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Kurgan's research aims to improve understanding of life at the molecular level using computer-based modeling.
Eskandarian named dean of the VCU College of Engineering
Azim Eskandarian, D.Sc., has been named Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Dean of the VCU College of Engineering, effective Aug. 1.
VCU Engineering faculty receive promotions and tenure
Congratulations to our recently-promoted VCU Engineering faculty! These advancements reflect their outstanding dedication and accomplishments.
Representing medical advances and transdisciplinary research, 22 VCU researchers are inducted into National Academy of Inventors
“The unstoppable knowledge creation and the transformative innovation being carried out here is felt locally, nationally and globally,” said P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation.
Two VCU faculty ranked among 2022’s top female scientists in nation and world
Sarah Spiegel and Barbara Boyan were recognized by Research.com for their groundbreaking research impact.
Lane Carasik, Ph.D., receives Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society
Lane Carasik, Ph.D., mechanical and nuclear engineering assistant professor, recently received the Social Responsibility in the Nuclear Community Award from the American Nuclear Society (ANS). He was co-awarded the honor with Kalin Kiesling, Ph.D., from Argonne National Laboratory, and Lisa Marshall, from NC State University.
Drug delivery, new therapies, AI, VR: Array of VCU inventors receive Commercialization Fund awards
A Virginia Commonwealth University pharmacy professor and his team have repurposed a long-approved drug that could soon be used to treat eye disorders such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
