From cancer to road safety, VCU innovators explore solutions with new round of funding
Spring 2024 grants from the Commercialization Fund aim to propel campus inventions into the marketplace.
Virtual-reality surgical trainer earns top spot in first Pitch Day event for VCU faculty entrepreneurs
Urogynecology team led by Lauren Siff is among the inaugural cohort of the Startup Accelerator, which propels campus innovation toward commercial markets.
The VCU College of Engineering hosts Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Day
Sponsored by the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Day brought together students, researchers, and industry partners interested in advancing the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
Students gain valuable experience working with faculty and researchers with the College of Engineering’s summer REU program.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program gives students the opportunity to do industry standard research in their field of interest.
Students present innovative research and prototypes at VCU College of Engineering design expo
The annual event represents the culmination of the graduating class’s education and offers design teams the opportunity to display and demonstrate their working prototypes to the Greater Richmond community.
Undergraduates apply knowledge to real-world questions during VCU Engineering summer research program
This summer, several students took part in VCU Engineering’s National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) curriculum.
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.
What’s the science behind the best cup of joe? Ask a chemical engineer
Chemical engineering is actually part of your daily life — starting with that first cup of coffee.
VCU Engineering faculty win COVID-19 research funding
Several VCU College of Engineering researchers were selected to receive the first round of awards from the VCU COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity.
VCU Engineering lab produces hand sanitizer
When the COVID-19 pandemic emptied store shelves of such in-demand products, Thomas D. Roper, Ph.D., figured his VCU College of Engineering lab could help with one of them: hand sanitizer.
