VCUarts students captivate with large-scale digital mural premiere in partnership with CoStar Group
Across towering LED displays inside the lobby of the new CoStar Group Riverfront Headquarters, artwork created by students from VCUarts is transforming digital illustration and animation into immersive public art experiences. On May 7, students in the Department of Communication Arts premiered their large-scale animations as part of the latest Virtual Murals projects developed through […]
Driven by VCU Convergence, interdisciplinary team takes aim at neurodegeneration
VCU launched an interdisciplinary effort uniting health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy to pursue a major neurodegeneration center grant. The team set summer research plans and a fall reconvening, advancing VCU Convergence’s mission to tackle complex brain‑health challenges collaboratively.
From operating room to innovation sprint: Convergence Neuroscience and da Vinci Center drive collaboration with design jam
VCU’s inaugural Neuroscience Design Jam united clinicians, students, and innovators to turn surgical challenges into early medical‑device concepts, advancing VCU’s Convergence initiative by fostering interdisciplinary problem‑solving, rapid prototyping, and pathways to commercialization through TechTransfer and ongoing Vertically Integrated Project development.
TEDxVCU Illuminate: Sterling Hundley on Applied Arts for the greater good
At TEDxVCU’s Illuminate event on Saturday, April 11, Sterling Hundley, BFA, MFA, professor of communication arts took the stage to reflect on an unexpected intersection of art and medicine. As a co-principal investigator of the Applied Arts Lab Vertically Integrated Project at VCU, Hundley shared stories from his time documenting surgeries and complex clinical moments […]
VCU showcases leadership in undergraduate research with NCUR in Richmond
More than 5,000 undergraduate researchers gathered in Richmond for the conference, creating a national stage for the exchange of ideas, student scholarship and interdisciplinary discovery. Virginia Commonwealth University played a central role this spring as Richmond hosted the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), the largest undergraduate research conference in the country. VCU showed up […]
Understanding Wicked Problems: A conversation with Daniel Gutierrez
Daniel Gutierrez explains that wicked problems are shifting, interconnected societal issues—like youth mental health—that evolve as solutions are applied. He emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration, noting that interventions often improve one area while creating new pressures elsewhere.
AI Ready RVA: Power of Possibility Conference highlights VCU and Virginia’s leadership in human-centered AI
VCU used the AI Ready RVA conference to showcase Virginia’s push for human‑centered AI, highlighting cross‑sector collaboration, ethical innovation, and VCU’s Convergence AI initiative, which aims to translate AI research into community impact, workforce development, and responsible technological progress.
