VCU Convergence awards nearly 70 faculty members $150,000 in seed grants
The projects supported through the grants bring different perspectives together to tackle complex, ‘wicked problems’ that no single discipline can solve.
Nearly 50 VCU faculty honored for their research and teaching
The recipients of this year’s National/International Recognition Awards (NIRA) and Pedagogical Excellence and Innovation Awards (PEIA) exemplify possibility in action. They push the boundaries of their disciplines, forge collaboration and catalyze new ways of thinking and learning.
VCU community connected: Reacquiring the soul of Jackson Ward
Across the Richmond region, VCU partners with local organizations, neighborhood leaders and dedicated residents to support community goals. Through the local voices closest to this work, VCU explores how an urban campus can deliver real-world impact in the communities that surround it. Longtime community organizer Jim Vigeant founded The Ealey Project after unexpectedly discovering a […]
Garret Westlake selected for Google AI faculty fellowship
Garret Westlake, Ph.D., vice provost for innovation and strategic design at VCU, will join the inaugural Google HE Faculty AI Fellowship for North America. Westlake, a professor of management and entrepreneurship, is motivated by business and design approaches that help individuals better understand how to use AI critically, creatively and ethically, without losing the human […]
