Office of the Vice President forResearch and Innovation

Engineering access: How Medicines for All is making lifesaving drugs affordable

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Medicines for All Institute develops low-cost process to make HIV-prevention medication

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Investigating the long-term impacts of concussions on youth athletes

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VCU’s new Green Labs program mixes science and sustainability

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He is putting addiction therapy in the hands, and headsets, of patients

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VCU Innovators of the Year advance lifesaving aerosol therapy for newborns

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How I found my research: Dickson Donu joins the battle against malaria

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How to create new habits with mindfulness and habit stacking

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Most people do not feel free to leave a police interrogation room, VCU research finds

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Less is more: New VCU study shows giving workers less autonomy improves their creativity

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‘These aren’t bad kids’: Uncovering the roots of aggression in children

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The opioid epidemic in Virginia: 2,000+ saved lives, $5.2B in possible savings

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VCU Research in Action: Offering a leg up to patients with chronic kidney disease

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VCU and UAlbany earn $6.5M grant to launch a Wellstone muscular dystrophy center

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Why VCU is pursuing the acquisition of the Altria Center for Research and Technology

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The hidden dangers of vapes: VCU study reveals chemicals, risks and teen use

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Halloween’s biggest scare? It’s the price of candy

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How I found my research: Liam Babcock savors the challenges and lessons of discovery

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To fight cybercrime, VCU student unravels the layers of 3D printing

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VCU twins are a double-dose of health care service as EMTs and researchers

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VCU research in action: Teaching patients to take a deep breath

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He is bringing the Atlantic sturgeon back from the brink

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VCU team heads to Congress for Rally for Medical Research

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Proactive teams still need leadership and focus, VCU study finds

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Lana Sargent of the School of Nursing selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

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VCU ecologist Chris Gough named new Rice Rivers Center executive director

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How many trees are on VCU’s campuses?

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VCU alum offers new hope for treating Tourette syndrome

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Andrew Chesnut selected as co-editor of religion encyclopedia

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VCU’s second annual Humanities Week will highlight their transformative power for real-world challenges

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The molecule found at VCU that powered a Wall Street transaction

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VCU Libraries event to highlight Richmond police surveillance films from civil rights era

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VCU research in action: Using Photovoice to focus communication for job-seekers with IDD

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Christina Philips embraces her move from learner to mentor in orthodontics

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Social work project sees an ‘invisible population’: Homeless, unaccompanied youth

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His tiny invention could put a wrap on one of surgery’s painstaking challenges

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Students’ summer field research gets a payoff in the fall

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VCU announces recipients of 2025 faculty awards for scholarship, teaching excellence

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VCU researcher receives $3M for national study of how virtual reality can prevent youth violence

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VCU research in action: Understanding and treating problem gambling

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Wright Center administrator wins Fulbright award

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