- VCU receives $6 million from Department of Defense to study treatment for long-term concussion symptomsFour-year project will evaluate veterans and service members who use HRV biofeedback, through which they control their breathing and heart rate.
- How I found my research: Aditya Kotha is exploring if some medications can be repurposed to treat other ailmentsKotha, a Goldwater Scholar, hopes that his research in VCU’s Ryan Immunology Lab will one day help ‘improve and advance patient care.’
- VCU’s Spit for Science, the largest genetic and environmental study of college students in the U.S., is expandingAlready with more than 13,000 participants, the registry will invite VCU’s new freshman class to join a research project that delivers insight into their health and well-being.
- Four funds that support prominent research at VCU are accepting new applicationsThe new cycle of funding will advance faculty projects across all disciplines that look to improve the human condition.
- Australian crater could offer fresh insight into Earth’s geological historyVCU’s Arif Sikder of the Center for Environmental Studies is part of the research team that is going back in time – by hundreds of millions of years.
- English professor’s new book explores opinions – and their various types – in the age of social mediaCaddie Alford links an ancient concept to a modern landscape where algorithms influence our connections and thinking.
- How I found my research: Josselyn Valenzuela helps pregnant mothers navigate depressionValenzuela, a VCU alum and master’s student in the School of Social Work, has worked on the Mindful Moms Study since last year.
- Nothing ham-handed about this project: VCU helps digitally preserve the last Genuine Smithfield HamBernard Means of the Virtual Curation Laboratory and his summer field school students hit the road to scan a serious – and slippery – hunk of Virginia history.
- A legacy of mentorship: Leading society on drug dependence names award in School of Medicine professor’s honorNamed after a longtime researcher in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, the Robert Balster Mentorship Award recognizes those who excel in mentoring the next generation of drug researchers.
- Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump 46% to 36% in Virginia, new VCU Wilder School poll findsCost of living is the top concern for voters (38%) heading into election season, according to the latest Commonwealth Poll from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.
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