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Dean K.C. Ogbonna and Associate Dean Mary Peace McRae stand on either side of graduate student poster award winners Grace Rilee and Yasir Alshehry, at the front of a lecture hall on Research Day.

Ph.D. student wins poster award at VCU School of Pharmacy Research Day

Oct. 27, 2025

Grace Rilee won one of two graduate poster awards at the recent schoolwide event.

Pharm.D. student Alice Adkins presents her research to a classmate capturing her on camera during Research Day.

Students delve into discoveries at VCU School of Pharmacy Research Day 2025

Oct. 27, 2025

Seven students earned awards for excelling academically and for presenting their findings at this year's Research Day.

Rasajna Madhusudhana accepts an award from Dean K.C. Ogbonna during the school's Graduate Awards Ceremony

Ph.D. candidate Rasajna Madhusudhana wins VCU Three-Minute Thesis competition

Oct. 15, 2025

The Medicinal Chemistry student, advised by Yana Cen, Ph.D., will represent VCU in the regional round at the Council of Southern Graduate Schools Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in February.

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Ph.D. candidate wins poster presentation award at Walter Lawrence Cancer Retreat

Sept. 12, 2025

Ally Thompson won one of three poster presentation awards at the recent event, hosted by VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Portraits of Dr. Yana Cen and Dr. Hylton Gravatt on a gold background

Drs. Cen and Hylton Gravatt named VCU faculty awardees for research and teaching excellence

Sept. 11, 2025

These awardees, who raise the number of such honorees at VCU SoP to five in the last three years, will be recognized at the university's Faculty Recognition Gala in October.

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

Sept. 10, 2025

Interim Provost Beverly J. Warren today announced 30 winners of VCU’s National/International Recognition Awards and 25 winners of the Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Awards.

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VCU researcher’s opioid use disorder project earns NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

Sept. 5, 2025

Medicinal chemist Piyusha Pagare’s new project will focus on counteracting the lethal effect of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Standing next to Dean K.C. Ogbonna, Balaji Nagarajan accepts the Exceptional Customer Service Award

Medicinal Chemistry faculty earn VCU School of Pharmacy awards for excellence

Aug. 28, 2025

Dr. Cen earned the Award for Excellence in Research and Dr. Nagarajan earned the Customer Service Award at the 3rd Annual VCU School of Pharmacy Convocation.

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Dr. Arjun Raghuraman earns ACS' Mid-Career Investigator Award

Aug. 27, 2025

The award was announced at the American Chemical Society Fall Meeting in August.

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Dr. Farhana Sakloth earns VCU 10 Under 10 Award

Aug. 27, 2025

She and the other 2025 honorees — the 11th group of alumni to receive this special honor — will be recognized Oct. 25 at a private ceremony.