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The lineup of new academic programs for 2024-25 includes offerings in data science, child welfare, pharmaceutical sciences and more. (Allen Jones, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

New VCU school year features debut of 17 degrees, certificates and concentrations that are ‘future-proofing our students'

Aug. 6, 2024

The programs, including several available online, will help fill gaps in the job market and give students new opportunities to address real-world problems.

Michelle Johnson, a Pharm.D. student in the School of Pharmacy, served an internship at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. (Contributed photo)

Personal and professional motivations draw pharmacy student Michelle Johnson to Ghana

Aug. 2, 2024

The Pharm.D. candidate combined a visit to her father with a three-week internship in a hospital’s OBGYN unit.

Twenty-one projects have been awarded funding from the 2024 VCU Quest Fund. (Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU Quest Fund provides grants to 21 faculty-led projects that target society’s biggest challenges

July 17, 2024

Transdisciplinary research teams are pursuing advances in health, engineering, the environment, homeland security and more.

From eager student to esteemed academic dean, B. Ellen Byrne, D.D.S., Ph.D., has left an indelible mark during her 50-year journey at VCU. (Vernon Freeman Jr.)

‘VCU has been my life’: B. Ellen Byrne retiring after a half-century of commitment

July 10, 2024

Academic dean in the School of Dentistry began her campus connection as a School of Pharmacy student in 1974.

Nick Garcia, Ph.D., a three-time VCU alum, started as the associate dean for student success in the School of Pharmacy this year. (Thomas Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Drawing from his own VCU journey, Nick Garcia helps School of Pharmacy students navigate their paths

July 3, 2024

The new associate dean for student success earned three degrees on campus and now relishes helping future generations.

Now in its third year, the VCU Breakthroughs Fund has supported more than 30 projects through investments totaling nearly $6 million. (Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

VCU Breakthroughs Fund provides grants to 10 more faculty-led projects that pursue transformative innovation

July 2, 2024

Health, equity, sustainability and the human experience are the driving forces for transdisciplinary teams that target society’s grand challenges.

Postdoctoral fellow Maggie Freeberg, Ph.D. and Patricia Sime, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine, in their lab this spring. The pair are part of a multidisciplinary team studying treatment and a possible cure for fibrosis. (Photo by Jeff Kelley)

VCU researchers explore a promising pathway to treating fibrosis

June 18, 2024

Collaboration between schools of Medicine and Pharmacy focuses on what may be a cellular trigger for the organ-scarring diseases.

VCU School of Pharmacy has a number of faculty who serve as leaders and support innovation in community-based pharmacy practice education and research. First row, from left: Evan Sisson, Pharm.D.; Dave Dixon, Pharm.D.; Sharon Gatewood, Pharm.D.; Kelly Goode, Pharm.D.; and Lauren Pamulapati, Pharm.D. Second row, from left: Teresa M. Salgado, M.Pharm., Ph.D.; Lauren M. Caldas, Pharm.D.; Emily Peron, Pharm.D.; Elvin Price, Pharm.D., Ph.D.; and Barbara Exum, Pharm.D. (Mary Kate Brogan, School of Pharmacy)

VCU named a trailblazer in community pharmacy advancement

June 13, 2024

The recognition of the School of Pharmacy as an ACT Community Pharmacy Center of Excellence identifies the school as an ambassador for pharmacy academia.

VCU ranked in nation’s Top 100 for university utility patents for second year

June 11, 2024

The National Academy of Inventors list recognizes campus commitment to research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D., assistant vice president for innovation at VCU TechTransfer and Ventures; Lauren Siff, M.D., representing the winning team SurgicalED VR; and Brent Fagg, assistant director for innovation at VCU TechTransfer and Ventures, at the VCU Startup Accelerator’s first Pitch Day competition. (VCU TechTransfer and Ventures)

Virtual-reality surgical trainer earns top spot in first Pitch Day event for VCU faculty entrepreneurs

May 29, 2024

Urogynecology team led by Lauren Siff is among the inaugural cohort of the Startup Accelerator, which propels campus innovation toward commercial markets.