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Celebrating its 125th birthday, VCU School of Pharmacy hits its stride

April 19, 2023

Much has changed since 1898, but the pharmacy school’s mission remains focused on health and community.

Across VCU's campuses, instructors, researchers and clinicians have turned to VR for teaching, training and patient care. (Tom Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Virtual VCU worlds used to train, teach and treat in the real one

April 4, 2023

How researchers and faculty are building virtual reality applications to face society’s grand challenges.

Qingguo Xu, D.Phil., associate professor of pharmaceutics and ophthalmology at VCU School of Pharmacy, (right) in the lab with Tuo Meng, Ph.D., (left) and Vineet Kulkarni. (School of Pharmacy)

Tiny nanoparticle could have big impact on patients receiving corneal transplants

March 23, 2023

In VCU-led studies, using nanoparticles to encapsulate eye medication decreased graft rejection while requiring fewer and smaller doses.

Qingguo Xu, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics of the School of Pharmacy, was one of six recipients of the fall 2022 round of TechTransfer and Ventures’ Commercialization Fund Awards. (Tom Kojcsich, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

Drug delivery, new therapies, AI, VR: Array of VCU inventors receive Commercialization Fund awards

Feb. 28, 2023

Cholesterol drug may help treat eye disorders.

Kelechi C. Ogbanna, Pharm.D., was named dean of the VCU School of Pharmacy in December 2022. Prior to that, he had served as interim dean of the school and as associate dean of admissions and student services. (Jay Paul)

Kelechi C. Ogbonna on health, medicine and becoming the first African American dean of the VCU School of Pharmacy

Feb. 23, 2023

Ogbonna, who was named dean in December and joined the faculty in 2012, said “health care is at a pivotal juncture.” He said his efforts as dean will include “a hyperfocus” on student success.

Nibir Dhar, Ph.D., director of the Virginia Microelectronics Center in the VCU College of Engineering, leads a tour for National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D., Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Rob Wittman on Monday. Photo by Kevin Morley, VCU Marketing.

NSF director visits VCU and calls it one of the U.S. universities that ‘matter for the future’

Feb. 7, 2023

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Rob Wittman spent Monday at VCU seeing how VCU is advancing science and innovation and helping to expand diversity in STEM.