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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia

Could there be a way of reducing the persistent human phenomenon of violence toward other groups?

Using CRISPR to map DNA mutations quickly and inexpensively for diagnosis and treatment

A team of scientists led by Virginia Commonwealth University physicist Jason Reed, Ph.D., have developed new nanomapping technology that could transform the way disease-causing genetic mutations are diagnosed and discovered. Described in a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, this novel approach uses high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM) combined with a CRISPR-based chemical barcoding

Using CRISPR to map DNA mutations quickly and inexpensively for diagnosis and treatment

Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered

“It will open up an entirely new branch of carbon science” The unique structure of the thin sheet of pure carbon was inspired by pentagonal tile pattern found in the streets of Cairo. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and universities in China and Japan have discovered a new structural variant of carbon called “penta-graphene” –

Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered

3-dimensional carbon goes metallic

New metallic structure may be stable at ambient temperature and pressure with potential applications in science and technology A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature and pressure has been discovered by an international research team. The findings, which may significantly advance carbon science, are published online in the Early

3-dimensional carbon goes metallic

Drug combination therapy causes cancer cells to ‘eat themselves’

The results lay the foundation for researchers to plan a future phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of the therapy in a small group of patients Results from a recent preclinical study have shown that a new drug combination therapy being developed at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center effectively killed colon, liver,

Drug combination therapy causes cancer cells to ‘eat themselves’

VCU Medical Center First in Virginia to Implant Telescope for Macular Degeneration

Implant improves vision for patients suffering from the leading cause of blindness in older Americans. Physicians at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have become the first in Virginia to successfully implant a telescope in a patient’s eye to treat macular degeneration. The telescope implant is designed to correct end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the

VCU Medical Center First in Virginia to Implant Telescope for Macular Degeneration

Seeking Cures, Patients Enlist Mice Stand-Ins

Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system — her own. She calls it “Mini-Me.” There are also mice containing a part of 9-year-old Michael Feeney — a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researchers have tested various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work

Seeking Cures, Patients Enlist Mice Stand-Ins

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Grad students at UVa still waiting for their university stipends
At least 40 graduate students weren't paid on time, a labor group leader said. Most grad students live paycheck to paycheck.
Advances in nuclear technology could hold significance for central and southwest Virginia
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VCU ranked top 50 university for public research by National Science Foundation
(WRIC) — A new ranking from the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that Richmond’s Virginia Commonwealth University was ranked 50th in the country for fiscal research expenditures.
VIPC Awards Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University hold December commencements
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — This weekend, two Central Virginia universities held December commencement ceremonies, where over 2,000 students received their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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AKA sorority hands out scholarships
Residents from Cumberland and Charlotte counties were honored at the end of December with this year’s Hall-Harris Scholarship. The award is given out by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s chapter in ...
Reflecting on the year’s notable Mid-Ohio Valley deaths
A Teacher of the Year, a former chief of police, noted businessmen, a guard at the Nuremberg war crimes trials and a former fire marshal in West Virginia are among the notable residents of the ...
Remembering 2022: Reflecting on the year’s notable Mid-Ohio Valley deaths
A Teacher of the Year, a former chief of police, noted businessmen, a guard at the Nuremberg war crimes trials and a former fire marshal in West Virginia are among the notable residents of the ...
VIPC Awards Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University
today announced that Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has been awarded a CFF grant of $75,000 to support a product commercialization project led by Dr. Ravi L. Hadimani. VIPC’s CCF ...
Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia State University hold December commencements
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — This weekend, two Central Virginia universities held December commencement ceremonies, where over 2,000 students received their undergraduate and graduate degrees.