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James Ferri, Ph.D., elected Chair-Elect of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education (NIPTE) faculty

Ferri assumed the role of Chair-Elect June 1st, continuing the NIPTE’s mission to ensure the quality, safety, and accessibility of manufactured pharmaceuticals.

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Interdisciplinary study from VCU reveals health care costs of extreme heat

Physicians, earth scientists, staff and students collaborated to better understand the health impact of extremely hot days in Virginia and across the nation – and they estimate a toll of $1 billion per summer.

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Researchers seek to apply nanoparticle drug delivery to coral wound healing

Nastassja Lewinski, Ph.D., hopes newly-engineered technology can help aquatic industries support sustainability of coral ecosystems.

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Albuterol shortage sparks VCU study on continuous manufacturing process

VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering undergraduate Justin Turnage is amongst a team of students working alongside James Ferri, Ph.D., to identify a more efficient, cost-effective way to produce the common generic drug.

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Medicines for All awarded $18.7 million to increase global access to lifesaving medications

After a decade of providing global cost-saving processes for medications, the Central Virginia institute looks ahead to growing engagement with partners within each disease ecosystem.

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Representing medical advances and transdisciplinary research, 22 VCU researchers are inducted into National Academy of Inventors

“The unstoppable knowledge creation and the transformative innovation being carried out here is felt locally, nationally and globally,” said P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., vice president for research and innovation.

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Four VCU students, three alumni selected for prestigious NSF grant

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides three years of financial support to help exceptional graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines.

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VCU Chemical and Life Science Engineering undergraduates follow research passions, co-authoring paper on electrospinning techniques

Christina Tang, Ph.D., associate professor of chemical and life science engineering, encourages students to get involved early in their academic careers.

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VCU Engineering faculty among world’s most-cited researchers in 2022, according to Stanford University study

A study from Elsevier BV, based at Stanford University, finds that 17 VCU College of Engineering professors are in the world’s top 2% of most-cited researchers in 2022.

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Undergraduates apply knowledge to real-world questions during VCU Engineering summer research program

This summer, several students took part in VCU Engineering’s National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) curriculum.

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