Posts Tagged Virginia Commonwealth University
A Space Designed for Maximum Impact
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 19, 2018
Virginia Commonwealth University’s new Institute of Contemporary Art is a modern building in the heart of Richmond. (Credit: VCU ICA)
The corner of Broad and Belvidere is one of Richmond’s busiest intersections, and it’s about to get a bit busier. The intersection is now home to Richmond’s newest, and long anticipated, art museum. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
VCU “Medicines for All” Project Receives $25 Million from Gates Foundation
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 25, 2017
Frank Gupton, an engineering professor at VCU, is leading a team trying to make drugs cheaper for those who need them in developing countries. (Credit: VCU School of Engineering)
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has received the largest private grant in history: 25 million dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The money will support the school’s “Medicines for All” research. Virginia’s Governor was on hand at the announcement. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
With New Funding, VCU Professor Continues Research to Lower the Cost of Drugs
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 20, 2016
Frank Gupton, an engineering professor at VCU, is leading a team trying to make drugs cheaper for those who need them in developing countries. (Credit: VCU)
A professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Engineering in Richmond has partnered with the Gates Foundation and Clinton Health Access Initiative in research that is drastically lowering the cost of HIV drugs. But as Mallory Noe-Payne reports, his research could help bring down the cost of all drugs.
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From NPR News- Branson Mayor Karen Best Reacts To Tragic Duck Boat Accident July 21, 2018NPR's Scott Simon talks to the mayor of Branson, Missouri about the boat accident that killed more than a dozen people this week.
- Michael Cohen Recorded A Conversation With Trump About Paying An Ex-Playboy Model July 21, 2018The FBI found the secret recording after a raid on the lawyer's office in April. His lawyer says, "Suffice it to say that when the recording is heard, it will not hurt Mr. Cohen."
- As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat July 21, 2018From fans and misting water to creating a whole new breed of cow, farmers and researchers are fighting rising temperatures to keep the dairy industry from losing millions of dollars to "heat stress."
- Doctoral Student Compiles Database Of Indigenous Women Who've Gone Missing July 21, 2018A Southern Cheyenne woman found no solid data on the many indigenous women in the U.S. and Canada who have gone missing or been killed under suspicious circumstances. So she compiled it herself.
- The Russia Investigations: How Many More Maria Butinas Are There? July 21, 2018In a week even Hollywood couldn't have scripted, the feds launch their case against a Russian accused of infiltrating U.S. politics. And the deputy attorney general speaks out on foreign interference.
- Branson Mayor Karen Best Reacts To Tragic Duck Boat Accident July 21, 2018
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- Hundreds attend Alesha MacPhail farewell July 21, 2018The six-year-old killed on the Isle of Bute is described as "the brightest thing" at her funeral.
- Trump attacks Michael Cohen over 'Playboy model payment tape' July 21, 2018It comes amid reports that he was secretly recorded discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model.
- Toblerone: Bar to revert to original shape July 21, 2018Makers scrap the 150g bar, likened to a bike rack, in favour of a heavier one in its traditional shape.
- Race leader 'finishes' half a lap early July 21, 2018Watch as race leader Fantu Worku inexplicably stops running with 200 metres of the women's 3,000m still to go at the Anniversary Games.
- Japan heatwave: Warnings issued amid scorching temperatures July 21, 2018Scorching temperatures have killed 30 people in two weeks, prompting officials to issue warnings.
- Hundreds attend Alesha MacPhail farewell July 21, 2018
