Posts Tagged Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU to Offer New Minor in LGBTQ Studies
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 11, 2019
Students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond will have the opportunity next year to pursue a new minor in LGBT+ and Queer Studies. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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.
Subscribe to our RSS Feed
From NPR News- Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over Independence October 19, 2019While many Catalans are outraged at the central government's crackdown on the independence movement, the huge demonstrations have obscured deep divisions in Catalan society.
- Impeachment Inquiry Update: What The Past Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair October 19, 2019President Trump commissioned Rudy Giuliani as his top guy for Ukraine and the White House also appointed "three amigos" to carry out its policy. The administration says nothing's wrong here.
- California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO October 19, 2019PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation.
- Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash October 19, 2019One pilot messaged that the problem was "egregious" and he had "basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)" when he had told the FAA that the flight control system was safe.
- White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An 'Inside Joke' October 18, 2019Peter Navarro, a key architect of President Trump's trade policy, made up one of the people the adviser repeatedly quotes in his nonfiction books. Navarro's publisher is not amused.
- Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over Independence October 19, 2019
- From BBC News
- Brexit: Johnson vows to press on despite defeat over deal delay October 19, 2019Boris Johnson says he will put a bill on his Brexit deal to MPs next week, after they backed a further delay compelling him to ask for an extension to 31 October deadline.
- People's Vote march: Jubilant scenes at 'final say' Brexit protest October 19, 2019Supporters of the "People's Vote" cheered as MPs voted to withhold approval of the PM's deal.
- Turkey's Erdogan vows to 'crush heads' of Kurdish fighters October 19, 2019The Turkish president says Kurdish-led forces must withdraw under the terms of a temporary truce.
- All Blacks rout Ireland to set up England semi-final October 19, 2019Holders and tournament favourites New Zealand score seven tries in a 46-14 win over outplayed Ireland who fall at the quarter-final stage yet again.
- Cambridge University don readmitted after sexual harassment October 19, 2019Ex-students say they are "staggered" the academic has been readmitted to Trinity Hall.
- Brexit: Johnson vows to press on despite defeat over deal delay October 19, 2019
