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More than 2,700 VCU and VCU Health employees celebrated their tenures at the 54th annual Service Recognition Celebration. (Dean Hoffmeyer, Enterprise Marketing and Communications)

2,700+ staffers, thousands more years of service – and one big VCU event

April 30, 2026

The annual Service Recognition Celebration highlights those who have forged VCU’s path, some for more than a half-century.

Physics alum instrumental in distribution of liver treatments to patients

April 22, 2026

Amy Chavis (B.S.’14, M.S.’16) credits her time in the Department of Physics in preparation for leading an engineering team at Beam Therapeutics

cRam Session: The Physics of Baseball

April 7, 2026

3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Patrick Woodworth, who takes us out to the ballgame and shares fascinating science behind the sport.

Leah Spangler, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, and her team are advancing a synthetic protein that is engineered to selectively bind rare earth elements while ignoring more common metals found in mining and industrial waste streams. (Photo by Christopher Kendall, Kelley & Co.)

Rare earth elements, joint pain and addiction treatment are highlighted in VCU faculty research receiving new awards

March 5, 2026

Five projects are selected in the Commercialization Fund’s latest round of funding that helps bring campus innovation to the marketplace.

Five Questions with Math, Physics, and Biology Student Rehan Adatia

Feb. 24, 2026

The triple major is expected to graduate in May 2026.

At VCU, impactful innovation follows multiple paths

Dec. 19, 2025

Here is how researchers turn inventions into ventures — and why industry and government are taking notice.

Clinton McFeely, Ph.D. (B.S. ’14, B.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’22) experiments at the molecular level in search of new treatments

Oct. 22, 2025

The Departments of Physics and Chemistry alumnus found his niche in theoretical science, experimenting in VCU’s labs to prepare for his professional career.

VCU announces recipients of 2025 faculty awards for scholarship, teaching excellence

Sept. 10, 2025

Interim Provost Beverly J. Warren today announced 30 winners of VCU’s National/International Recognition Awards and 25 winners of the Excellence in Pedagogical Innovation Awards.

Physics Student Phillip Glass wins CHS Student Award for Excellence in Scholarship

May 16, 2025

Phillip Glass, a Ph.D. student in the department of Physics has won the Excellence in Scholarship Award that recognizes an individual who has contributed to their field of study. He is working with Prof. Daeha Joung using 3D printing to develop materials that explore mechanosensing, a biological term for the methods the body uses to collect external stimuli and send it to the brain. These materials may allow machines to sense their surroundings using senses that could be analogues to touch and hearing.

A VCU program seeks to introduce and promote physics to local middle and high school students. (Molly Manning, College of Humanities and Sciences)

Physics outreach program brings relatable science – and inspiration – to middle school students

April 22, 2025

Professor Patrick Woodworth and VCU science majors make show-and-tell visits that offer hands-on learning.