At the HealthHacks medical hackathon focused on pharmaceutical innovations for patient care last weekend, student teams tackled some of health care’s biggest problems — including the nation’s opioid crisis. VCU alumnus David Vu, a former HealthHacks participant and mentor, pre...

The VCU College of Engineering marked a milestone in the construction of its new $93 million, 133,000-square-foot Engineering Research Building with a topping off ceremony Oct. 15.  Spectators cheered as a final beam — signed by students, faculty and members of the community —...

Competitors armed with laptops, virtual reality glasses and extra-strong coffee entered the ring for a 24-hour coding showdown at VCU Engineering’s sixth annual RamHacks, held Sept. 28-29, 2019, at Engineering East Hall. With 324 participants from colleges throughout the regio...

The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering has unveiled its newest makerspace, the new Maker Garage at 12 W. Cary Street. Faculty, students and members of the VCU Engineering Dean's Society were on hand for a first look at the college's new makerspace for stud...

More than 90 doctoral students specializing in magnetics research traversed the globe to attend the IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School held at the VCU College of Engineering June 2-7, 2019. It was the first time a Virginia university was selected to host the event. The VCU o...

From athletes with disabilities to overdose victims in remote areas, a wide range of people will benefit from the Capstone Design projects developed by VCU Engineering students this past year. Student design teams presented their prototypes and projects at the 2019 annual Caps...

The 2019 national student conference of the American Nuclear Society brought more than 450 students and professionals from across the U.S. to the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering April 4-6, 2019. The meeting featured 22 research tracks and excursions to ...

"No School Like Old School." "Telling the Truth." "Borg Invasion." They may sound like the titles of this summer's blockbuster movies, but they're not. They're three of the 25 machine-to-machine challenges that tested the skill and endurance of engineering students at VCU's se...

At the second annual EarthHacks environmental hackathon at Virginia Commonwealth University, students built a prototype of a smart trashcan and designed a sticker full of mushroom spores that could decompose cardboard. The 24-hour hackathon hosted by the VCU College of Enginee...