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VCU News Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 5 items )  

LTU Student Wins African Heritage Scholarship From Electronics Firm
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, April 6 -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: A Lawrence Technological University biomedical engineering major is among 10 students honored with African Heritage Scholarships by TE Connectivity, the Swiss manufacturer of connectors and sensors. TE officials say the $3.5 million program, now in its third year, is an investment in the company's efforts to further diversify its workforce and bring new opportunities in the technology industry to  more

The Sound of Science: VCU Students Compose Electronic Music That Incorporates Environmental Data Gathered at VCU Rice Rivers Center
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill Quayde Stuckey, a junior kinetic imaging major, is performing his electronic music composition, "Marsh in July" in a dark classroom in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Depot Annex. His classmates lounge on blankets and listen intently. Stuckey was one of six students in VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging's Data Sonification class who performed their music at a  more

To Fight Liver Disease Worldwide, 'MASH School' at VCU Welcomes Brazilian Specialists
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By A.J. Hostetler, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health Rows of attentive faces, name tags and lots of coffee marked the first day of "MASH School," a two-day training program hosted last week by Virginia Commonwealth University's Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and Metabolic Health. The participants - 15 of Brazil's top hepatologists - had traveled to Richmond to  more

VCU: Class of 2024 - As Part of Journalism's Next Generation, Emily Richardson is Ready to Ask the Tough Questions
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson Emily Richardson has always been a writer. As a kid, her command of language took the form of creative writing. Now, she's putting her passion to work in the field of journalism. "There was never a question about if I was going to be writing or not," said Richardson, who will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a minor in gender, sexuality and women's st  more

VCU: Graduate Student James Vulcanoff Hopes to Make Solar Power More Efficient
RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering James Vulcanoff, a mechanical and nuclear engineering graduate student, wants to improve power production efficiency in the realm of renewable energy. Their work using computational fluid dynamics will be featured at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering's Research Showcase on April 10, where graduate students such as Vulcanoff wi  more