VCU Undergraduate Research

Attn: Grad students, postdocs & undergrads! 📣 Submit your abstract for the 2025 CVCRC! Present your work, network & hear from keynote speaker Dr. Ronald DePinho. Abstract Submission Deadline: 🗓️ Wednesday, October 1, 2025 bit.ly/4nzX37B

Q&A: How @VCU’s reimagined University College will serve all students, regardless of major or academic home. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Researchers, including @VCU professor @vcuanthprof, have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage. reuters.com/science/ethiop…

NASA student scientist training program takes flight at VCU Read more: bit.ly/46XKopU

Learn How to Become a Civicly Engaged Researcher Send in a submission for Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR), CUR’s advocacy professional development opportunity for teams of a faculty/mentor and up to 4 undergraduate researchers. cur.org/events-service…

Research internships are a PET project with personal ties for junior Daniel Gharavi. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Research internships are a PET project with personal ties for junior Daniel Gharavi. Read more: news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Class of 2025: Esha Sharma finds harmony through humanities and hard science. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Arts education major embraces research through an artistic lens. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Two major student research events for you this week, folks! The Graduate Research Symposium takes place on Wed. 4/23 and the Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research & Creativity will happen on 4/24. Both, in the Commonwealth Ballroom of the Commons! news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Folks, we are one week away from the 17th(!) Annual Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry! Save the date and come see our undergrads showcase their research and creativity on April 24th in the VCU Commons, all are invited!

#VCU to celebrate innovations and breakthroughs during Research Weeks. Read more: news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Spring may have just arrived, but it's time for students to plan for the summer. Applications are due by April 2 for the Summer@Rice internship program. ricerivers.vcu.edu/news/newsroom/…

Are you interested in learning more about how to get involved in research? Hear from the student researchers themselves during our STEM Undergraduate Researchers Panel on Wed. 3/26 at 12pm at the VCU Science Hub, part of our Emerging Researchers Academy. clc.vcu.edu/science-hub/

Researchers at @VCU have reformulated an opioid use disorder medication in a way that could extend its therapeutic effect – and offer a longer-lasting pharmaceutical therapy for treating opioid addiction. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/0…

Final call for abstracts: @VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity! Presentations may be for completed research projects, completed papers, or research in progress in all disciplines. Deadline for abstracts is March 21, 2025. academics.provost.vcu.edu/transformative…