Current Stories

Foundation Elects New Board Member, Three Lifetime Honorary Trustees

The MCV Foundation welcomes Jennifer Wold as a trustee and honors three former members for their dedication. 
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Robotic Recovery Assistance

A transdisciplinary team of researchers is exploring how robot-supported measuring tools can help offer individualized understanding of the severity and recovery time for concussions.

Her Family’s Care Inspired Support for Massey

Inspired by the care her parents received at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Robin Partin and her husband have supported the cancer center through charitable gift annuities.
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Boiling Down Dietary Cancer Risks

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing a deeper understanding of how individual food choice and preparation style affect inflammation and cancer risk.

Health in History: Good Food for All

The sixth Health in History event featured a conversation between a researcher examining diet-related cancer risks and one elite chef on a quest to get healthy, nutritious foods into school cafeterias.

VCU Takes the Crown on Top Dentists List

Dentists connected to VCU dominate the annual peer-recognized list of the best providers in Central Virginia.

More Than Lyme Disease

Dr. Marconi's lab is full of students and postdoctoral researchers who are all working hard to develop vaccines and diagnostics for other important diseases. 
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From Tick Room to Treatment

Powered by a technology developed at VCU, a possible human vaccine for Lyme disease is yielding eye-catching results.

Patient Perspective: Ross Southers

The first VCU Health focused ultrasound patient is no longer held back by tremors.
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Sound Therapy: Using Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor

VCU Health is providing an innovative treatment using focused ultrasound to create immediate results for patients with essential tremor.

Lecture Series Will Inspire Future Dermatologists

The Julia R. Nunley, M.D., Lectureship in Dermatology will provide opportunities for distinguished experts from across the country to share groundbreaking research and clinical insights, as well as to explore complex cases and push advancements in dermatological science.

A Pioneer in Addiction Studies Establishes Scholarship

In 2023, a VCU School of Medicine professor pledged $400,000 to create the Robert L. Balster Scholarship to help students pursue the addiction science education.