RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Record funding, global footprint, student participation and faculty entrepreneurship highlight the expanding quest for discovery. * * * By David Oglethorpe Powered by a rapidly growing portfolio, VCU Research and Innovation will close out 2024 as its most successful year to date. Highlights include eclipsing $500 million in sponsored funding for the first time, national and internationa  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 15 -- Booz Allen Hamilton, an information technology information company, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Will drive transformation for defense clients * * * Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) announced today that Executive Vice President Andrea Inserra has been appointed Global Defense Sector president and will join the company's leadership team. Executive Vice President Steve Escaravage has been named president of the company's newly formed Def  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The industry honor, which relies heavily on employee feedback, highlights career support and more. * * * By Josh Skillman For the second year in a row, Virginia Commonwealth University's Division of Student Affairs has been named one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, in collaboration with the ACPA-College Student Educators Internation  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * With no formal recommendations cited for follow-up, the universitywide undertaking reflects the intense commitment to student education. * * * By Jeffrey Kraus, Office of the Provost Virginia Commonwealth University's academic accreditation has been affirmed for another decade, and the committee that conducted the process found no areas for recommendations - a rare achievement, as universities c  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The psychology researcher's study will delve into measurement-based care and how clinicians deliver it. * * * By Sian Wilkerson Virginia Commonwealth University psychology professor Bryce D. McLeod has received a $1.8 million federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to assess and optimize a treatment practice related to youth mental health. Measurement-based care uses  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Using gene-editing tools, the doctoral student uncovered new insights into how cocaine impacts the brain. * * * By Olivia Trani Since childhood, Joey Picone has had an interest in science, especially biology and the natural world. "I have a lot of naturalist hobbies, like nature hikes and wildlife photography. My friends and I often go on trips to find and photograph rattlesnakes, pythons and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * She and VCU are trailblazers through the Ph.D. program in pharmaceutical engineering. * * * By Olivia Trani While some may be reluctant to try something new, Nadia Tasnim Ahmed doesn't shy away from the unknown. Instead, it's what motivates her. "I have the tendency to seek out new experiences, even if I don't know where it will take me," she said. That tendency is what drove her to become th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Tsui, a VCU alum, started as a dishwasher and busboy. Now, his EAT Restaurant Partners operates a dozen dining locations - with many more in the works. * * * By Tom Gresham If Chris Tsui's father had been a carpenter, Tsui believes he would have been a carpenter, too. If he had been a plumber, Tsui would have followed in his footsteps into the plumbing business. An architect? Ts  more