MeadWestvaco Gives VCU’s Rice Center One Million Dollars In Its Quest for Clean Water

Richmond-based MeadWestvaco Company has just given one million dollars to develop a laboratory space at the VCU Rice Center...dedicated to understanding the science of rivers and the environment.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters Report.

The proposed research building.

VCU Plans IT Security Curriculum with Educators in United Arab Emirates

Virginia Commonwealth University is partnering with educators in the United Arab Emirates to create the Middle East’s first information security program.  Charles Fishburne talks with VCU’s lead professor in the project about cyber safety in the Middle East and why it is critical to improve it, in this Science Matters report.

Dr. Gurpreet Dhilon

VCU Medical Center Study Confirms Value of Treated Scrubs

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have completed a study of clothing worn by healthcare workers.

Dr. Gonzalo Bearman, M.D., M.P.H.

VCU Massey Cancer Center Sees Promise In Avastin for Breast Cancer

There have been surprising results from two new studies that could reopen the debate about the value of the drug Avastin for breast cancer. 

W&L Plans To Share Confocal Microscope With Regional Colleges & Universities

Washington and Lee University has a new high-tech microscope it plans to share with other colleges and universities in the region to advance research and give students hands-on experience.  Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Science Matters report.

Celebrity Eagle on the Mend at Wildlife Center

In early December, a world-famous bald eagle was found injured in the Northern Neck and brought back to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, a teaching and research veterinary hospital in Waynesboro, where she is slowly on the mend. Northern Neck Correspondent Pamela D’Angelo reports.

Longwood Researcher Targets Cancer Cells

A researcher at Longwood University is developing treatments that will eliminate cancerous cells and leave healthy cells alone. A John Ogle report.

Math Science Innovation Center Makes Really Small Big

The cutting edge of Nano Science could soon be lessons in school classrooms. John Ogle reports.

 

 

UVA Professor Among Scientists Probing the Origins of Matter With Hadron Collider

An international team of scientists has circulated the first beam of protons at nearly the speed of light...around the 17-mile Hadron Collider, and in so doing, may have uncovered hints about the existence of mass in the universe.  Charles Fishburne talked with team member and UVA Physics Professor Bradley Cox.

SMV Gets Largest Corporate Gift In History To Build Gallery Devoted to Mental and Physical Fitness

The Science Museum of Virginia has just been given the largest corporate gift in the Museum’s History...2.2 million dollars... that will create a new gallery to help children and adults discover that fitness...mental and physical... is fun.  Charles Fishburne talks with Chief Wonder Officer Richard Conti about the gift, the new gallery and the mission, in this Science Matters report.