Engineering: Summer camp uses LEGOs to build skills

Construction activity around VCU is not all that unusual but recently at the VCU Carver Community Center, the builders were children and their projects, created out of LEGO® bricks and gears, were designed to help them build new skills as they learned about engineering. Read more.

Engineering: Goldwater, Whitaker and Fulbright scholarships awarded

The VCU School of Engineering congratulates Nico Andrade, Alice Cheng and Laura Hayward on their outstanding academic success in being awarded the Goldwater, Whitaker and Fulbright scholarships, respectively. Read more.

Engineering: New associate professor joins school

Associate professor Ben Ward, Ph.D., joined VCU School of Engineering this June as the coordinator for the school’s Senior Design Capstone. An experienced industry leader, Ward plans to connect more companies with student projects through Senior Design. Read more.

Engineering: 2014 Senior Design Expo

In April, VCU School of Engineering students and industry leaders convened at the Science Museum of Virginia for the 2014 Senior Design Expo. More than 40 senior design projects were displayed. Presentations included a remote-operated robot hand, a mass-transit system powered by hydroelectricity and even a fusion reactor. Read more.

VCU Police is No. 1 for traffic safety initiatives

The International Association of Chiefs of Police has selected the Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department as first in the nation among colleges and universities for the organization’s 2014 National Law Enforcement Challenge. Read more.

Student advancing on ‘Idol’ quest

Joi Hamm, Virginia Commonwealth University student and a specialist in the U.S. Army, auditioned for the second round of tryouts for “American Idol” on Monday, Aug. 11, in Kansas City, Missouri. Read more.

Arts: Is the Institute for Contemporary Art Richmond’s missing piece?

The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU has produced this slick video explaining why the ICA is exactly what this city needs. Scheduled to open in two years at the cost of $35 million, the ICA hopes to be a “cultural linchpin for the city of Richmond” and show off a rotating series of exhibits. Read more.

Athletics: VCU welcomes 4-year-old to RamNation

She is still learning how to spell her name, but 4-year-old Lauryn Lewis had to sign it on a very special piece of paper at VCU. Read more.

Music for Massey 5:30-11 p.m. Aug. 21

VCU Alumni Day at Nationals Park4-7 p.m. Aug. 23

VCU Broad Street Mile10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 20

Sanger Series Lecture by Lawrence Tabak Noon-1:30 p.m. Sept. 22