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Details the new research possible thanks to a new campus garden near TowneBank Stadium. Alex Arena explains how the garden will play a key role in his thesis research.

Announces that cellular and molecular biology major Madeline Clark has been awarded an Undergraduate Research Grant by the Virginia Academy of Science. Her research involves a cancer treatment that targets tumors while reducing damage to healthy…

Announces that chemistry professor Dr. Ronald Quinlan has been awarded funding for a multi-year research project on intumescents, materials used for fire protection in construction.

Discusses the work of Dr. Russell Burke and students in the Department of Organismal and Environmental Biology. They are using oysters to support conservation and restoration within the Chesapeake Bay. If the project is a success, Naval Weapons…

Announces that chemistry professor Dr. Tarek Abdel-Fattah has received the 2021 ChemCUR Outstanding Mentorship Award given by the Chemistry Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.

Details the work being done by biology professors Dr. Rob Atkinson and Dr. Gary Whiting to absorb the high rates of erosion along the James River shoreline. A recent grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will help with this…

Details the research done by chemistry professor Dr. Dmitry Liskin and Summer Scholar Rhiannon Canfield to help students better understand organic chemistry. Together, they created a hands-on chemistry lab dedicated to helping students comprehend the…

Details the research being done by Summer Scholar Curtis Patton using fruit flies to understand aging.

Details a new partnership between CNU and An Achievable Dream middle and high school, where the students are growing Atlantic white cedar seedlings, trees that are increasingly threatened by climate change.

Details the experiences of Kiana Lawson, a Pre-Med Scholar on the pre-vet track. She has volunteered across the area, studied abroad in the Amazon rainforest, and does undergraduate research.