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Apr 15, 2018 01:56 PM

Governor Ralph Northam Announces 2018 Outstanding STEM Award Recipients

CRCF FY2017 award recipient, Dr. Samy El-Shall from VCU, has been named a 2017 Outstanding Scientist of the Year.

Apr 12, 2018 08:23 PM

Governor Northam Announces Creation of the Virginia Founders Fund

Governor Ralph Northam announces the creation of the Virginia Founders Fund, a new seed-stage fund that increases access to venture capital in Virginia. The fund, administered by CIT, promotes further collaboration and support for regionally based innovation initiatives and increases investment opportunities for Virginia-based entrepreneurs traditionally underrepresented in venture capital.

Mar 22, 2018 02:41 PM

Bird behavior may help solve human problems

Dr. John Swaddle, CRCF FY14 Recipient and Professor of Biology at W&M, provides insight on how his team is using sound to save birds and agricultural assets

Mar 19, 2018 05:38 PM

VT team develops novel 3-D printed high-performance polymer that could be used in space

A Virginia Tech team has recently received considerable press on their work in 3D printing, as, notably, their discovery on the mSl of the polyimide Kapton stands as the highest temperature polymer 3D printed. The team has been featured in numerous outlets. Virginia Tech’s work was funded through CRCF in FY2012 to develop a micro-stereolithography (mSl) systems and nanocomposite photopolymers for the fabrication of 3D microscale nanocomposites.