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University of Virginia Rotunda and Lawn. Photo courtesy University of Virginia
Dec 12, 2023

3 Va. universities make top 100 in national R&D rankings

The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Virginia Commonwealth University landed in the top 100 in the National Science Foundation‘s fiscal 2022 rankings by expenditures on research and development. NSF determines the rankings with data from its annual Higher Education Research and Development Survey, which surveys U.S. colleges and universities that expended at least $150,000 […[...]

Part of Virginia Commonwealth University's campus. Photo courtesy VCU.
Sep 15, 2023

VCU sets sponsored research funding record

Virginia Commonwealth University set a record for its sponsored research funding — $464.6 million — in fiscal 2023, the Richmond public research university announced Friday. The total is a 14% increase since last year and a 71% increase over five years ago. “I’m proud that research is one of the fastest areas of growth and […]

Sep 13, 2023

Three Va. universities land on top patents list

Three Virginia research universities have made the National Academy of Inventors’ new list ranking the nation’s universities that were granted the most patents in 2022. The University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and George Mason University each made the list released Aug. 30, ranking 43rd, 86th and 91st respectively. U.Va. had 52 patents issued in […]

Jul 24, 2023

Nanotech company to invest $2.9M in C-ville expansion

Laser Thermal, a nanotechnology company spun out of the University of Virginia, will spend $2.9 million and add 28 jobs at its manufacturing, research and development facility in Charlottesville, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The company provides testing services to companies wanting to understand thermal properties at the device level, such as semiconductor companies seeking […]

Jul 18, 2023

Va. semiconductor alliance powers forward

Virginia’s initiative to become a bigger part of the country’s burgeoning semiconductor chip industry charged forward Tuesday with the public launch of an alliance intended to unite academia and businesses in developing talent and establishing manufacturing and research facilities. Announced in April by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology, or VAST, l[...]

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