ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 2 -- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12643909 B2, initially filed March 30, 2022) developed by Yan Zhang, Glen Allen, Virginia, for "Bivalent ligands to understand dimerization of the mu opioid receptor and the chemokine receptor CCR5 in neurological disorders." more PT

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Changemakers honored at VCU's Excellence in Community Engagement Awards ceremony The awards for research, teaching and partnerships reflect commitment on campus and off. By Haley Tenore Highlighting educators, students and community partners who make an impact inside and outside the classroom, Virginia Commonwealth University hosted its annual Excellence in Community Engagement Awards ceremony on more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Denoising Signals ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 2 -- THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12644960 B2, initially filed April 28, 2023) developed by three inventors Peter Petre, Arlington, Virginia; Peter S. Wittenberg, Arlington, Virginia; and Andrew D. Smith, Arlington, Virginia, for "Systems, methods, and apparatus for de more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 2 -- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12643922 B2, initially filed Feb. 4, 2022) developed by Phillip Gerk, Mechanicsville, Virginia, for "Ursolic acid preparations and uses thereof." more PT

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU pioneer in Lyme disease puts another tick-borne menace in his sights Richard Marconi is developing a test for babesiosis, a growing threat to humans and animals. By Jeff Kelley Building off his groundbreaking work in diagnosing and treating Lyme disease, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher is targeting another tick-borne illness that has quietly emerged as a significant public healt more PR