VCU da Vinci Center

Join faculty and staff from the VCU School of Nursing and VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation to learn about a new graduate certificate program that will make it simpler for those with an interest in innovation to develop products and solutions to challenges facing the health care industry.

The certificate will provide opportunities for students to advance their knowledge and skills at identifying problems and implementing solutions to foster high quality, safe and accessible health care.

We will share some general information about the program and hold a Q&A. Join at any time or register to get the recording after the event:https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/05312022HC

We're so excited to announce Fast Company has named Shift Retail Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University as an honorable mention in the Urban Design category of the magazine’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.

A special thank you to VCU Brandcenter students for their work on the Shift branding.

Fast Company has named Shift Retail Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University as an honorable mention in the Urban Design category of the magazine’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.

Shift Retail Lab, which is operated by the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation and is located at 1235 W. Broad St., is a multifunctional retail space where VCU student innovators and entrepreneurs can showcase their work to gain insights and test their products, services and ideas with real-world customers.

"Collaboration across disciplines and between the university and the community is the future of higher education. Thanks to invaluable community partners like Mark Hourigan and Hourigan Construction, VCU is able to fulfill its mission as an innovative urban research university. This award is a win for VCU and the City of Richmond, VA region." said Garret Westlake, Ph.D., executive director of the da Vinci Center, a collaboration of schools at VCU including VCUarts, VCU School of Business, VCU College of Engineering, VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, and VCU Health.

Additional thanks to the VCU Brandcenter students that worked on our branding.

Read the full press release: https://tinyurl.com/2wbj529n

Shift Retail Lab is now on Facebook!

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"Shift the way you shop: If you stop in the da Vinci Center’s Shift Retail Lab after it opens in November, there’s no telling what you’ll find. And that’s part of the beauty of it. The shop is envisioned as multifunctional retail space where students and alumni of all disciplines can showcase their work to gain insights and test their products, services and ideas with real customers."

What’s new at VCU for 2021-22 From buildings to dining options and a new living-learning program, here’s a look at what’s changed since last year.

Dahlgren is exploring a new modular STEM curriculum and delivery for K-12 students with our INNO 460 class in product innovation. Learn more about our undergraduate certificates at link in bio. NSWC Dahlgren Division NSWC Dahlgren

Have you ever tried the Marshmallow challenge? Here are some pictures of our new MPI students giving it a try.

Check out a fun Ted talk video about this challenge and learn more about our MPI program at the following links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0_yKBitO8M
https://linktr.ee/vcudavinci

Get to know our Executive Director, Garret Westlake!

Getting to know: Garret Westlake with the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation Title: Executive director of the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation, a collaboration of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Arts, School of Business and the colleges of Engineering and Humanities

Join us at this preview of the new Retail Lab space and hear from student founders! We will spotlight selected student ventures and products and give a tour of the space.

This showcase is open to students, faculty, investors, and community members seeking to network, strengthen, and support Richmond's entrepreneurial ecosystem. The Retail Lab supports VCU’s growing culture of student entrepreneurship. All are welcome and we hope to see you there! https://connect.business.vcu.edu/register/showcase

*This will be a live, in-person event. Please refer to VCU public health measures for all requirements.

SHIFT Summer Showcase  

Join us to celebrate at 1pm to support some of our MPI graduate students pitch in the EIA Global Brand Pitch Competition!
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