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Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.

A craving for chips and salsa serves up a dose of independence

By Kyra Newman

Ed Aloma just wanted to enjoy his favorite afternoon treat of chips and salsa solo.

What got in the way was multiple sclerosis, which has advanced since his 1991 diagnosis and now limits his arm and hand functions. For several years, he’s relied on family members – particularly his daughter, Katie – to feed him every meal.

VCU Quest Fund provides grants to 3 College of Health Professions' faculty-led projects

The Quest Fund was developed to afford VCU faculty an internal funding opportunity to support new, emerging or continuing research. Since 2014, when it was originally named the Presidential Research Quest Fund, it has supported more than 100 projects, with past recipients continuing their projects and applying for additional funding beyond VCU so their work can expand, with the eventual goal of translation to practice or market. With Quest Fund investments reaching over $3 million, its supported projects have garnered millions more in state, federal, private and industry funding. 

Virginia program shows rare success in addressing problem gambling

The Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health (VPGH) has developed a treatment system for problem gambling. “What we’ve seen since 2019 to 2023, an increase of 973% of callers,” said Carolyn Hawley, Director of the Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health, part of the state’s effort to combat problem gambling.

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