Convergence Labs @VCU

Convergence Labs @VCU are designed to:

  • Promote transdisciplinary research
  • Create connections among faculty to develop innovative courses related to topical areas
  • Facilitate collaborative teams that can respond to RFPs, collaborate on projects, and create synergy around topics
  • Increase coherence among efforts across clusters and within Convergence Labs to address strategic priorities
  • Enhance community relationships and partnerships to broaden VCU’s local and state impact
  • Diversify faculty within clusters to foster inclusion and ensure multiple perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences influence creative methods and inventive solutions to societal problems.