RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University has received a five-year grant totaling nearly $1.5 million to enhance teaching and advising at VCU and John Tyler Community College and Thomas Nelson Community College.

The ultimate goal of the grant from the National Institutes of Health is to increase the number of students from so-called underrepresented groups in careers in biomedical and behavioral research.

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