Feature Stories

April 6, 2010
Dan Petty, '09Recent grad lands top news job
Ask Dan Petty, ’09, what his favorite thing to cover is and it doesn’t take him long to answer.
Nicole Buell, '07Alumna named Doris Duke Conservation Fellow
Nicole Buell, ’07, graduated from Richmond having majored in biology and sociology, and managed a schedule packed with Honor Council Chair responsibilities and independent research projects for Dr. Malcolm Hill and the biology department.
April 2, 2010
Have You Seen the Sheep?Flock of plywood sheep mysteriously appear on campus
The warm weather has brought with it some new visitors to UR. Students, faculty and staff may have noticed a migrating flock of sheep, slowly winding their way through campus.
April 1, 2010
Dr. Carole NewlandsNEH Distinguished Visting Professor examines modern day influence of Roman poet
The Roman poet Ovid has fascinated Carole Newlands since she was first introduced to his work as an undergraduate.
March 31, 2010
Kaila Arnold, '10UR cheerleader has a passion for smiles
Kaila Arnold, ’10, has been cheering her whole life, but next year she’s going to focus on just the smiling part.
Garrett Graham, '10Richmond's last Ethyl Scholar is anything but typical
Garrett Graham, ’10, is not your stereotypical scholar—he’s an athlete, a scientist, and an explorer.
March 29, 2010
Mario Villalba, '10Student's documentary encourages discourse about need for "transparent" democracies
After Mario Villalba, ’10, graduates, he’ll spend a year traveling through Peru screening the documentary he and four friends produced, hoping to encourage discourse about the need for greater individual representation in the world’s democracies.
March 26, 2010
Katie Nicholas, '10Science Scholar discovers life's calling during summer trip to Africa
Though she has always been interested in scientific research, it was an experience far outside the lab that helped Katie Nicholas, ’10, discover her future career aspirations in international humanitarian-based research.
March 25, 2010
Social (Career) Networking Richmond alumni connect online, create iPhone app for Vogue
Kimberly Leonard, '09, working as a freelance journalist in New York City, contacted fellow alumna Kaitlin Yapchaian, '04, to inquire about her prior experience at NBC. Before she knew it, Leonard had snagged one of the most coveted positions in the communications field: a position at Vogue magazine.
March 22, 2010
Amanda Haviland, '10Arts management program allows student to merge passions for art, business
Richmond’s liberal arts environment allows Amanda Haviland, '10, to pursue both her strengths and her passions in her education.