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The University of Richmond Media and Public Relations team works with national and local reporters to advance the recognition and academic reputation of the University of Richmond. By connecting UR experts with reporters we aim to add perspective to the news of the day. Within the UR newsroom you will find the university’s releases, media placements, featured experts, and our latest tweets.

Faculty-Authored Pieces with The Conversation

University of Richmond faculty members are writing articles for The Conversation, an independent news source that specializes in articles written by academics for a general audience. The latest University of Richmond authored piece is by Timothy Hamilton, who explains carbon border taxes and whether they are an effective tool for slowing climate change in "The EU wants a carbon tax on imports - but would it be the climate solution officials expect?"

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Media Releases

July 29, 2021

UR Biology Professor Jonathan Richardson Receives Grant for Research on Zoonotic Disease Risk in Richmond Rat Population

Jonathan Richardson, assistant professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has been awarded $100K from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust for his research on rodents and zoonotic disease risk in Richmond, Virginia.

July 28, 2021

UR Dining Receives National Award for International Dinner

The University of Richmond’s Dining Services Program has been recognized by the National Association of College & University Food Services with a Loyal E. Horton dining award, one of the highest recognitions for college and university culinary arts.

July 23, 2021

University of Richmond Donates Modular Units To Benefit the Homeless and Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

The University has arranged to donate five doublewide modular units to Family Crisis Support Services in Norton, Virginia.

July 22, 2021

University of Richmond Student India Henderson Receives National Leadership Award From ODK Honor Society

India Henderson, a May 2021 leadership studies graduate from West Chester, Pennsylvania, has been named the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society’s National Leader of the Year in Creative and Performing Arts.

July 16, 2021

University of Richmond Geography Faculty and Students Participate in Statewide Heat Watch Project

The University of Richmond was among more than a dozen colleges and universities to take to the streets across Virginia July 15 as part of the largest heat-mapping study of its kind ever conducted.

July 15, 2021

UR Digital Humanities Professor Lauren Tilton Selected as Researcher for Library of Congress Cultural Heritage Project

Lauren Tilton, assistant professor of digital humanities in University of Richmond’s Department of Rhetoric & Communication Studies, has been selected as a researcher for the Library of Congress’ “Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud” project.