Kathryn Skimming, ’10, made an observation during a summer internship at a hospital that led her to spend her senior year conducting research on whether physicians have an obligation to be healthy.

Prasant Dubey’s interest in social exclusion started on the basketball court when he was younger. For his senior honors thesis, he decided to pursue research to study how rejection affects people of different races.

A shared passion for issues of social justice and Africa drove Zoe Silverman, ’10, and leadership studies assistant professor Karen Zivi to conduct research on human rights and AIDS.

The term community service might not conjure up images of accounting, but at Richmond, accounting is among the many disciplines in which students like Sherry Sun, '11, use their knowledge to help others.

A new addition to the downtown arts scene, First Fridays East brings community members into galleries and performance venues — including the University of Richmond Downtown — just a few blocks down Broad Street from Richmond's popular monthly art walk.

As an environmental studies and geography double major and resident of the Earth Lodge living-learning community, Asha Phadke, ’12, has cultivated her passion for the environment. This fall she’ll embark on a year-long study abroad trip to maximize her exposure to two very different landscapes.

The average American speaks around 10,000 words per day, and for years the University of Richmond’s Weinstein-Jecklin Speech Center has helped students examine how and why these words are said.

Robert Miller, director of the organic chemistry laboratories, and six chemistry students introduced elementary-school children to the wonders of science through an interactive chemistry magic show.

Michael Rogers has explored the history and development of American cities through coursework complemented by numerous hands-on experiences in the community.

Two prominent School of Arts & Sciences professors are retiring this year—each with 40 years of service to the University.