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Two recent University of Richmond graduates have received competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to support their graduate school pursuits.
The University of Richmond has announced curriculum changes that will provide new academic opportunities for students and faculty. These changes include the healthcare studies program becoming an independent department and establishing two new program areas: Africana Studies and data science/analytics.
Tom Zylkin, assistant professor of economics in the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, has received more than $70,000 in grant funding from the Economic & Social Research Council in the United Kingdom to support a project focusing on applying machine learning techniques to international trade research.
Chemistry professor Michael Leopold has been awarded a nearly $275,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research exploring the development of a nanoparticle-based sensor to be used for detecting explosives and other forensic-related molecules, including drugs or diseases.
The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council of CEOs’ quarterly CEO Economic Outlook Survey finds that expectations over the next six months for sales, capital spending, and employment all improved compared with expectations at the end of Q4 2020.
Biology professor Jennifer Sevin has received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a project focused on undergraduate research exploring the wildlife trade.