Media Releases
Media Releases
University of Richmond President Ronald A. Crutcher Selected for Two National Higher Education Councils
Ronald A. Crutcher, University of Richmond president, has been selected to two national higher education councils.
December 17, 2019
UR Professor Wins National Award for Theatre Research
Patricia Herrera, associate professor of theatre, has won the 2019 Collaborative Research Award from the American Society for Theatre Research, a national professional organization that fosters scholarship on theatre and performance.
December 16, 2019
University of Richmond Geography Professors Awarded $700K Grant From NASA to Study Environmental Changes in the Amazon
Stephanie Spera, assistant professor of geography at the University of Richmond, has been awarded more than $700,000 from NASA for a three-year project to study ecosystem changes in the Amazon rainforest.
December 13, 2019
UR Junior Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Support Women's Reproductive Health Education in Kenya
Shamim Ibrahim, a University of Richmond junior from Nairobi, Kenya, received a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant toward a project to support women’s reproductive health education in Kenya.
December 12, 2019
Five UR Students Join Global Network of Campus Change Makers
Five University of Richmond students have been named University Innovation Fellows.
December 11, 2019
UR Professors Receive Funding to Develop Student-Faculty Reading Group Focusing on Frederick Douglass
Three University of Richmond professors have received grant funding from the Jack Miller Center to support a faculty-student reading group, which will explore the life and scholarly work of Frederick Douglass, a famous intellectual and leader of the abolitionist movement during the 19th century.
December 11, 2019
Segway Santa Brings Cheer to Students During Final Exams
Santa paid a special visit to the University of Richmond campus today.