A University of Richmond student who graduated summa cum laude this May is the recipient of a new scholarship offered by the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, the first undergraduate leadership studies program in the nation.

The Fiske Guide to Colleges, a leading college guidebook, has selected the University of Richmond for its 2020 edition.

Professor of Chemistry Michelle Hamm has been awarded a $270,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for her research project on DNA and genome mutation.

Jennifer Bowie, associate professor of political science at the University of Richmond, has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation for nearly $145,000 to study judicial decision making.

Miles Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded a $55,000 grant from The American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for his project using nickel as a metal catalyst to develop new chemical compounds.

University of Richmond will welcome prospective students and their families to campus during the last week of July for Virginia Private College Week.

Prateek Bhakta, assistant professor of computer science, has received a $100,000 award from The Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust to support his research on allocation policies for liver donations.

University of Richmond Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies Tim Barney has been awarded the Rhetoric Society of America’s Fellows’ Early Career Award.

The second quarter 2019 CEO Economic Outlook survey by the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council of CEOs finds that Virginia CEOs’ expectations for sales, capital spending, and employment over the next six months fell compared to their expectations last quarter.

University of Richmond has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. It’s the first time UR has earned a Gold rating.