The U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service has awarded a $69,898 grant to Todd Lookingbill, Department of Geography and the Environment chair and associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond.

University of Richmond is hosting the first Ryland Symposium, which will focus on the legacy of World War I for civil rights and liberties. The event will be held March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Jepson Hall, Room 118. History professor Eric Yellin will moderate.

The American Heart Association awarded the University of Richmond with recognition as a Gold Fit-Friendly Worksite.

Wall Street executives will share their experiences in the financial management sector and answer audience questions about the state of the U.S. financial climate during “The Word on Wall Street,” which will be held February 25, at 6 p.m. in the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium.

The college search process is an exciting time, but it can also be stressful as prospective students and their families weigh the many higher education options.

David Gardner, 2015-16 Jepson School of Leadership Studies Leader-in-Residence and co-founder of The Motley Fool, will present “8 Foolish Thoughts on Investing, Business and Life” on March 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the Jepson Alumni Center.

Vampires and werewolves will be among the many topics explored at University of Richmond’s 2015-16 Tucker-Boatwright Festival of Literature and the Arts, beginning Feb. 23.

The panel will feature five professors who have authored books on the political and social implications of hip-hop. Andrea Simpson, associate professor of political science at the Univer

The annual Connecting Women of Color Conference will be held at the University of Richmond Jepson Alumni Center Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “Building Across Bridges” featuring keynote speaker Betty Neal Crutcher. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

The University of Richmond Department of History is hosting historian Kathleen DuVal for a lecture titled, "Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution.” The event is Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m., Weinstein Hall, Brown Alley Room. This lecture is free and open to the public.