University of Richmond faculty members are available to share their expertise on the 2016 Presidential Campaign, including key issues and topics important to voters.

D. Scott Showalter, a University of Richmond alum and professor of practice in the accounting department at North Carolina State University, is the keynote speaker for the annual Stanley S. Watts Lectureship.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two University of Richmond biology professors, Malcolm Hill and April Hill, a three-year grant for a collaborative research project titled, “Evaluating the Molecular Genetic Pathways Responsible for Stable Host:Symbiont Interactions in Sponge:Algal Associations.”

University of Richmond ranks No. 14 in the nation among small schools on the Peace Corps’ 2016 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list.

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.