University of Richmond Geographers Awarded $800K NASA Grant for Research on Climate Impacts to Native Americans
This grant will support a collaborative project focusing on climate impacts on Native Americans in Virginia.
Media Releases
December 2, 2024
University of Richmond Beloved Holiday Tradition — Candlelight Festival of Lessons and Carols — is Dec. 8
Lessons and Carols is open to the campus and greater community.
November 22, 2024
University of Richmond Ranked #1 in Study Abroad Participation by Open Doors Report
The University of Richmond ranked first among baccalaureate colleges awarding credit for study abroad participation, according to the latest Open Doors Report.
November 21, 2024
University of Richmond Students Launch New Salad Dressing Brand Developed in Classroom
University of Richmond students recently competed in the fourth annual Bench Top Innovations Great Bake Off, where four teams of students presented unique salad dressing brands.
November 18, 2024
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Alum Aamy Bakry Receives 2025 American Chemical Society Pride Merck Graduate Research Award
This award annually recognizes up to six recipients who present their research during a symposium at the Spring American Chemical Society national meeting. Awardees also receive a stipend and a one-year mentorship program that pairs them with an industry employee.
November 13, 2024
University of Richmond Celebrates Costa Rica For International Education Week
International Education Week returns to the University of Richmond Nov. 18–22, with “Pura Vida: Costa Rica.”
November 12, 2024
University of Richmond Marketing Professor Sara Hanson Receives State Award for Excellence in Teaching Technology
Marketing professor Sara Hanson has been awarded the H. Hiter Harris III Excellence in Instructional Technology Award from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.
November 1, 2024
Grant News
UR Biology Professor Laura Runyen-Janecky Receives More Than $400K in NIH Grant Funding for Microbiology Research
Runyen-Janecky and her students will study a bacterium in tsetse flies that may inform treatment for fatal illness in Africa.
October 31, 2024
University of Richmond Museums Multisensory Exhibition Explores the U.S.-Mexico Border
Border Cantos | Sonic Border will be on view at the Harnett Museum of Art at the University of Richmond through Dec. 17.
October 30, 2024
Grant News
University of Richmond Chemistry Professor Miles Johnson Receives National Teaching Award and $75K Research Grant
Johnson is one of nine faculty across the country to receive this competitive award, which includes a $75,000 research grant.