More than 20 University of Richmond alumni are returning to campus this weekend to share their experiences about clinical and nonclinical career paths in the healthcare industry.

University of Richmond alumnus Leland Melvin, a former astronaut and NFL wide receiver, will return to his alma mater during Homecoming weekend to discuss his memoir, “Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances.”

University of Richmond will welcome two celebrated authors to campus this academic year for its annual Writers Series.

 The University of Richmond School of Law will explore presidential power in the upcoming “Law Review” Symposium, “Defining the Constitution's President Through Legal and Political Conflict.”

University of Richmond mathematics professors Della Dumbaugh and Heather M. Russell have been awarded a National Science Foundation sponsored grant for a program designed to advance women in mathematics.

The University of Richmond School of Law’s Public Interest Law Review will host “Immigration Law: Exploring Today’s Legal Landscape,” a symposium on immigration.

UR computer science professor Kelly Shaw was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her collaborative research project, “CPS: Small: Collaborative Research: Towards Secure, Privacy-Preserving, Verifiable Cyberphysical Systems.”

Children can safely trick or treat during University of Richmond’s 19th annual “Trick or Treat Street” Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The University of Richmond will host Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates for conversations about their candidacies as part of the university’s Sharp Viewpoint Speaker Series, which is committed to advancing dialogue on topics crucial to the nation and global society.

Erwin Chemerinsky, newly appointed dean at University of California, Berkeley School of Law, will give a lecture Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. in the University of Richmond School of Law’s Moot Courtroom.