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January 17, 2020
University of Richmond Highlights Beekeeping Program with Special Luncheon Featuring Honey from Campus Hives
University of Richmond's will host a "Live Well, Dine Green" luncheon at the Heilman Dining Center that features menu items with honey harvested from the university's beekeeping program. The event is Jan. 22, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
December 16, 2019
University of Richmond Geography Professors Awarded $700K Grant From NASA to Study Environmental Changes in the Amazon
Stephanie Spera, assistant professor of geography at the University of Richmond, has been awarded more than $700,000 from NASA for a three-year project to study ecosystem changes in the Amazon rainforest.
December 4, 2019
$50,000 Grant Award Supports Development of Online Platform to Help Fast Track Sustainability Efforts at UR
The Office for Sustainability at the University of Richmond has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund to help develop a new online platform that will identify how proposed projects on campus will help the University achieve sustainability goals.
November 11, 2019
Growing List of LEED Gold-Certified Buildings at UR Highlights Commitment to Sustainability
The U.S Green Building Council has awarded University of Richmond’s North Court Residence Hall with LEED Gold certification. This building is the seventh on campus to achieve this top accreditation.
November 1, 2019
University of Richmond Makes The Princeton Review's List of Green Colleges for 10th Consecutive Year
UR has been one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges for 10 consecutive years, according to The Princeton Review.
August 9, 2019
Unveiling of Roadside Historical Marker at Ball Property in Goochland Commemorates More than 50 Years of Field Research
The unveiling of a roadside historical marker at the Ball Property in Goochland County, Virginia, will formally recognize a donation that has resulted in more than 50 years of field teaching and research at the University of Richmond.
July 1, 2019
UR Receives National Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements
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.
June 20, 2019
UR Biology Professor Eugene Maurakis Awarded Grant for First-of-its-kind Research Project on Nest-Building Minnows in Virginia
University of Richmond professor Eugene G. Maurakis has been awarded funding from the Virginia Academy of Science for his research project on nest-building fishes in Virginia.
June 11, 2019
UR Community Dives into Book about Flint Water Crisis This Summer
Students, faculty, and staff at the University of Richmond are adding the memoir of a pediatrician from Flint, Michigan to their summer reading lists.
June 7, 2019
UR Experts Discuss Volcanoes, Graffiti, and Disease at Science Museum of Virginia This Summer; Part of Popular Pompeii Exhibit
Three University of Richmond faculty members will showcase their expertise as a part of the Science Museum of Virginia’s latest exhibition, “Pompeii: The Immortal City”, an exhibit that allows guests to step back in time and discover the Roman civilization of Pompeii before the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
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