RESEARCH & INNOVATION
UR faculty awarded more than $2 million for research in the sciences and humanities
Projects focusing on climate change, disease control, and AI recently received funding.
Recent Research News
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New research reveals the double-edged effects of essentialist beliefs on political bias
Research by leadership studies professor Crystal Hoyt is featured.
Grant News
University of Richmond History Professor Receives National Park Service Grant For Research on Virginia School Desegregation
Pippa Holloway has received funding from the National Park Service for an exploration of the history of public school desegregation in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
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Masculine fragility among Gen-Z men may have helped Trump
Adam Stanaland, a psychology professor and expert on masculine identity, is interviewed in this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?
Adam Stanaland, a psychology professor and expert on masculine identity, is interviewed in this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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When customers feel pressured to tip, it backfires for businesses
Marketing professor Sara Hanson co-authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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Privacy and pressure in the new world of tipping, by Sarah Hanson
Marketing professor Sara Hanson co-authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?
Psychology professor Adam Stanaland, an expert on masculine identity, is interviewed about his research in this piece.
Grant News
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.
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These scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. Turns out, it's good for them
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is interviewed on this NPR podcast, which aired on affiliate stations across the country.
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Richmond rats learned how to drive tiny cars and it's bringing them joy
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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All this pressure to tip is scaring customers away
Marketing professor Sara Hanson co-authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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Why Gen Z Men Voted for Trump
Psychology professor Adam Stanaland, an expert on masculine identity, authored this piece.
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I taught rats to drive a car, and it may help us lead happier lives
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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A Neuroscientist Taught Rats How To Drive — Then Things Got Weird
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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Transplant Centers Often Overlook Critical Role of Family Caregivers
Psychology professor Camilla Nonterah, an expert on the psychosocial effects of organ transplants, is quoted.
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Neuroscience Has Discovered ‘Behaviorceuticals’ That Improve Brain Health and Mood Like a Natural Antidepressant
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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.
Research News
If You Teach a Rat to Drive, It Will Take a Joy Ride—No, Really
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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Scientists teach rats to drive tiny cars and ‘unexpectedly’ discover the rodents enjoy revving their engines
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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Scientists Teach Rats to Drive Tiny Cars, Discover That They Love Revving the Engine
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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After Teaching Rats To Drive, Neuroscientists Uncovered How Anticipating Joy Can Enhance Life
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
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I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert authored this piece, originally published in The Conversation.
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I taught rats to drive, but they taught me to enjoy the ride
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert authored this piece, published in collaboration with The Conversation.
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.
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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.
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China’s censorship is among the toughest in the world. So why did it let Kanye West play?
Political science professor Dan Chen, an expert on celebrity culture and politics in China, is quoted.
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Outside/Inbox: What's the science behind spectacular fall foliage?
Geography and environment professor Stephanie Spera is interviewed on this radio program, which aired throughout New England.
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This public community conversation will explore how housing directly impacts education access
Research by education and leadership studies professor Tom Shields, an expert on segregation, housing, and K-12 education, is featured.
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UR to host community event about housing segregation, education equity Oct. 3
Research by education and leadership studies professor Tom Shields is featured.
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Climate Change's Upsetting Impacts On Fall Foliage Viewing
Research on fall foliage from geography and environment professor Stephanie Spera is highlighted.
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What Makes the Perfect Forest for the Perfect Autumn?
Stephanie Spera, a geography, environment, and sustainability professor, is quoted related to her research on climate change and fall leaves.
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Watching TikToks At x2 Speed Has Ruined My Brain — Can I Be Saved?
Research from the Richmond Law School is highlighted.
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Lawyers Seeking Big Fees Can Be Less Shamelessly Self-Interested
Research by law professor Jessica Erickson is featured.
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Rural New England Counts on Foliage Tourism, but the Future of Fall Colors Is Uncertain
Research by geography, environment and sustainability professor Stephanie Spera is highlighted.
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Can Germany’s far right win the country?
History professor Michelle Kahn, an expert on 20th century Germany, is interviewed.
UR earns NEH grant to establish Center for Liberal Arts and AI
UR is featured as a recipient of a significant NEH grant to create a new humanities-led research center on AI.
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Richmond organizations get over $1.1 million in National Endowment for the Humanities grants
UR is featured as a recipient of a significant NEH grant to create a new humanities-led research center on AI.
Grant News
University of Richmond Receives More Than $700K NEH Grant to Launch Center for Liberal Arts and AI
CLAAI will bring together researchers, students, and educators from 15 colleges across the Associated Colleges of the South to explore pressing social, cultural, and legal questions and dimensions of artificial intelligence.
Research News
University of Richmond Receives More Than $700K NEH Grant to Launch Center for Liberal Arts and AI
UR is featured as a recipient of a significant NEH grant to create a new humanities-led research center on AI.
University of Richmond Professor Sandy Williams IV Named Joan Mitchell Fellow for Work in Sculpture
Art professor Sandy Williams IV has been named a 2024 Joan Mitchell Fellow
Research News
The Future of Fall Travel
Stephanie Spera, a geography, environment, and sustainability professor, is quoted related to her research on climate change and fall leaves.
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Appreciating subtle changes as autumn approaches in Lancaster County
Research by biology professor Peter Smallwood is featured.
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Williams: How Black politicians shaped Richmond, for better and for worse
A new book by leadership studies professors Thad Williamson and Julian Hayter and associate provost Amy Howard is highlighted.
NEH Awards $2.72 Million to Create Research Centers Examining the Cultural Implications of Artificial Intelligence
UR is featured as a recipient of a significant NEH grant to create a new humanities-led research center on AI.
NEH Announces $37.5 Million for 240 Humanities Projects Nationwide
UR is featured as a recipient of a significant NEH grant to create a new humanities-led research center on AI.
University of Richmond Biology Professor Omar Quintero-Carmona Named 2024 American Society for Cell Biology Fellow
Quintero-Carmona is one of 17 scientists to be selected as a fellow this year, an honor bestowed upon ASCB members by their peers. He is one of a few fellows from a primarily undergraduate institution.
Research News
69 grantees receive American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund grants
Chemistry professor Wade Downey is featured.
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Historical redlining associated with health disparities in children with asthma
Research from UR’s Mapping Inequality project is featured.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Roundup of new research funding
UR faculty receive grant support for research on invasive plants, AI, Appalachia, and Black and Indigenous legal issues.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
A Spider is on the hunt for troublesome ticks
Senior Maya Allione's summer research helps predict which tick-borne diseases may surface this season.
GRANT NEWS
University of Richmond Chemistry Professor Wade Downey Receives American Chemical Society Grant for Silicon Research
This grant-support project focuses on silicon and has applications in the fields of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and herbicides.
Research News
Finding new relevance in the history of tribal governance
Leadership studies professor David Wilkins, a citizen of the Lumbee nation, is interviewed.
When Animals Learn To Drive… For Science
Research by behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
Faculty Awards
University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies Dean Sandra Peart named 2024 Fulbright Specialist
Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, will work with faculty and staff at the Universidad del Desarrollo to build a cohesive interdisciplinary program.
University of Richmond Professor Receives Appalachian Studies Association Fellowship For Research on Black History
Jillean McCommons, assistant professor of history and Africana studies, has been awarded the Wilma Dykeman “Faces of Appalachia” Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship.
Why Richmond is experiencing a spike in summertime heat-related illness emergency calls
Todd Lookingbill, professor of geography, the environment, and biology, is quoted.
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Low-income Richmond residents suffer more heat-related emergencies
Research co-authored by geography and environmental sciences faculty Todd Lookingbill, Jeremy Hoffman, and Beth Zizzamia is featured.
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Study finds Black residents represent majority of Richmond's heat-related incidents
Research co-authored by geography and environmental sciences faculty Todd Lookingbill, Jeremy Hoffman, and Beth Zizzamia is featured.
Student Experience
Studying Earth's vitality
Senior contributes to international research to help define ‘planetary health’ and lead to new course creation.
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People and Places - Week of June 14, 2024
Robert Bentley, a recent graduate, is featured as a recipient of the Humboldt Chancellor Fellowship.
Research News
Your Daily Accounting Briefing
Grant news from accounting professor Ashley Austin is highlighted in this industry newsletter. The news was also shared on the blog Going Concern.
Grant News
University of Richmond Accounting Professor Ashley Austin Awarded Grant Funding for Research on AI in Auditing
University of Richmond accounting professor Ashley Austin has received a grant from accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers to support new research on the use of AI in audits.
Asset allocation of university foundations
Research from finance professors Tom Arnold and Joseph Farizo is highlighted in this German investment magazine.
University of Richmond biology professor Carrie Wu receives $200K USDA grant for invasive plant research
Biology professor Carrie Wu is featured.
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Graduate Receives Humboldt German Chancellor Fellowship to Research History in Berlin
Robert Bentley has received a Humboldt German Chancellor Fellowship to research history abroad in Berlin.
University of Richmond Biology Professor Carrie Wu Receives $200K USDA Grant for Invasive Plant Research
Carrie Wu has received $208,095 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture to continue her research on the invasive spread of wavyleaf basketgrass into mid-Atlantic forests.
Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans
Law professor Marissa Jackson Sow is featured.
University of Richmond law professor receives grant to research Black legal issues
Law professor Marissa Jackson Sow is featured.
25 Inspiring Women in Plant Biology
Biology professor Carrie Wu is featured.
Grant News
University of Richmond Law Professor Receives Grant Support For Research on Black and Indigenous Legal Issues
University of Richmond law professor Marissa Jackson Sow has received $27,000 from the Institute of International Education to support her research on Black and Indigenous legal issues.
University of Richmond Dean Honored with Award Highlighting Lifetime Contributions to the Study of Economics History
Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, received the 2024 Distinguished Fellow Prize from the History of Economics Society.
Student Scholars
Two UR Students Receive Beckman Awards to Further Faculty-Mentored Research on Anti-Cancer Drugs and Ancient DNA
University of Richmond students Marcos Hendler and Aine MacDermott have each been awarded a prestigious Beckman Foundation Scholarship to support faculty-mentored student research in the sciences.
UR Biology Professor Omar Quintero-Carmona Serving as Senior Education Advisor at BioScience Research Institute
Quintero-Carmona will work closely with the team that manages education and engagement.
H1-B visas are the lifeblood of U.S. tech innovation–and the shortcut to semiconductor supremacy
Economics professor Mishita Mehra co-authored this piece.
Student Scholars
University of Richmond Senior Evelyn Ramirez Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Senior Evelyn Ramirez will graduate from the University of Richmond in May and is entering an organic chemistry Ph.D. program at Emory University starting this summer.
Student Scholars
Three University of Richmond Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships to Further Faculty-Mentored Science Research
Sophie Goldberg, Jamie Kaplan, and Holly Wemple have received Goldwater scholarships, one of the most sought-after and prestigious undergraduate awards in science and math.
Grant News
University of Richmond Computer Science Professor Patrick Martin Receives Grant Support for Robotics Research
Computer science professor Patrick Martin has received grant support for an upcoming performance highlighting his robotics research.
Research News
Does the Plaintiff Law Firm Matter in Securities Suit Outcomes?
Research by law professor Jessica M. Erickson is highlighted.
25% of Chilean business families have entered national politics since 1989
Research by management professor Patricio Duran is featured in this Chilean business newspaper.
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Five unusual foods eaten during Lent from around the world
Research by history professor Sydney Watts, an expert on Lenten practices and beliefs, is highlighted.
Research News
Conservancy saves history and protects environment at the same time
Research by Peter Smallwood, biology professor, and Todd Lookingbill, biology and geography professor, is highlighted.
Grant News
University of Richmond Biology Professor Colleen Carpenter-Swanson Awarded Grant Funding for Epilepsy Research
Carpenter-Swanson and her undergraduate research students use zebrafish to investigate the potential of repurposing FDA-approved drugs as anti-epileptic treatments.
Bernstein Litowitz hopes next big payday is $5.6 billion in Tesla stock
Research by law professor Jessica Erikson is highlighted.
Faculty Awards
University of Richmond Professor Rhiannon Graybill Receives International Religious Studies Book Award
Rhiannon Graybill is a recipient of the 2022 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies from the American Academy of Religion.
Research News
France launches anti-corruption push ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
Law professor Andy Spalding, an expert on corruption in megasports, is interviewed in this article that was syndicated internationally in over 100 outlets.
University of Richmond Law Professor Andy Spalding to Teach Seminar Related to 2024 Olympics at Top Law School in France
Law professor Andy Spalding will spend two weeks in March as a visiting scholar at Sciences Po Law School in Paris, France. He is teaching a research seminar on corruption, human rights, and the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
University of Richmond History Professor Awarded NEH Fellowship for New Book on Emancipation of the West Indies
Associate professor of history Christopher Bischof has been awarded a one-year National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to work on a new book manuscript.
Rap is Art Not Evidence
Liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, coauthor of Rap on Trial, is interviewed on this podcast.
Research News
Raise the Ceiling
Research from law professor Kevin Woodson’s book The Black Ceiling: How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace is highlighted.
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Beyond Explicit Bias: Why the 'Black Ceiling' May Be the Real Reason Black Leaders Are Leaving Your Company
Research from law professor Kevin Woodson’s book The Black Ceiling: How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace is highlighted.
Game on! Senior revels in designing video game
Senior Cameron Peterson taps into his creativity and his leadership studies and music majors to design a video game.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Making connections
Senior Lillian Tzanev paired Russian and religious studies while researching and studying in Europe and Asia.
UR professor and alum collaborate on Sundance-premiering documentary about the use of rap lyrics in court
Research by liberal arts professor Erik Nielson is featured.
Research News
The Law Firm Disrupted: A Fresh Take on Big Law's Diversity Problem
Research from law professor Kevin Woodson’s book, The Black Ceiling: How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace, is featured.
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Call it what you want, but the Taylor Swift class at BYU is different from what you might think
Research by leadership studies professor Jess Flanigan is highlighted.
UR professor, alum collaborate on Sundance-premiering documentary about the use of rap lyrics in court
Research by liberal arts professor Erik Nielson is featured.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
New grants advance study of science, technology, and the arts
Professors were awarded more than $1 million for research projects, including the study of music, media, the night sky, and treatments for disease.
Research News
The plight of Black professionals in a white collar world
Law professor Kevin Woodson is interviewed related to his new book The Black Ceiling: How Race Still Matters in the Elite Workplace. This episode of the “Think” podcast first aired in Dallas and was shared on NPR stations around the country.