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UR Law School Awarded $25,000 Grant from Regirer Foundation To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services to Low-Income Seniors
The Richmond School of Law has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Regirer Foundation in support of a Medical-Legal Partnership between the University of Richmond School of Law and the Richmond Health and Wellness Program at VCU Health System.
University of Richmond Awarded Competitive Beckman Foundation Grant Supporting Faculty-Mentored Student Research
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has again awarded the University of Richmond a prestigious three-year Beckman Scholars grant for faculty-mentored student research.
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.
UR Junior Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Support Women's Reproductive Health Education in Kenya
Shamim Ibrahim, a University of Richmond junior from Nairobi, Kenya, received a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant toward a project to support women’s reproductive health education in Kenya.
UR Psychology Professor Cindy Bukach To Lead Research Team Awarded $2 Million in NSF Grant Funding For STEM Research
Psychology professor Cindy Bukach has been awarded nearly $720,000 from the National Science Foundation for a project focused on preparing undergraduates for research in STEM-related fields.
UR Grad Awarded Fulbright to Teach English in Kazakhstan
UR grad Justine Guan has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant to teach English in Kazakhstan.
UR Biology Professor Awarded Grant to Study Invasive Beetle
Kristine Grayson, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has been awarded just over $100,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture for her research on invasive species.
Research Scientists at University of Richmond Teach Rats to Drive; Results May Inform Future Research Strategies for Mental Health Treatments
A team of researchers at the University of Richmond has taught rats to drive.
University of Richmond Students To Compete for the First Time in International Biology Competition
University of Richmond is sending an inaugural team to the iGEM competition in Boston next week.
Digital Scholarship Lab Awarded National Digital History Prize
The Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond has been awarded this year’s Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History from the American Historical Association for American Panorama: An Atlas of United States History.
University of Richmond Law Professor Chiara Giorgetti Serving as Scholar-in-Residence at International Arbitration Institution
Law professor Chiara Giorgetti is serving as scholar-in-residence at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington, D.C. She is only the second scholar to hold this position.
University of Richmond Professor Carol Parish Awarded NSF Grant to Use Design Thinking to Develop Open-Access Digital Portal for Molecular Sciences
Chemistry professor Carol Parish is partnering with colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Florida for a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation-funded project using machine learning, design thinking, and data analytics to develop a central portal for the molecular sciences.
U.S. News Ranks UR 23rd for National Liberal Arts Colleges; Highlighted in Top 20 for Innovation and Learning Communities
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2020 guide ranked the University of Richmond #23 overall and #24 for “Best Value” among national liberal arts colleges.
Clarinetist Who Performed at Carnegie Hall and Five-Time National Rock-Climbing Champ Among Richmond's Class of 2023
The more than 800 students who make up the incoming first-year class of 2023 were selected from a record number of 12,356 applications.
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.
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