University Faculty Senate

Miles Johnson, University of Richmond assistant professor of chemistry, has received a $100,000 award from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust for his research project working with chemical compounds that will contribute to the pharmaceutical industry.

The “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” a leading college guidebook, has selected the University of Richmond, which it describes as a “forward-looking campus,” for its 2019 edition of “best and most interesting schools” in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.

University of Richmond biology professor Kristine Grayson has received a $20,000 Research Opportunity Award grant from the National Science Foundation for a collaborative project on understanding species diversity in rock pool communities in the James River.

Three University of Richmond students have been awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to study foreign languages overseas this summer.

Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has received a National Institutes of Health grant in the amount of $405,803 for her research focusing on the fundamental biological question of how cells make proteins.

The University of Richmond expects to award more than 1,200 degrees during commencement weekend May 12-13.

Eight University of Richmond students or recent graduates have been awarded Fulbright grants, the most in the institution’s history.

Monika Kukar-Kinney, a professor of marketing in the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, has received a Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Mednick Memorial Fellowship.

University of Richmond junior Mike Kitimet grew up in a Kenyan town with no library. Despite this obstacle, he received support from Equity Group Foundation, a non-profit in Kenya, which helps academically talented students apply to colleges around the world.

University of Richmond biology professor Carrie Wu has received two grant awards for her research related to plant population biology.

The Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has awarded honors for science and math excellence to three University of Richmond students.

University of Richmond professor Douglas Winiarski, who teaches in the Department of Religious Studies and the American Studies program, has won a 2018 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy for his book, “Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England.”

The University of Richmond is announcing the speakers for 2018 commencement ceremonies.

Sought after for his expertise in U.S. history and civil rights, University of Richmond leadership studies professor and historian Julian Hayter discusses the national debate about Confederate monuments with Anderson Cooper on this week’s “60 Minutes,” which airs Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. on the CBS Television Network.

Lucretia McCulley, head of scholarly communications in Boatwright Memorial Library at the University of Richmond, is one of twelve librarians from six colleges who will form the Inclusive Library Instruction Working Group.