STUDENT CHRONICLES
First-year top spots on campus
As their inaugural year draws to a close, four first-year students share their thoughts on the places they've grown to love at the University.
Spotlight
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Spider road trips open doors
Career-focused travel over spring and winter breaks help undergrads expand their web to places like Silicon Valley and Wall Street.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Spider undergrad helps Latinx students access college
First-generation college student Chris Mitchell helps others through the Scholars Latino Initiative while preparing for a career in law.
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
UR Here giving day tops $2.2 million
Annual campaign sets records, including most donors and highest giving ever.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Venturing in
The Richmond Innovations Fellows is the latest Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship program to help students launch their own businesses.
In the News
Can You Trust the Experts?
Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, is interviewed.
NOOSH eggplant dip from UR students hits market
This story highlights a student-run business resulting from the Bench Top Innovations program through the Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative.
Extreme heat is a problem in Virginia: Researchers want to help
Research from the Mapping Inequality project is highlighted in this article, originally published in The Virginian-Pilot.
Commentary: Resistance to solar farms is holding Virginia back
Law professor Noah Sachs co-authored this piece.
Warming water temperatures in Virginia are changing aquatic life as we know it
Jeremy Hoffman, a lecturer of geography and the environment, is quoted throughout this article, which also appeared on NBC 12 and Environmental Health News.
Professor’s upcoming book points out Tennessee’s lethal injection problems
Law professor Corinna Lain, who is writing a book on lethal injection, is highlighted.
SPIDERS MAKING AN IMPACT
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
The fast and the fabricated: Art lab manager designs a street-legal car
Nathan Hansen-Hilliard is machining a fully functional vehicle, piece by artfully constructed piece.
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Science scholars demonstrate legacy of excellence
The latest Goldwater Scholars are studying viruses, pharmaceuticals, and how climate change impacts health.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Novel study sessions equip students for more than just exams
Wide-ranging conversations and unusual hours are just another day at the office for professors like Michael Leopold, Saif Mehkari, and Bo Yun Park.
CAMPUS LIFE
Earth Day and every day
See how the campus community works together all year to promote sustainable living practices, and find out about this year's Earth Day events on campus.
Multimedia
Campus Life
The office
Step into some of the most interesting faculty workspaces and labs on campus.
Science Of Sports
How to make the perfect dive
Physics professor Christine Helms explains how to make a (very small) splash, as demonstrated by Spider diver Sally Harrington.
Campus Life
Peaceful campus spots for Spiders
From secluded areas to expansive campus views, here are a few places to take a break, relax, and contemplate at the University of Richmond.
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