University News
UR Here Giving Day attracts the most donors and dollars ever
The 2025 campaign set new records and raised over $2.8 million in 36 hours.
Spotlight
University News
UR Magazine celebrates its 325th issue
UR Now caught up with veteran editor Matthew Dewald, who shared with us what it’s like to helm this heralded publication.
Moments
The circle letter
A group of 1992 alumni stayed in touch through snail mail for 20 years, each person adding their letter to the ever-growing parcel of memories.
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Student Experience
The Kickin’ It Coalition hosts soccer clinics for children with autism
Sophomores Lauren Shin and Cam Tyson have teamed up with other volunteers to provide 1-to-1 training for kids in the greater Richmond area.
University News
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO Tom Barkin will be UR Commencement speaker
A distinguished leader from the local business and financial sector was selected to address the Class of 2025 graduates.
In the News
Pay transparency laws land in more states as raises slump
Management professor Violet Ho is quoted.
The Lost Art of Heroism with Dr. Scott Allison
Emeritus psychology professor Scott Allison is interviewed on this podcast.
Making Flan
Chemistry professor Julie Pollock is featured.
Roanoke College honors enslaved laborers' role in its history with sculpture
Art professor Sandy Williams IV is featured.
Johnson & Johnson tried 3 times to resolve talc suits in bankruptcy court. It didn’t work.
Law professor Carl Tobias is interviewed.
GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices
Political science professor Tracy Roof authored this piece.
SPIDERS MAKING AN IMPACT
Alumni
Meet the UR alum immersed in the world of beauty
Julee Wilson is the Cosmopolitan magazine editor redefining the scope of industry coverage.
Campus Life
The Spider football team helped recruit over 1,500 potential bone marrow donors
Many players who recognize the lifesaving potential of blood stem cell transplants have added their names to a national registry and urged others in the UR community to do the same.
University News
Richmond hosts its first Italian Film Festival
At this inaugural event, the UR community enjoyed film debuts, panel discussions, and a taste of regional cuisine.
CAMPUS LIFE
Richmond campus is defined by the graceful designs of Charles Gillette
Explore gardens and other treasures created by the renowned landscape architect over a century ago.
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