The seminar series has concluded for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The fall 2024 schedule will be updated this summer.
Click on discover more on our seminar series for a listing of 2023-2024 seminar series and links to speaker research.
Rats have lived alongside us in cities for centuries. We don’t like them, and they’re not good for us — but we don’t know what to do about them. UR’s urban ecologist and biology professor, and his students are on the case.
We are inviting members of the community, including students, alumni, faculty and staff, to submit photos and artwork for our third annual photo contest to highlight biologists in action. We are accepting entries through April 5, 2024. Click here for full details and to enter the contest.
Last year we received nearly 30 submissions and thank everyone for their submitted photography and artwork. Click here to see submissions and winners from the 2023.
Biology department faculty Colleen Carpenter-Swanson was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Epsilon Circle on Friday, January 26, 2024. ODK executive members who officiated the ceremony included Gottwald’s very own Jillian Yates ’24, Helen Xia ’24, Olivia Beatty ’24 and Corina Stasiak ’24 (left to right). The ODK Epsilon Circle honors exceptional student, faculty, staff, and alumni leaders who enrich our campus community. Give a warm Spider congratulations to the new ODK members!
Omar A. Quintero-Carmona, associate professor of biology, presented “Differential Dynamics of Cytoskeletal Motors, Their Adapters, and the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane” at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society. The talk showcased the research he completed in partnership with University of Richmond undergraduate students Lili Mitchell, ‘21, Kathryn Reda, ‘23, Hijab Fatima, ‘20, and Claudia E. Vasquez, ‘23.
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Amy Treonis, associate professor of biology, published “Soil Nematode Communities Vary Among Populations of the Iconic Desert Plant, Welwitschia mirabilis” in Pedobiologia.
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Carrie Wu, associate professor of biology, published "Effects of Experimental Warming on Floral Scent, Display, and Rewards in Two Subalpine Herbs" in the journal Annals of Botany.
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Carrie Wu, associate professor of biology, has received a $258,715 grant from the USDA Department of Forestry to support collaborative research into the early detection and rapid response of invasive species in forest ecosystems.
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The program promotes the work of faculty-mentored student researchers.
Jonathan Richardson, biology professor, is quoted.
Research by Peter Smallwood, biology professor, and Todd Lookingbill, biology and geography professor, is highlighted.
Biology professor Angie Hilliker, a molecular biologist, authored this piece.
Biology professor Peter Smallwood and geography professor Todd Lookingbill coauthored this piece, which first appeared in The Conversation in November 2019.
Biology Department, Gottwald Science Center B-100
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University of Richmond, VA 23173
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Department Chair: Peter Smallwood
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup
Pre-Health and Integrative Science: Emily Phaup