Department of Biology - School of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Biology offers students the opportunity to study the living world, from biomolecules to ecosystems. Knowledge of biology is critical for addressing current medical, environmental, and social issues in our rapidly changing world.

Biology Feature Stories

University of Richmond Donates Thousands of Safety Gloves from Science Labs to Local Healthcare Workers to Assist with COVID Impact

University of Richmond faculty gathered up nearly 7,000 pairs of gloves to donate to local healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamm and Wu published
Michelle Hamm, Professor of Chemistry, and Eugene Wu, Associate Professor of Biology and Biochemistry, along with six student co-authors, have published a paper in the journal DNA Repair entitled "The Importance of Ile716 toward the Mutagenicity of 8-Oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine with Bacillus Fragment DNA Polymerase."

University of Richmond Highlights Beekeeping Program with Special Luncheon Featuring Honey from Campus Hives

University of Richmond's will host a "Live Well, Dine Green" luncheon at the Heilman Dining Center that features menu items with honey harvested from the university's beekeeping program. The event is Jan. 22, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Grayson Awarded
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. Read more.

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.

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.

Quintero Published
Omar Quintero and four UR students published “The MyMOMA domain of MYO19 encodes for distinct Miro‐dependent and Miro‐independent mechanisms of interaction with mitochondrial membranes” in Cytoskeleton.

Quintero Receives Grant
Omar Quintero was awarded the Bridging to STEM Excellence: Leveraging a Consortium of National STEM Education Initiatives to Improve Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning" grant through the National Science Foundation. Learn more here.

de Sa Published
Dr. Rafael de Sa recently published "The unique traits of the subgenus Unicus within Chiasmocleis Méhely".

Grayson Awarded NSF Grant
Dr. Kristine Grayson awarded NSF Grant for project on course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences.

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.

UR Biology Professor Kristine Grayson Awarded NSF Grant for Project on Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences

Assistant Professor of Biology Kristine Grayson is the principal investigator on a nearly $135,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

de Sa Published
Dr. Rafael de Sa published "Presence and distribution of Leptodactylus guianensis Heyer and de Sá, 2011 in Colombia: comparisons with other species in the L. latrans group" in the Journal of Natural History.

UR Biology Professor Eugene Maurakis Awarded Grant for First-of-its-kind Research Project on Nest-Building Minnows in Virginia

University of Richmond professor Eugene G. Maurakis has been awarded funding from the Virginia Academy of Science for his research project on nest-building fishes in Virginia.

Science Meets Art in Exhibition on How Street Murals Can Beat the Heat; Recommendations Result of Faculty/Student Research

Science meets art in “See the Heat,” a new exhibition co-curated by University of Richmond senior Sarah Kwon, a biology major, and professor Eugene Maurakis, who teaches in the biology department and School of Professional & Continuing Studies.

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Biology Department, Gottwald Science Center B-100
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University of Richmond, VA 23173

Phone: (804) 289-8871
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Department Chair: Krista Stenger
Administrative Coordinator: Carol Esposito
Administrative Coordinator, Pre-Health and Integrative Science: Deatrice Cleaton

Biology graduate featured as Women's Day Woman of Impact

Conservationist and National Geographic Explorer Laly Lichtenfeld began her work in East Africa as a Fulbright Scholar researching community-based conservation in 1996.

2019 Student Award Winners

Congratulations to the following student award winners:

Dickinson Award: Sofia Bustamante, Anthony Isenhour
Smart Award: Jasmine Feng, Katrina Kuhn, Jennifer Piciw, Jonathan Huang