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  • de Sá Awarded
    de Sá Awarded

    Rafael de Sá, professor of biology, has been awarded more than $400,000 from the National Science Foundation for his research on the diversity and evolution of a frog species found in South America.
University of Richmond Biology Professor Rafael O. de Sá Awarded $400K NSF Grant for Frog Biodiversity Research in South America
Professor of Biology Rafael de Sá has been awarded more than $400,000 from the National Science Foundation for his research on the diversity and evolution of a frog species found in South America.
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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    de Sa Published

    Dr. Rafael de Sa recently published "The unique traits of the subgenus Unicus within Chiasmocleis Méhely".
  • Grayson Awarded NSF Grant
    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
    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.
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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