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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.

2018 Student Award Winners

Congratulations to the following student award winners:

Dickinson Award: Ruhin Farsin
Smart Award: McKenzie Murvin, Parr McQueen, Jack Scheutzow, Barbara Fujita

Biology Feature Stories

UR biology professor receives fellowship to explore ways to safely gather important scientific information in conflict zones
Peter Smallwood, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond has received a Jefferson Science Fellowship with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
University of Richmond biology professor Angie Hilliker awarded $405,000 NIH grant for research on production of proteins
Angie Hilliker, associate professor of biology at the University of Richmond, has received a National Institutes of Health grant in the amount of $405,803 for her research focusing on the fundamental biological question of how cells make proteins.
  • Smallwood Fellowship
    Smallwood Fellowship

    Biology professor Peter Smallwood received a Jefferson Science Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
UR partners with VCU and Friends of East End to unveil new mapping projects in support of reclamation efforts at East End Cemetery
The University of Richmond Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, in partnership with VCU Division of Community Engagement and Friends of East End, will share research and unveil a new digital map that is the culmination of a year-long project supporting the reclamation efforts at East End Cemetery, a historic African-American burial ground in the City of Richmond and Henrico County.
UR biology professor Carrie Wu awarded grants for plant research
University of Richmond biology professor Carrie Wu has received two grant awards for her research related to plant population biology.
Three UR students receive Goldwater Foundation honors
The Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has awarded honors for science and math excellence to three University of Richmond students.
University of Richmond hosts Science Olympics
As athletes from across the world gather for the Olympic Games in South Korea, back in the U.S. the University of Richmond’s Gottwald Center for the Sciences is hosting the second annual Science Olympics, called “The Gottwald Games.”
University of Richmond is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Three scholars from the University of Richmond were awarded Fulbright grants for 2017-18, the top number in the Bachelor’s institutions category.
The doctor is inIn September, Kandace Peterson McGuire, ’98, returned to the Richmond area to become chief of breast surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University
Art for science's sakeThe persistent beauty of alumna Amanda Kwieraga's scientific vision.
Two University of Richmond professors receive Fulbright awards
University of Richmond biology professor Jory Brinkerhoff and history professor Manuella Meyer have received Fulbright awards to support their research projects.
  • Brinkerhoff Fulbright
    Brinkerhoff Fulbright

    Dr. Jory Brinkerhoff has been awarded a Fulbright for travel to Japan for his project, “Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Japanese Macaque Parasites.”
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Mailing address:
Biology Department, Gottwald Science Center B-100
28 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173

Phone: (804) 289-8871
Fax: (804) 289-8233

Department Chair: April Hill
Administrative Coordinator: Carol Esposito
 Administrative Coordinator, Pre-Health and Integrative Science: Deatrice Cleaton