Faculty Highlights Archive

John Peters, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, has received a $502,981 National Science Foundation award to support his neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and memory.

Carrie Wu, professor of biology, published "Effects of experimental warming on floral scent, display, and rewards in two subalpine herbs" in Annals of Botany.

Jonathan Richardson was promoted to associate professor of biology. Jonathan integrates ecology, evolution and genomics to study applied issues related to urban ecology, epidemiology, and wildlife conservation. 

Carrie Wu was promoted to professor of biology. Her research investigates the mechanisms of adaptive differentiation and speciation and examines how environmental variation influences phenotypic and genetic variation among natural plant populations.

Stephen Ferguson, visiting assistant professor of biology, published "Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology" in BMC Biology.

Melinda A. Yang, assistant professor of biology, published "East Asian Gene flow bridged by northern coastal populations over past 6000 years" in Nature Communications.

Colleen Carpenter-Swanson, assistant professor in biology, was named to the Serve Virginia Honor Roll in recognition of service in Virginia and the University of Richmond.

Todd Lookingbill, professor of geography, environment, & sustainability, along with Beth Zizzamia, Special Analysis Lab GIS operations manager, published “Virginia Heat Watch: Collaboration to assess climate vulnerability at local to regional scales” in Urban Climate.

Eugene Wu, associate professor of biology & biochemistry, along with Alex Robertson, '24, Henry Zhu, '24, Corina Stasiak, '24, Laura Murray-Nerger, '15, Emily Romanoff, '16, and Jesse Woon, '16, published "CD46 Is a Protein Receptor for Human Adenovirus Type 64" in Viruses.

Emily Boone was promoted to senior teaching faculty of biology. Her areas of expertise include marine ecology, physiological ecology, and environmental studies.

Amy Treonis, associate professor of biology, published “Description of Panagrolaimus namibiensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae), an anhydrobiotic nematode from the Namib Desert of Namibia” in the Journal of Nematology with Christopher Rawson, ’23, London Nemmers, ’23, and Department of Biology collaborator, Stacey Criswell, director of microscopy and imaging.

Stacey Criswell, director of microscopy and imaging, published “Description of Panagrolaimus namibiensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Panagrolaimidae), an anhydrobiotic nematode from the Namib Desert of Namibia” in the Journal of Nematology with Christopher Rawson, ’23, London Nemmers, ’23, and Department of Biology collaborator, Amy Treonis, associate professor of biology.