"Last lecture" program intended to inspire students
One University of Richmond professor will give a lecture about what he or she would want to tell his or her students if it were his or her last lecture.
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One University of Richmond professor will give a lecture about what he or she would want to tell his or her students if it were his or her last lecture.
In one room students were making double helix DNA models out of Twizzlers and Gummy Bears. In another room they were playing an intense game of DNA Jeopardy, where someone was always quick to raise a hand and answer the question. Elementary school students were learning the names and functions of cell components and made models out of Jello-O, sprinkles and jellybeans.
The University of Richmond has joined the networking Web site Twitter in an effort to diversify communication methods for the university.
In one of the labs in Gottwald Science Center lies a bacterium that kills nearly a million people every year.
By Elizabeth Hyman
Group proposes giving a free education for some students
The University of Richmond is paving the way for a new way to study science, one that breaks down the barriers between biology, chemistry, physics, math and computer science and fuses them into a single science "supercourse" for first-year students.
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Junior Miles Johnson wasn't even in the country when he heard that he had won the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for his chemistry research on the carbon bonds involved in pharmaceuticals.
The number of students choosing to major in philosophy has risen dramatically over the past few years, according to the New York Times, but the trend has had only a small effect on numbers at the University of Richmond.
Richmond College senior Matt Luchansky and 2007 graduate Katie Weber received highly competitive graduate research fellowships that will fund research at any institution for up to three years.
A University of Richmond professor currently holds three swimming world records and two national records for his 40 to 44 age group.
By VICKY ALLEN
Leland Melvin never really intended to become an astronaut.
Beginning this summer, all incoming first-year student-athletes will be given early registration privileges for the fall 2008 semester. In addition, all first- and second-year student-athletes will be eligible for early registration for the spring 2009, fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters, all according to a proposal prepared by the Faculty Athletic Committee.
As University of Richmond biology professor Peter Smallwood stares out of his office window, he doesn't see pristine green lawns, stately brick walkways or groups of students walking to class.