UR awarded large grant to support belonging and inclusivity in STEM
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University of Richmond a $625,000 grant that will go toward a six-year program to improve student inclusion in STEM on campus.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded the University of Richmond a $625,000 grant that will go toward a six-year program to improve student inclusion in STEM on campus.
Biology faculty will table their research opportunities to discuss with potential research assistants at the “Boo!-ology” research fair in the atrium of the Gottwald Center for the Sciences at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23.
A chemistry professor at the University of Richmond spearheaded a donation of more than 7,000 pairs of latex gloves, also known as person protective equipment (PPE), to healthcare workers struggling to keep up with the growing demands placed on Virginia hospitals because of COVID-19.
A University of Richmond student has become the first person to find hair-like projections that sensor movement in some of SpongeBob’s relatives. The sponge in question is the Cliona varians, “a saltwater sponge that grows mostly in the tropics, such as the Florida Keys and the Caribbean,” said sophomore Cassandra Ceballos, who is head of the investigation.
Outside the office of Amy Treonis in the Gottwald Science Center, lettuce, broccoli, onions and other seedlings are preparing for their ultimate transfer to outdoor soil. They will soon grow in shared agricultural plots to benefit lower-income communities in southside Richmond.
Providing opportunities for students to speak freely and think on their feet is an obligation that Linda Hobgood, director of the Speech Center, said she took seriously.
David Haskell, a biology professor at Sewanee: the University of the South, will speak to students Thursday about his book "The Forest Unseen" that focuses on his observations at Shakerag Hollow, an old-growth forest in Tennessee.
The physics department has unveiled the observatory and telescope on the Gottwald Science Center roof donated by University of Richmond trustee emerita Martha Carpenter.
University of Richmond students presented their summer research Sept.10 in the Gottwald Science Center during the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Symposium. The poster session featured students who received HHMI grants to research during the summer as well as other summer researchers. Students created posters explaining their labs and findings and spoke with faculty, students and visitors attending the session.
First, let me preface what I'm going to say (or I guess write) by stating that I love "the tight black pants" and all the accentuating features they provide to an attractive female body, in addition to the comfort and flexibility they provide for all. (Yes, I've worn a pair.)
The Richmond College Student Government Association sustainability committee is working on a proposal to add green roofs and solar panels to the Gottwald Science Center.
In one of the labs in Gottwald Science Center lies a bacterium that kills nearly a million people every year.
In the spirit of evolution, the University of Richmond biology department is planning to rewrite the curriculum for biology majors. The changes, if passed by the university's Academic Council, would go into effect for the 2008 fall semester.