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Why do some international students adopt English names?

By Grace Kiernan || 16 hours ago

Several international students use an “English name” while studying at the University of Richmond.

Common Ground starts GroupMe to help combat food insecurity and waste on campus

By Sunny Lim || 16 hours ago

To combat hunger and food waste on campus, Common Ground launched a GroupMe chat named “Free Food at UR.”

Law school graduates launch crowd-funded lobbying organization

By Allison Walters || 10/21/18 1:03pm

Two recent law graduates launched CrowdLobby to give the everyday person power in the political lobbying process.

Food Recovery Project donates extra food from campus eateries

By Joshua Kim || 10/19/18 12:53pm

Every Friday, any consumable extra items from Everything Convenience, Eight-Fifteen at Boatwright Library, Lou’s Café and Passport Café are collected.

Biology professor tapped to extract yeast from Justice John Marshall's favorite wine

By Abby Seaberg || 10/10/18 12:24pm

A biology professor will attempt to extract yeast from a 180-year-old bottle of Madeira wine, a favorite of John Marshall.

Employee Spotlight: Cleaning with care

By Jacob Taylor || 10/09/18 2:47pm

Michael W. Taylor has worked as a member of the cleaning staff at the University of Richmond for a number of years.

Spider Firsts program celebrates fifth year of helping first-generation students

By Sunny Lim || 10/08/18 8:18pm

This year marks the fifth anniversary of UR’s Spider Firsts program, which started because of an observation.

Students land internships and job offers through alumni and Career Services

By Sophie Pilkington || 10/08/18 12:26pm

Through alumni contacts and the help of Career Services, students land internships and job offers.

Volunteering at the Youth Life Foundation of Richmond helps get students out of the 'bubble,' they say

By Julia Muro || 10/03/18 12:41pm

Several students on campus volunteer at YLFR, form relationships with the kids in the program and become hooked.

URPD to sell lost and found items in annual unclaimed property auction

By Alex Maloney || 10/02/18 5:52pm

Each year at the University of Richmond, hundreds of items are lost by students and claimed by the police department.

Why Richmond? Exchange students offer their perspective about campus

By Kaori Tachibana || 10/02/18 5:42pm

How do students from thousands of miles away learn about this small liberal arts college?

Senior works toward finding bone marrow matches, swabs 449 potential donors in less than a year

By Alice Millerchip || 10/01/18 4:02am

When senior Jamie Katz was seven years old, her cousin Amy was diagnosed with leukemia.

UR launches branding campaign featuring images of students and faculty members

By Ashlee Korlach || 09/29/18 7:17pm

Junior Mira Carroll is studying abroad in Paris, France, this semester. But her friends still see her around the University of Richmond.

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