Faculty, staff, and students conducting research involving human participants must register their projects with the University of Richmond Institutional Review Board (URIRB). The board's next meeting will take place on Feb. 17. Investigators who wish to have their research projects reviewed at the meeting should submit their materials to the IRB (via email, to irb@richmond.edu) no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 10.
Instructions on proposal preparation can be found here.
If you had eligible FSA expenses in 2025, be sure to submit your claims by March 31, 2026 to receive reimbursement.
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—U.S. Department of State, Open Doors Report (2024)Sharon G. Feldman, William Judson Gaines Chair in Modern Foreign Languages and professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies, translated Liberto, from the original Catalan Llibert, an award-winning play by Barcelona playwright Gemma Brió. The new work is premiering at Theater for the New City.
Ben Pettis, assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies, published a book review of Move Slowly and Build Bridges: Mastodon, the Fediverse, and the Struggle for Democratic Social Media in Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
Jorge A. Wong Medina, assistant professor of classical studies, presented “Homeric ὑπόδρα ἰδών” at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Classical Studies.
Courtney Blondino, assistant professor of health studies, published "A Community Conversation Process to Establish Resident and Service Provider Perspectives on Needs Related to Use and Treatment of Opioids and Substances" in Frontiers in Public Health.
Courtney Blondino, assistant professor of health studies, published "Describing psychosocial risk in the Mexican working population by sex, generation, and industry: a cross-sectional study" in Safety Science.
Associate Professor of Art, Jeremy Drummond’s latest film Monument was presented at the Dresdner Schmalfilmtage, and listed as an Official Selection at the Anticensura Film Festival, Fargo Film Festival, Ethnografilm Paris, and the Arquiteturas Film Festival. The film won the First Place Award and the Kathryn Stephens Virginia Filmmaker Award at the James River Film Society's 32nd Short Film Showcase at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, where it was an Official Selection. See the full list of screenings.
Joonsuk Park, associate professor of computer science, published the paper "Supporting Reviewing Reviews: How HCI Authors Handle Peer Reviews of Manuscripts" in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Engaged Computing (ICHEC).
Carol Parish, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry, and Euguene Wu, associate professor of biology and biochemistry, published "Understanding the Fidelity and Specificity of DNA Polymerase I" in ACS Omega, along with Alexis Blake, ‘19, and Elise Tate, ‘19.
Patricia Herrera, professor of theatre, and Alicia Díaz, associate professor of dance, published the chapter “Radical Imaginings of Feminist Solidarities Entre Puerto Rico y Richmond” in Porque Estamos Aquí: Puerto Rican Feminisms Against Empire.
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Mathematics professor William Ross is quoted.
LaRee Sugg, deputy director of athletics, was inducted into the Chesterfield County 2026 Sports Hall of Fame class. The Hall of Fame celebrates athletes, coaches, and community leaders whose achievements have shaped the region’s sports landscape.
Political science professor Jennifer Pribble, an expert on Latin America, is quoted.
New research by anthropologist and leadership studies professor Christopher von Rueden is featured.
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