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UR Now caught up with veteran editor Matthew Dewald, who shared with us what it’s like to helm this heralded publication.

University of Richmond Professor Douglas Winiarski Receives Award for Scholarship on Native American Religious History

University of Richmond Named to Peace Corps’ List of 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities

Updates

Take the Daily Connector to the Greek Festival

May 28, 2025

Skip the hassle of parking and catch a ride to the Richmond Greek Festival! On May 29 and 30, faculty, staff, and students (and friends) can ride the Daily Connector shuttle to the event.

Enjoy Greek food, music, and culture — stress free!

Pickup/drop off stop will be at bus stop at Grove and Hamilton.

Parking closure near Boatwright Library

May 15, 2025

The parking lot behind Boatwright Memorial Library (Lot R51), along with seven parking spaces on the south side of Weinstein Hall (leading to Lot R51), will be closed starting on Monday, May 19. The closure will run until fall 2026 to accommodate the renovation of the library and Weinstein Learning Center. Accessible parking spots can be found along Richmond Way, and additional ADA spots will be opened up in front of the Lora Robins Gallery.

Hungry? Dining Services has modified hours

May 13, 2025

Dining Services is shifting to spring and summer hours, with some campus dining locations catching a seasonal break. Before heading out for lunch or coffee, be sure to check which locations are open.

Upcoming events

Jun 10

University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) Annual Luncheon and Meeting
Jun 19

Juneteenth
Jul 04

Independence Day
Jul 08

University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) Meeting
Aug 12

University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) Meeting
Aug 20

Colloquy
Aug 25

First Day of Fall Classes
Sep 01

Labor Day

Campus Highlights

Kudos

April 6, 2025

Charnell Grace

Shout out to Charnell Grace at the UR SpiderShop for working closely with the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and the Department of Computer Science. She followed up with us at every step of the gift acquisition process for our seniors and ensured the timely delivery of three huge boxes to our office for distribution to our students. We thank Carnell for helping to make our graduates feel special, and we look forward to working with her again.
—Submitted by Kathy Rothert, Mathematics & Statistics

February 20, 2025

Earl Lewis

Congratulations to Earl Lewis for successfully completing the University of Richmond Data Analytics Class! Earl’s dedication and hard work in advancing his analytical skills demonstrate his commitment to professional growth and excellence. Data analytics is a crucial skill in today’s evolving workplace, and Earl’s achievement showcases his drive to leverage data-driven insights for better decision-making. His accomplishment will undoubtedly benefit our team and enhance our capabilities. Congratulations, Earl!
—Submitted by Mirinda McCants, User Services
January 14, 2025

Spider Exchange, Rethink Waste

Big shout out to David Donaldson, Jacob Saqueira, and the operations team that pulls the trash from the outdoor bins for going above and beyond. They manage to return sentimental items that students have accidentally binned, funnel useful discarded items back into the campus community (Brita water pitchers, stick vacuums, Halloween decor, and more), and provide a supportive and educational experience for student workers. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
—Submitted by Marya Kravets, Advancement Systems

November 20, 2024

Rick Glass, Events Team

Rick, I can’t thank you enough. I’m so glad we decided to have our event at the University of Richmond. Your staff and team, student, etc. were outstanding, and the setting, parking, etc. were the best! Hopefully, we host more events with you in the future! On behalf of the Richmond Pediatric Society, thank you and thank you.
—Submitted by Melissa Nelson, Summit Emotional Health
September 18, 2024

Michelle Williams

Shout out to Michelle for helping the clinic find a parent for a sick child. Michelle went above and beyond to help find the employee. Even after telling me that she did not see anyone with that name she never gave up. She called the clinic back and had found the employee. Thank you, Michelle, for your dedication!
—Submitted by Karen, Henrico County

September 11, 2024

Facilities Team

BIG shout out to Christopher Gee, Scott McIntosh, Kyle Donovan, Chris Harrison, Julian Cline, Manny Haines, Mazie Ellerbe, and all of our other friends in facilities who keep the systems running at Bostwick 3!
—Submitted by Marya Kravets, Advancement Systems

Did you know…

“Best Student Support and Counseling Services”

—The Princeton Review (2025)

Accomplishments

Quintero-Carmona and Warrick publish with students on cell gene expression
May 28, 2025
Omar Quintero-Carmona, associate professor of biology, and John Warrick, associate professor of biology published "Transcriptomic Analysis of CAD Cell Differentiation" in MicroPublication Biology, along with students Lillie Wendt '26, Carlos Cevallos, '17, Anna Leigh White, '20, Brooke Fazio, '21 and GC '22, Jasmine Feng, '20, and Dora Posfai, '13.

von Rueden co-publishes cross-cultural research on collective music-making in four Indigenous societies
May 27, 2025
Christopher von Rueden, professor of leadership studies, co-published the article "Why collective music-making is sometimes rare: A study of four indigenous societies" in Evolution and Human Behavior.

Hoyt co-publishes article on the impact of gender identity awareness on women in leadership
May 27, 2025
Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published the article "Gender identity awareness as a shadow pillar of the gender hierarchy: How it can undermine women in leadership" in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.
James presents sub-Saharan African child health
May 23, 2025
Nigel James, assistant professor of health studies, presented “Conflict, Climate, and Child Health: Evidence from Sub Saharan Africa” at the Population Association of America Annual Meeting.

James presents on health insurance coverage impact in Zimbabwe
May 23, 2025
Nigel James, assistant professor of health studies, presented “Does Health Insurance Coverage Reduce Childhood Morbidity? Evidence from Zimbabwe” at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Annual Conference.

Park publishes paper on improving performance of large language models
May 22, 2025
Joonsuk Park, associate professor of computer science, published the paper "tRAG: Term-level Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Zero-shot Retrieval" in Proceedings of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL).
Park publishes on boosting QA scoring accuracy
May 22, 2025
Joonsuk Park, associate professor of computer science, published the paper "Return of EM: Entity-driven Answer Set Expansion for QA Evaluation" in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING).

Nonterah publishes inclusivity recommendations for organ transplant community
May 22, 2025
Camilla W. Nonterah, associate professor of psychology, published "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Organ Transplantation" in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Jacobsen promoted to Global Burden of Disease principal collaborator
May 21, 2025
Kathryn Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies was promoted to Global Burden of Disease (GBD) principal collaborator at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The position is the highest tier within the GBD Collaborator Network.

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University Communications is proud to share that “When you give to Richmond, UR Here” won a bronze 2025 Telly Award! Created in partnership with Annual Giving, the video captures the everyday moments that shape the student experience — from sunrise to sunset.