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How soon is too soon to say “I do”?
By Tracy Akers | September 30, 2014University of Richmond students share their views about getting engaged, or even married, before graduating college.
University of Richmond students share their views about getting engaged, or even married, before graduating college.
Michael Leopold received a grant to create a sensor that detects harmful levels of uric or lactic acid in the bloodstream.
An FYS wrote a group letter about sending U.S. troops to Africa to "boost and counter the outbreak of Ebola."
Students in the Parking Lot Project class participated in PARK(ing) Day, a global event where people transform parking spaces.
Richmond student Cassandra Ceballos has discovered a new characteristic of a species of sponge. She will present her research Friday.
Allison Toner interned for a talent agency in New York City during Fashion Week. Her job was to post photos online during fashion shows.
Rochelle Davis focused her lecture on the victims – the Syrian refugees who have had their lives impeded upon by religious extremists.
Provost Jacquelyn Fetrow enjoys working in the lab, walking her dog, cooking and touring the U.S. in an R.V., among other things.
Richmond's Green Bike Program was established to provide a "green" form of on-campus transportation, but many bikes have been damaged.
Rochelle Davis will discuss the struggles of displaced Syrians and more about the Middle East as part of Richmond's Fall Speakers Series 2014.
A collection of sketches by Janet Hamlin from the 9/11 Guantanamo Bay trials is currently featured in Lora Robins Gallery.
With new food options and better amenities, among other changes, the dining hall is keeping up with student suggestions.
Eight-Fifteen at Boatwright underwent a makeover this summer, both in its physical expansion and the wider selection of foods.
With new goals and aspirations, members of SASD and BASE have formed a new LGBTQ student organization called SCOPE.
You may have to hunt for a seat in the library if you aren't there by 9 a.m. You may need to wait in line to borrow the stapler.
One of the best aspects of living in Richmond is having a myriad of restaurants scattered about the city.
This spring, the biannual Global Sounds Concert will be held around the fountain on the Westhampton Green with the hope of breaking traditional formal concert boundaries, said Andrew McGraw, director for the concert. The Global Sounds Concert will be at 3 p.m.
For most University of Richmond students the last month of class is a time for tests, stress, papers and daydreams of Myrtle Beach.
The Sirens, University of Richmond's all-female a cappella group, will be performing their 20th Anniversary Spring Concert this Saturday.
Rainbow Station, a Henrico-based company, is looking to hire University of Richmond graduates to fill teaching positions in China as part of its international expansion. After opening its first preschool in Shenzhen, China last January, the company plans to establish 110 educational facilities in China over the next five years. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Rainbow Station will provide small classes that feature a curriculum based around teaching Franklin Covey's "The Leader in Me" program for children. The company operates four locations in the Richmond area at Wyndham, Three Chopt, The Boulders and Hanover Medical Park. "We are interested in recent college graduates who have teaching experience or an interest in early education to go on a great adventure in China for a few years," said Rick Sample, Rainbow Station International president, "and that's why we are interested in UR and schools nearby." According to Rainbow Station's website, its vision is to be the standard of excellence in early education, school-age recreation and mildly ill care.