Murder most foul: University of Richmond professor and students research a kidnapping-turned-murder
Two sophomores help their professor research the case of a boy’s kidnapping and murder in 1907 New Orleans.
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University of Richmond offers its first summer study abroad in South Korea
This summer, an international relations class focused on experiential learning — from making bibimbap and learning K-pop dancing to observing life across the demilitarized zone.
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University of Richmond students are doing summer research around the globe
Meet two of them. Julia Guss is studying the emergence of Berlin’s techno scene in the 1990s, while Liam Gunawardena explores public safety in Sydney.
Jungle journey: An internship takes University of Richmond senior into the heart of the Amazon
Senior maps the impact of roads on the ecosystem and Indigenous peoples of the Amazon during a summer internship.
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A University of Richmond librarian’s research restores two missing acts to Puccini’s ‘Edgar’
Musicologist Linda Fairtile’s 2026 critical edition of the 19th-century opera represents 23 years of scholarship.
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University of Richmond summer lab chronicles: How babies learn words and people form memories
With funding from the Richmond Guarantee, students Tessa Katz and Caleb Fausnaught are exploring these questions at the Princeton Baby Lab and on campus this summer.
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Zebrafish — and student researchers — are helping a University of Richmond biology professor advance pediatric epilepsy research
“Science often moves forward in small steps,” says professor Colleen Carpenter-Swanson.
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It’s showtime for these University of Richmond interns, with help from the Richmond Guarantee
Students got behind-the-scenes looks at Summer Stock Austin, Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus, and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra during their summer fellowships.
Internships with legal aid nonprofits cement University of Richmond seniors’ interest in law careers
Seniors learn the importance of justice for all during summer internships with legal aid nonprofits in Queens and Richmond.
A commitment to higher education undergirds University of Richmond alum’s career, volunteerism, and charitable giving
When not promoting Workday software systems to universities, 2003 Richmond graduate Evan Baum donates his time and resources to higher education.
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University of Richmond Summer Fellowships support three students helping assess disease burdens worldwide
The students contribute to a global study of hepatitis A epidemiology.
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The next stop for some members of the University of Richmond Class of 2026: Top graduate schools
Meet five new alumni who are heading to graduate school at Cambridge/MIT, Columbia, Duke, University of Michigan, and University of Southern California.
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A Chaplaincy pilgrimage helps University of Richmond students reflect on faith, history, and understanding
The pilgrimage to Spain and Morocco brings history and our common humanity into focus.