UR Now: Student Experience
Diving into Richmond’s First-Year Seminars
Small classes, passionate professors, and skill-building exercises form the premise of this foundational program.
100%
of URISE students enroll in additional science courses after SMART or IQS
92%
of IQS students become STEM majors
100%
of SMART students complete course and conduct summer research
Upcoming Events
Feature Stories
University of Richmond Magazine
Five reasons an alum-supervised internship is the ideal summer
Spiders help Spiders when alumni host current students as interns. Here's how it pays dividends for everyone involved.
UR Now: University News
University recognized as a “Best College” by Princeton Review
Richmond earns high marks for academics and student experience, ranking in the top 10 for classroom experience, career services, health services, and dining.
UR Now: University News
Richmond Class of 2029 will soon arrive on campus
The University welcomes new Spiders who bring special talents, accomplishments, and a community mindset to UR. Meet three first-year students right now.
Faculty Highlights
Torres, Jones, and students publish on how lungs react to smoke
Marcella Torres, teaching faculty of mathematics, and Shannon Jones, senior teaching faculty of biology, along with students Aamy Bakry, '24, and Emma Brashear, '27, published "Development of a mathematical model of the innate immune response to inhaled toxicants" in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.
Carpenter-Swanson and students publish on antiseizure effects in zebrafish
Colleen Carpenter-Swanson, assistant professor of Biology, along with students, Audrey Breckenridge, '25, Sanskriti Basnyat, '26, and Eva Fitch, '25, published “Validating the antiseizure effects of vitexin and related flavone glycosides in zebrafish” in Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Carpenter-Swanson recognized for community service
Colleen Carpenter-Swanson, assistant professor in biology, was named to the Serve Virginia Honor Roll in recognition of service in Virginia and the University of Richmond.
Resources
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contact Us
Mailing address:
Integrated Inclusive Science Program
Gottwald Science Center B-100
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8228
Integrated Inclusive Science Program Coordinator: Dr. Shannon Jones
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup
SMART Course Coordinator: Dr. Carol Parish
URISE Program Coordinator: Dr. Shannon Jones