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$23.4 million
from 302 awards over the past five years
22 per year
the average number of grant submissions over the past five years
$9.62 million
cash received in FY16:
$2 million (21%) from public sources and $7.6 million (79%) from private sources
15
disciplines represented by faculty receiving research-only awards in FY16

Faculty Highlights

UR biology professor Carrie Wu awarded grants for plant research
University of Richmond biology professor Carrie Wu has received two grant awards for her research related to plant population biology.
University of Richmond is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Scholars
Three scholars from the University of Richmond were awarded Fulbright grants for 2017-18, the top number in the Bachelor’s institutions category.
Two University of Richmond professors receive Fulbright awards
University of Richmond biology professor Jory Brinkerhoff and history professor Manuella Meyer have received Fulbright awards to support their research projects.
UR professors create program to advance women in math
University of Richmond mathematics professors Della Dumbaugh and Heather M. Russell have been awarded a National Science Foundation sponsored grant for a program designed to advance women in mathematics.
Computer science professor Kelly Shaw awarded grant for research related to correctness and security of internet-enabled devices
UR computer science professor Kelly Shaw was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for her collaborative research project, “CPS: Small: Collaborative Research: Towards Secure, Privacy-Preserving, Verifiable Cyberphysical Systems.”
UR biology professor Isaac Skromne awarded $340,000 NIH grant for research with zebrafish focused on curing bone diseases
A University of Richmond biology professor’s research with zebrafish explores administering medication directly to bones and allows for exploration of possible solutions for revesing the effects of bone diseases.
University of Richmond professor wins Fulbright to curate exhibition on South African inequality
University of Richmond English professor Laura Browder has been awarded a grant to serve as a Fulbright Specialist in South Africa. She will partner with students, faculty and staff at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg to curate an art exhibition focusing on inequality, which is scheduled to open in summer 2018. 
University of Richmond biology professor Rafael de Sá awarded Fulbright Scholar Fellowship for teaching, frog research in Colombia
University of Richmond biology professor Rafael de Sá has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship for amphibian biodiversity research in Colombia.
University of Richmond professor awarded grant for research focusing on memorializing the Civil War in Richmond
University of Richmond rhetoric and communication studies professor Nicole Maurantonio has been awarded a year-long fellowship from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for her book project, “Changing Hearts and Minds: Memory, Race and the Confederacy in 21st Century Richmond.” 
University of Richmond chemistry professors awarded research grants from American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Two University of Richmond chemistry professors, Michael Norris and Carol Parish, have been awarded undergraduate research grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.
UR professor explores music in 19th century magic shows; awarded grant to study in Denmark
University of Richmond musicology professor Jessie Fillerup has been awarded a fellowship from the University of Aarhus in Denmark for her research into the use of music in 19th-century European and North American theatrical magic shows. 
UR history professor explores British West Indies' education system
University of Richmond history professor Christopher Bischof has been named a 2017 National Academy of Education-Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow for his research into elementary education in the West Indies.
Jeffress Trust Awards to Two UR Faculty
Two University of Richmond faculty each have been awarded one-year, $100,000 interdisciplinary research grants from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust.
UR history professor wins grant for research in Japan; writing book focusing on Okinawa's religious landscape prior to WWII
University of Richmond history and international studies professor Tze M. Loo has received a Japan Foundation grant for her research project, “Religion and Rule in Prewar Okinawa.”
UR history professor wins Fulbright grant for Russian research
University of Richmond history and international studies professor David Brandenberger has received a Fulbright grant for his research on Russia’s political landscape during the 1940s and 50s.
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