Photography by Rylin McGee, '19
Photography by Rylin McGee, '19
A cold new world
Neil Armstrong and the America that might have been
Do we still want humble yet focused heroes?
Photography by Jamie Betts
The Advocate

A three-time Spider grad is representing D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, a client whose resentencing proceedings will test ideas about juvenile culpability and reform.

50 year legacy of the gift

Six reasons that Robins’ 1969 gift remains integral today, plus five presidents reflecting on its impact

Photography by Shannon McGowan
What they did at camp

Tales from Bagel, Hippo, and more at UR’s 10th Camp Kesem for kids impacted by cancer

A social animal

Abby Mina, R’67, was an enthusiastic goodwill ambassador as a student, and he still is today. 

Illustration by Maria Fabrizio
A challenging call
President Crutcher reflects on the ways that our sometimes uncomfortable past can lead to conversations that point to ways forward.
Old sport, new tech

A day on the links or market research? Sometimes they’re one and the same for Tom Williams, ’99.

Photograph by Jamie Betts
Bodies in motion
Poet William Butler Yeats asked, "How can we know the dancer from the dance?" We asked a dancer about her dance.
Photograph courtesy Richmond Athletics
The call-up

Spider soccer defender Victoria Huxtable earned a tryout with Jamaica’s national team ahead of this summer's FIFA Women's World Cup.

Leadership studies

Matt Palmisano, ’14, flies around the world as an advance person and trip planner for First Lady Melania Trump.

Illustrations by Katie McBride
Science Lesson
The periodic table of elements turns 150 years young this year. 
Bookshelf
A frequently updated round-up of recent books by alumni, faculty, staff, and other Spiders. To submit yours, email us at magazine@richmond.edu.
Photographs by Jamie Betts
As arms swing, thoughts run
What goes through a conductor's head during a performance?
Duty to serve

Christopher Bollenbach, R’89, is leveraging his L.A. restuarant's success for the greater good. 

Chemistry repeating itself

When Griffin Myers, ’20, enrolled in p-chem, her professor's name was very familiar to her dad, Trevor, ’R’91. 

Photograph courtesy Columbus Crew SC Communications
Crew chief

Tim Bezbatchenko, ’04 is a hometown guy leading his hometown team as it plays the world's most popular sport.

Writing on the wall

The study of ancient graffiti offers clues about the lives of women in ancient Rome.

Photograph by Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch
Her Irish eyes still smiling

Despite a recent tragedy, the outlook of BettyAnn Dillon, W’49, remains the same. “I’ve always defined myself as willing hands,” she says.

Hammer time

New skylights are bathing the top floor of the Visual Arts Building in natural light, the result of one of several ongoing construction projects.

Photograph by Gordon Schmidt
Scene change

Nadine Marsh-Carter, W’86 and L’95, a nonprofit leader in Richmond, has been an eyewitness to how the university and city have changed.

Holding court
Atheltic scholarships? Instant replay? Women's basketball has come a long way since Fanny Crenshaw started coaching women’s basketball at Westhampton College 100 seasons ago.
Illustration by Katie McBride
Frequent flyers
A computer science professor is taking his recreational birding high-tech via facial recognition algorithms.
Photograph courtesy Manfred von Ehrenfried
A few small steps for Manfred
Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried, R’60, was a witness to — and played important roles in — historic moments in the first decades of America's space program.
Detail therapy

Melinda Moore, ’99, is expanding her company's reach to serve more adults and children with autism spectrum disorder.

Behind the diagnosis

Pathologist Marissa White Daniels, ’09, diagnoses cancer in patients by looking at glass slides but never loses sight of the person behind each one.

Illustration by Ileana Soon
The terrorism beat

Journalism students interviewed some of the world’s top terrorism reporters about their work.

Brand loyalty

Yichi Zhang, ’13, wears his love for UR on his tattooed sleeve.

The compassion dividend

Oscar Holmes IV, G’05, is teaching a diverse new generation of business students about the relationship between leadership and community impact. 

Spiders in the news
A regularly updated round-up of recent media hits featuring Richmond faculty and staff
Capturing all walks of life

On Netflix and elsewhere, documentary filmmaker Clay Tweel, ’03, tells stories with heart.

Illustration by Gordon Schmidt
A season of renewal
Editor's note: We've refreshed the print magazine with a new trim size, more alumni profiles, and larger print for class notes.
Illustration by Katie McBride
Auditor's dilemma

Research on when companies get flagged as distressed reveals an overlooked trait of auditors: their humanity.

Photograph by Adam Hunger/AP Photo
How to agree to disagree
Curtis Blair, R’92, has learned a lot about dealing with difficult situations and people at his workplace — NBA basketball courts.
Photograph by Keith Lucas
Great expectations
A major upset is no longer a shocking surprise for Richmond’s young lacrosse program.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
Delivering health care
Free Henderson, ’19, got a firsthand look at patients' relationships with the health care system during a summer internship as a care coordinator in Cincinnati.
A force for good

A thread runs through two gifts received this spring: encouraging inquiry and providing the resources to pursue it.