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Coach Aaron Roussell sits across from a group of Spider Women's basketball players, talking to them during halftime.
Championship Chase
Spider women’s basketball is rolling
The team’s up-tempo style of play is making it one of the nation’s best shooting teams and one of the most entertaining in the country to watch.
A beautiful sunrise over Boatwright Tower
Well-Being
Run. Chat. Marvel. Repeat.

In the golden glow of the rising and setting sun, senior Ava Tankersley is channeling two of her passions — staying fit and building community — with her Sunrise Social Club. Everyone’s welcome.

Dr. Mickey Quiñones, Dean and Professor of Management at the Robins School of Business, stands with portraits of previous deans.
Milestones
Robins at 75
As the Robins School of Business celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is looking to its future.
An illustrator of people walking along paths going in different directions.
Curriculum Vitae
The Goldwater whisperers

Research experiences and faculty mentorship are a powerful combination for Spiders competing for prestigious national fellowships and scholarships.

President Kevin F. Hallock, teaching a class on the Economics of the University
Academic Excellence
Expert lessons

Kevin F. Hallock, the university’s president, is giving students a deep dive into the economics of the university in a course he is co-teaching.

A grid of portraits featuring Barry Greene, Ellen Sisson, Rachel Pierce Newell, Steve Gordon, Laura Lee Chandler, Jean Scott, and Birch Douglass. The grid has two open squares with a dark blue background.
Lives Of Purpose
7 over 70
In this riff on “30 Under 30” lists, meet seven Spiders who show that a Richmond education keeps rewarding alumni for decades after graduation.
A photo of Molly Rossi, '16, sitting outside on the mall in Washington D.C. She is surrounded by trees and the U.S. Capitol Dome is visible in the background.
Lives Of Purpose
The unstoppable Molly Rossi
Molly Rossi, ’16, always trusted that there was a bigger story about the world around her — and she’s never stopped searching for it.
A man wearing a hat kisses the Stanley Cup
Champions
The view from the top
This summer, three Spiders reached the pinnacle of success in professional sports. They describe the experience and how UR helped them along the way.
A female student stands in front of a large painting taking notes in a notebook.
Experiential Learning
Pictures of the floating world

Students spent spring break in NYC selecting a new work for UR’s Harnett Museum of Art. See what they saw — and picked.

Shannon Jones stands in front of a screen displaying a diagram, presenting to a class of students
Belonging
The making of a scientist
A toxicology course is giving some students one more chance to take a class from the professor they say is key to their persistence and success in STEM.