Would you adopt a lab animal?
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is featured.
Feature Stories & Faculty in the News
Five science-backed benefits of ‘grandma hobbies’
Behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert is quoted.
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
University of Richmond students learn about scientific careers beyond the white coat
Alums share diverse career paths as panelists for “A Slice of Science.”
University of Richmond Psychology Professor Featured in New Audible Original Series Focusing on Brain Health
The program, which launched in January, is part of a larger Audible partnership with The Great Courses, a series of high-quality, in-depth audio lectures covering topics like history, science, literature, and self-improvement, featuring expert professors.
Faculty Highlights
Carpenter-Swanson and students publish on how zebrafish models uncover hidden comorbidities in pediatric epilepsy
Colleen Carpenter-Swanson, assistant professor of biology, published “Employing zebrafish to understand genetic drivers of epilepsy-related comorbid behaviors” in Frontiers in Pharmacology along with Kharma Hall, '24, and Olivia Beatty, '24.
Peters finds active learning engages biology students of every career path
John Peters, assistant professor of biology, published "Getting students excited about introductory biology" in ASBMB Today.
Peters publishes on ChatGPT performance and life sciences assessment design
John Peters, assistant professor of biology, published "Designing life science assessments in the era of generative artificial intelligence" in PLOS ONE.
Boland publishes on how institutions must define AI’s role in education
Linda Boland, professor of biology, published “Colleges face a choice: Try to shape AI’s impact on learning, or be redefined by it” in The Conversation.
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Mailing address:
Neuroscience Program
Gottwald Science Center
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8123
Fax: (804) 287-1905
Neuroscience Coordinators: Kelly Lambert and John Warrick
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup