Spider Talks Returns

SPIDER TALKS RETURNS

After a semester-long hiatus due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spider Talks, the video series featuring President Ronald A. Crutcher interviewing UR faculty about their research, is set to resume.

The following episodes will air this semester:

“The History of Mathematics and the Language of Change”

DELLA DUMBAUGH, Professor of Mathematics

“Landscape Ecology and Protecting our National Parks”

TODD LOOKINGBILL, Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment and Biology

“The Integral Nature of Music and the Arts”

JOANNE KONG, Director of Accompaniment (pictured right with President Crutcher)

“The Intersection of Rap Lyrics and the Law”

ERIK NIELSON, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts

“Chemistry and the Power of Mentorship”

CAROL PARISH, Floyd D. and Elisabeth S. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry and Associate Provost for Academic Integration

“I appreciate the opportunity to speak with faculty on an individual basis and for them to share with alumni more about their scholarship, creativity, and research, and Spider Talks provides just that,” said President Ronald A. Crutcher. “I’ve also heard from colleagues at other institutions, as well as job candidates, that the conversations are a great resource to learn about the University’s level of academic excellence.”

Spider Talks episodes will premiere on UR Now, and all episodes are archived at president. richmond.edu/spidertalks.