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RMC Welcomes 12 New Full-Time Faculty Members

Randolph-Macon College recruited and hired 12 talented tenure-track teacher-scholars to join the faculty at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year.

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SURF Symposium Celebrates Summer of Undergraduate Research

Twenty-nine students presented the findings of their research, a culmination of a summer's worth of hard work, creativity, and collaboration.

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Chemistry Department Receives Donated Instruments from Ashland Offices of Multinational Firm

Anton Paar has donated two highly accurate laboratory instruments to RMC’s Department of Chemistry for use in its labs.

Two men talk in a laboratory. One holds a sample to be placed in a polarimeter; the other has arms crossed. Lab equipment is visible around them.
An RMC student stands in front of a research poster, explaining its contents to a man in a gray jacket. The poster displays graphs, text, and images under the title about a study on the role of TRKB signaling in memory.

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Summer of Undergraduate Research Culminates in SURF Symposium

Students shared findings from their research, covering a broad range of topics, in both oral and poster presentations.

An RMC student stands in front of a research poster, explaining its contents to a man in a gray jacket. The poster displays graphs, text, and images under the title about a study on the role of TRKB signaling in memory.
Two individuals wearing gloves work on an experiment in a laboratory. One operates equipment inside a fume hood, while the other observes. They wear safety glasses and casual attire. Various lab equipment is visible.

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In Thoburn’s SURF Lab, Undergrads are the Teachers

Through SURF- and NSF-funded research, RMC students explore supramolecular chemistry and mentor high school students in the process.

Two individuals wearing gloves work on an experiment in a laboratory. One operates equipment inside a fume hood, while the other observes. They wear safety glasses and casual attire. Various lab equipment is visible.
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SURF Kicks Off Summer Undergraduate Research

Under the guidance of faculty mentors, 27 student participants will conduct original research during the nine weeks of SURF.

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Faculty and Staff Honored with Prestigious Awards

Randolph-Macon College President Robert R. Lindgren and Provost Alisa J. Rosenthal have announced the winners of the College’s most distinguished awards for faculty and staff.

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Installation Ceremony Celebrates Two Endowed Professorships

Dr. Kristen Klaaren was installed as the Macon and Joan Brock Professor in Psychology and Dr. John Thoburn was installed as the Garnett-Lambert Professor in Chemistry.

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Two Professorships to be Celebrated at Installation Ceremony May 3

Dr. Kristen Klaaren will be installed as the Macon and Joan Brock Professor in Psychology and Dr. John Thoburn will be installed as the Garnett-Lambert Professor in Chemistry.

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Chemistry Students Present Research at American Chemical Society National Meeting

Eight Randolph-Macon chemistry students traveled to New Orleans to present research carried out during SURF this past summer.