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Academics Political Science Student Life Student Spotlight

Political Science Major Wins Best Undergraduate Paper Award for Research on Automatic Voter Registration

Jane Elkins ’26 has earned recognition for her research on voter participation, receiving the Pi Sigma Alpha Best Undergraduate Paper Award.

A biology student writes on a clipboard while observing marigolds at a farm.

Academics Biology Student Life Student Spotlight

Friends of Flowers: Measuring Companion Plants’ Impact on Pollinators at an Urban Farm

Wyatt Richardson '26 has spent his SURF summer studying the impact of wild flowers and other plants on pollinator populations at Shalom Farms in Richmond.

A biology student writes on a clipboard while observing marigolds at a farm.
A person presents a scientific poster to three others in a hallway

Academics Engineering Student Life

Research and Creativity on Display During Student Symposium

213 students formally presented their work, showcasing a broad range of scholarly and creative pursuits.

A person presents a scientific poster to three others in a hallway
RMC Professor Nick Ruppel and Jonas Fike ID trees around campus as part of a research project to officially classify the RMC Campus as an arboretum.

Academics Biology Environmental Studies Faculty

Randolph-Macon’s Campus Officially Accredited as Arboretum

The work of Jonas Fike '24 and biology professor Nick Ruppel has resulted in RMC's accreditation as a Level I Arboretum through ArbNet.

RMC Professor Nick Ruppel and Jonas Fike ID trees around campus as part of a research project to officially classify the RMC Campus as an arboretum.
A person holding a 3D printed ukulele sits in front of a 3D printer and a computer displaying an engineering-inspired ukulele design.

Academics Career Preparation Engineering

Student Research Explores 3D-Printed Instruments

Xander Birchfield ’25, an engineering major and avid pianist, is merging his passions by researching 3D-printed ukuleles.

A person holding a 3D printed ukulele sits in front of a 3D printer and a computer displaying an engineering-inspired ukulele design.
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.

Academics Career Preparation Chemistry Faculty

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.

Alumni Stories Chemistry Faculty Student Life

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.

Student researchers pose with equipment used to collect species of fishes and macroinvertebrates in Kenya

Biology Student Life

RMC Students Research Freshwater Biodiversity During NSF-Funded Trip to Kenya

This summer, three RMC students took part in an NSF-funded project to conduct the crucial work of indexing species of fishes and macroinvertebrates, and assessing the quality of their habitats.

Student researchers pose with equipment used to collect species of fishes and macroinvertebrates in Kenya
Eleanor Swager ‘25 stands in the Recoleta in Asuncion, Paraguay

Faculty International Studies Political Science Spanish Student Life

Summer Research on Election Reform Takes Student and Professor to Paraguay

A change to Paraguay’s electoral system made for a near-perfect experiment for Eleanor Swager ’25 and RMC political science professor Dr. Brian Turner to test the effects of a single variable on the number of women candidates elected in the country.

Eleanor Swager ‘25 stands in the Recoleta in Asuncion, Paraguay
Daniel Sugano ‘24 presents his research in the Copley Science Center

Academics

SURF Symposium Showcases Wide Range of Undergraduate Research

Randolph-Macon College held its 25th annual SURF (Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship) Symposium on Aug. 4, 2023. SURF offers students the…

Daniel Sugano ‘24 presents his research in the Copley Science Center