<p>UR just received a $1.4 million grant for sciences from the Howard Huges Institute. Using the grant, they’re creating a new “supercourse” that combines several of the intro courses for outstanding science students so that they can begin the upper level courses their sophomore year. Additionally, more research opportunities will be created. Here’s the press release: [Howard</a> Hughes Medical Institute’s $1.4 million grant to University of Richmond will make science ‘add up’ in new introductory course](<a href=“University of Richmond”>http://oncampus.richmond.edu/news/april08/HHMIgrant.html)</p>