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W&M iGEM team continues tradition of excellence, ranking in top 10 of all undergraduate teams globally

The team competed against hundreds of groups from around the world and earned multiple honors.

Laura Grove | November 4, 2024

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Service & Community

Toward ‘a more perfect union’

With the population in the United States sharply divided on political issues, trust in our society’s institutions declining and disinformation spreading like wildfire, William & Mary has renewed its commitment to practicing and promoting the…

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing | November 4, 2024

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Research & Scholarship

Translating Judeo-Arabic love poems

W&M Libraries recently launched a new digital project that translates and makes available a collection of Judeo-Arabic poems.

Sarah Thompson, W&M Libraries | November 6, 2024

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Arts masterclasses connect campus community with world-class performers

The Charles Center is sponsoring a new Arts Masterclass series in partnership with the Office of the Arts at William & Mary.

Jane Valadakis, Charles Center | November 6, 2024

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W&M researchers unravel mysteries of spiderweb ‘super fibers’

A doctoral candidate’s skill, patience and dedication resulted in a groundbreaking spider silk discovery.

Laura Grove | October 30, 2024

Research & Scholarship

Election 2024: W&M professors provide insight on unprecedented election season

With the election a week away, four professors lent their expertise on the state of the race and which issues are top of mind to voters.

William Oster | October 29, 2024

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‘A common language’: W&M professors pitch baseball diplomacy in Japanese Little League outing

The Baseball Diplomacy Project sent a little league team from Williamsburg to Japan to practice diplomacy firsthand.

William Oster | October 29, 2024

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Fall Tack Lecture brings the salt marsh to Sadler Center

The fall 2024 Tack Faculty Lecture, “Space Fish, Zombie Shrimp and Other Saltmarsh Tales,” is scheduled for Nov. 14.

John Wallace, W&M's Batten School & VIMS | October 11, 2024

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Research & Scholarship

Not so spooky: Bats are beneficial – and they’re in trouble

A W&M visiting professor and undergraduate researchers are actively aiding bat conservation efforts.

Laura Grove | October 21, 2024

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2024 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

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Service & Community

Adding your chapter: Convocation 2024

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W&M’s new students move in

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University News

Science for solutions: Announcing the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences

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‘How we got here’: Commencement 2024

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2024 Charter Day

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2024 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

The William & Mary community gathered Oct. 17-20 for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.

Staff | October 25, 2024

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Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2024 brings 4,000 back to campus

More than 4,000 members of the William & Mary community gathered Oct. 17-20 on campus for this year’s Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.

Claire De Lisle, University Marketing | October 25, 2024

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A poor year for juvenile striped bass in Virginia waters in 2024

The 2024 value is significantly lower than the historic average of 7.77 fish per seine haul and marks the second consecutive year of below-average recruitment in Virginia tributaries.

Batten School & VIMS staff | October 24, 2024

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CCB’s latest osprey study continues decades of work on behalf of the species

The W&M study indicates food scarcity as a likely driver of brood failure in high salinity areas of the Chesapeake Bay.

Laura Grove | October 24, 2024

Oscar winner Cord Jefferson answers questions about his writing process and influences posed by W&M President Katherine A. Rowe at the Commonwealth Auditorium during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2024

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Coming home to where his worldview took shape

Oscar winner Cord Jefferson '04 talks about where his values — and writing career — began to take shape: William & Mary.

Susan Corbett | October 23, 2024

W&M iGEM team continues tradition of excellence, ranking in top 10 of all undergraduate teams globally

Toward ‘a more perfect union’

Translating Judeo-Arabic love poems

Arts masterclasses connect campus community with world-class performers

Latest News

W&M researchers unravel mysteries of spiderweb ‘super fibers’

Election 2024: W&M professors provide insight on unprecedented election season

‘A common language’: W&M professors pitch baseball diplomacy in Japanese Little League outing

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Fall Tack Lecture brings the salt marsh to Sadler Center

Not so spooky: Bats are beneficial – and they’re in trouble

Video

2024 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

Adding your chapter: Convocation 2024

W&M’s new students move in

Science for solutions: Announcing the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences

‘How we got here’: Commencement 2024

2024 Charter Day

2024 Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2024 brings 4,000 back to campus

A poor year for juvenile striped bass in Virginia waters in 2024

CCB’s latest osprey study continues decades of work on behalf of the species

Coming home to where his worldview took shape

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Ghost forests present coastal Virginia with new haunting reality

Study suggests decline in striped bass nursery habitat in the Chesapeake Bay

W&M’s first Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition is a resounding success

Politics in Iran: Q&A with Assistant Professor Peyman Jafari

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