People look at crab pots from atop a boat
Research & Scholarship

New course offers practical experience in shellfish aquaculture

The eight-day course was built around a circumnavigation of the Virginia and Maryland shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay, with working visits to seven commercial shellfish farms, four hatcheries, two raw bars and a shucking house.
David Malmquist, VIMS  |  
Portrait of Arkaitz Rodas
Research & Scholarship

Rodas will use JLab postdoc prize to continue research of light mesons

William & Mary physics postdoctoral researcher Arkaitz Rodas characterizes lesser-known particles to help physicists understand what holds matter together. He's the recipient of the 2022 Jefferson Associates Postdoctoral Prize.
Chris Patrick, Jefferson Lab Communications Office  |  
Thao B. Nguyen ’06
W&M Life

Becoming Thao

Through music, Thao B. Nguyen ’06 finds the freedom to be her true self.
Julia DeKorte ’23, University Marketing  |  
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Belonging

‘The path that God gave you’

Alexandra Knudson Friedman ’01 prepares for medical practice while balancing life in an Orthodox Jewish family.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  
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Research & Scholarship

Study predicts faster retreat of barrier islands

A study in Nature Geoscience predicts a 50% acceleration in the rate of barrier-island retreat within a century, even in the unlikely case of no further increase in the present rate of sea-level rise.
Dave Malmquist, VIMS  |  
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University News

W&M hosts inaugural conference on China’s global influence

Participants worked to separate fact from fiction while analyzing China’s growing global influence through plenary sessions, working groups, keynote addresses and poster presentations.
Martha Reilly, Global Research Institute  |  
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Service & Community

United front

Lev Kazakov M.B.A. ’22, a Russian citizen, and Brenden Volk ’20, M.B.A. ’22, whose parents are from Ukraine, stand united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  
Stephen S. Tang '82
Excellence

Renaissance man

Stephen S. Tang '82 is a science and technology leader rooted in the liberal arts.
Jacob A. Miller, University Marketing  |  
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Belonging

Title IX at 50:  The early impact at William & Mary

While the equality of opportunity in athletics is just one part of the much larger story about the ground-breaking impact of Title IX, its influence there is undeniable.
Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  
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Service & Community

W&M athletes help ’76 alumnus find a kidney

Steve Huebner '76 recently underwent a successful kidney transplant. Without his William & Mary family, he very likely would still be on the waiting list.
Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  
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Excellence

Inside baseball

Baseball is reinventing itself, and William & Mary alumni — from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, from owner to director of player development — are helping lead that process.
Noah Robertson '19, W&M Alumni Magazine  |  
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Research & Scholarship

Rural areas will bear the brunt of U.S. sea-level rise

A new analysis using highly detailed elevation maps of the Chesapeake Bay region shows that human barriers will do little to stop marshes from migrating inland with sea-level rise.
David Malmquist, VIMS  |  
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Excellence

Making noise

Joe Laresca ’15, founder of a powerhouse NYC creative company, adds Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list to his achievements.
Julia DeKorte ’23, University Marketing  |  
(Left to right) The winning team members are Gio DeFrank, Junghee Mun and Kristina Posner.
Excellence

William & Mary team wins CSBS Data Analytics Competition

A team of students from the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary has won the Conference of State Bank Supervisors 2022 Data Analytics Competition.
W&M School of Business staff  |  
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University News

W&M breaks ground on ‘magnificent centerpiece’

William & Mary broke ground Monday on an Athletics Complex designed to improve the student-athlete experience while enhancing the university as a whole.
Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |