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Research & Scholarship

Modeling social media behaviors to combat misinformation

Assistant Professor Alexander Nwala introduces BLOC, a universal language framework that helps detect malicious activity.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  September 14, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Accelerating experimental nuclear physics with AI

W&M goes to the heart of the matter with two projects selected for DOE funding.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  September 13, 2023
Leah Glenn
Research & Scholarship

Little Rock Nine-inspired dance piece to open W&M’s PBK Memorial Hall

Professor's research into the Little Rock Nine, and particularly Carlotta Walls LaNier, inspired choreography for a dance piece that grew into the multi-media performance "Nine."
Jennifer L. Williams  |  September 1, 2023
Associate Professor Saskia Mordijck at ITER in Southern France, where several international members are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak. She is wearing a yellow vest and a helmet and posing in front of a cryostat.
Research & Scholarship

William & Mary to lead machine learning efforts for nuclear fusion

A $5 million project selected for funding by the Department of Energy will be instrumental to accelerate a federal strategy aiming for commercial fusion energy.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  September 1, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Internships on display: Showcase provides connection point for W&M students

William & Mary students will detail experiential learning participation at inaugural Internship & Applied Learning Showcase on Sept. 8 at the Sadler Center.
Nathan Warters  |  August 30, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

World leaders converge on Vilnius, providing critical learning opportunity for W&M students

A dozen William & Mary study-abroad students were at the center of geopolitics, as the NATO Summit was held in Lithuania for the first time in history.
Nathan Warters  |  August 25, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Good news for monarch butterflies?

Research co-authored by William & Mary biologists and data scientists suggests that this iconic insect may be in less danger than we think.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  August 21, 2023
n artist's rendering of the air-breathing, hypersonic X-43B, the third and largest of NASA's Hyper-X series. This vehicle is here illustrated while gliding in a reddish and deep blue sky.
Research & Scholarship

It’s rocket science: A W&M summer of hypersonic research

Through the HyperStats summer program, undergraduates and high school students worked on real aerospace problems while enhancing their statistical and computing skills.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  August 18, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

How far can Belt and Road Initiative take China? AidData authors examine one possible geopolitical gain – naval ports

AidData researchers use massive cache of data from the lab’s broader China development finance project to shed light on potential for the country to establish multiple permanent overseas military bases for its maritime forces.
Nathan Warters  |  August 16, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

25th annual School-University Resource Network conference connects theory to practice

With multiple keynotes, concurrent presentations by leaders in education and opportunities for interactive learning, the School-University Resource Network aims to create a national quality conference offered at a regional level.
Kimberly Richards-Thomas, School of Education  |  August 10, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Is seeing believing? W&M professor collaborates on study examining social media’s impact on American democracy

How do Facebook and Instagram feeds impact political beliefs? William & Mary Government and Data Science Professor Jaime Settle helped answer that question as part of research collaboration with Meta.
Nathan Warters  |  July 28, 2023
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Books published by William & Mary faculty in 2023

A look at books published by W&M faculty in 2023.
Staff  |  July 26, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Welcome to the Anthropocene? Q&A with geologist Nick Balascio 

Associate Professor Nick Balascio discusses a proposed new geological epoch while revealing a connection between its official marker Crawford Lake and Lake Matoaka.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  July 19, 2023
A healthy patch of bay grasses grows in the Susquehanna Flats near Havre de Grace, Md., on July 25, 2016.
Research & Scholarship

Encouraging news for underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay, despite ‘mystery’ losses around Gunpowder and Middle rivers

Underwater bay grasses are a vital part of the bay’s ecosystem.
VIMS Staff & Jake Solyst, Chesapeake Bay Program  |  July 12, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Where should the welcome mat be rolled out for Airbnb?

The research comes at a pivotal time as localities across the country grapple with the relatively new short-term rentals phenomenon and determine whether to allow or restrict leasing programs like Airbnb.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  June 29, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Doctoral candidate at W&M scores big with women’s golf research

Katie Boyce M.A. ’19 wasn’t big into golf, but then her dissertation changed her world.
Nathan Warters  |  June 21, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

AidData lab receives $1.7M to advance agriculture and mining research

Two grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will strengthen partnerships with African organizations and expand data on Chinese financing.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  June 15, 2023
On Wednesday June 7, the New York city skyline was reminiscent of the 1977 Nueva York lithograph by Emilio Sanchez. Red sky and orange sun on New York.
Research & Scholarship

Mars-like skies: Q&A with longtime NASA scientist Joel Levine on the impacts of wildfires and biomass burning

Joel S. Levine, research professor of applied science, discusses the impacts of wildfires on the global environment.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  June 9, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Timely AidData study helps explain underpinnings of Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s resilience

Conducted before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a research project led by AidData Director of Policy Analysis Samantha Custer, with the aid of William & Mary staff and students, answers critical questions about how the war…
Nathan Warters  |  June 1, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

VIMS study reveals widgeongrass has replaced eelgrass as the dominant seagrass species in Chesapeake Bay

Research findings present new opportunities and challenges for coastlines.
VIMS staff  |  May 31, 2023
A bay scallop in an eelgrass bed. Copyright John M. Carroll/Stony Brook University.
Research & Scholarship

VIMS to expand restoration of seagrass, bay scallops on Eastern Shore

A team led by researchers at VIMS will use a $2.25 million grant o expand their efforts to restore seagrass and scallops to the seaside bays of Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
David Malmquist, VIMS  |  May 23, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Did Michelangelo paint himself onto the Sistine Chapel?

Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, recently made headlines across the art world for a new theory about Michelangelo and his famous work "The Creation of Adam."
Julie Tucker, Muscarelle Museum of Art  |  May 12, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

W&M student-run lab researches LGBTQI Ukrainian refugees’ unique needs

Zoha Siddiqui ’23 and Aubrey Lay ’23 served as co-directors of The Exodus Project, which is one of the student-run research programs currently ongoing at W&M’s Global Research Institute.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  May 10, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Whose health are we talking about?

Three William & Mary undergraduates highlight the relationship between health and structural racial discrimination.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  May 10, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Play ball! W&M research team awarded grant to examine baseball’s impact on US-Japan relations

Through scholarship and a series of events, a faculty-led research team aspires to bring attention to the U.S.-Japan baseball connection and its impact on the countries’ relations off the diamond.
Nathan Warters  |  May 4, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

‘Part of the action’: W&M students engage in security policy through DoD internships

Seven William & Mary students will spend the summer in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they will analyze and support the implementation of United States defense policy. 
Ava Barnes ‘23, Global Research Institute  |  May 3, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

Reves Center announces 2023 faculty fellows

The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2023 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.
Kate Hoving, W&M Reves Center  |  April 28, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

VIMS to lead national program for managing derelict fishing gear

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science as home base for a new national program focused on protecting U.S. coastal waters from derelict fishing gear.
David Malmquist, VIMS  |  April 21, 2023
Jeffrey Bellin
Research & Scholarship

Q&A: W&M Law Professor Jeffrey Bellin on ‘Mass Incarceration Nation’

Since the book's release, Bellin has established himself as a sought-after voice in the national conversation about criminal justice and sentencing reform.
W&M Law School staff  |  April 18, 2023
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Research & Scholarship

COVID-19 shutdown allows study of tourism’s impact on Hawaii fishes

The sudden and prolonged drop in visitors to one of the world’s most popular snorkeling spots provided scientists with a novel opportunity to study how underwater tourism impacts marine fishes.
David Malmquist, VIMS  |  April 13, 2023

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