As many parents all over the U.S. look high and low for baby formula for their infants, the causes and possible solutions to the shortage are being dissected.
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Anna Mehlhorn ’22 carries on a venerable tradition of combining art and science
Anna Mehlhorn has combined her biology major and art/art history minor to follow in the steps of the great naturalist-illustrators of the past.
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Seeing the invisible: W&M physicists designing optical device to spot hidden objects
W&M physicists and students are working on a project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Army Research Office to develop a device with the capacity to see what is invisible to the naked eye.
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VIMS dedicates new aquaculture facility
The new Acuff Center for Aquaculture will advance the science of farming shellfish. The 22,000-square-foot facility houses a shellfish research hatchery designed to accommodate the operation of VIMS’ Aquaculture Genetics and Breeding Technology Center (ABC)…
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Caitlin Dolt emerges from the rabbit hole to cry ‘Io triumphe!’
An intriguing set of mysteries has surrounded William & Mary's first-edition copy of Isaac Newton's masterwork. Caitlin Dolt ‘22 brought her knowledge of Latin and physics to the task. (And also persistence: At one point,…
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Research by W&M undergrads benefits students & VIMS
William & Mary's marine science minor has proven to be a win-win, benefiting both W&M's undergraduate researchers and the School of Marine Science at VIMS.
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W&M IT plays integral role in undergraduate research
While most undergraduates rely on the work of W&M IT in some way for their research projects, the students who rely most heavily on our team's expertise have been those involved with the Geospatial Evaluation…
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Four graduate students honored with Sanderson Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
The S. Laurie Sanderson Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring recognize the "under the radar" contributions of graduate students in the university's Arts & Sciences programs.
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Reves Center announces 2022 Reves Faculty Fellows
Each year a committee of faculty and Reves staff awards the fellowships to support faculty-student research and collaboration on internationally-focused, engaged scholarship.
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Fear response: A biological inquiry
Professors Jonathan Allen and Matthias Leu lead a group of students to Washington state to study fear response in a variety of tidal species.
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By all memes: Discourse Analysis explores the good and bad of the social media expressions
The faculty-led research team of undergraduate students is currently working on a project that uncovers how the disabled community is using memes to refute objectifying messages and negative ideologies being spread on social media.
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A new, fine-grained map shows radon-gas risk zones in Williamsburg
Researchers in William & Mary's Department of Geology have been working since 1989 on mapping the presence of dangerous radon gas in and around Williamsburg,
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Charles Center announces first undergraduate Research Incubator program awards
The Roy R. Charles Center at William & Mary has announced its first slate of awards under the Faculty-Mentored Research Incubator program.
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W&M Libraries support undergraduate research with new offerings
William & Mary Libraries is supporting and celebrating student research during Undergraduate Research Month by hosting an inaugural student writers retreat and presenting its annual research awards in April.
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Art history students get hands-on curatorial experience at W&M’s Muscarelle Museum of Art
Students curating a museum exhibition at William & Mary get the full experience.
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Project REACH: Students examine effects of chemotherapy on the heart
Project REACH, a collaborative venture between W&M and VCU, enables students to conduct medical-based research.
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Expert panel reflects on Afghanistan’s future at William & Mary Law School event
W&M Law School recently hosted a symposium on “The Future of Afghanistan.”
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W&M sociology professor discusses context around fleeing Ukrainians
As the Russian war against Ukraine entered its second month and U.S. President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will accept up to 100,000 displaced Ukrainian people, W&M News asked Professor of Sociology Jennifer Bickham Mendez…
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William & Mary’s Undergraduate Research Month returns this April with exciting lineup
William & Mary’s second annual Undergraduate Research Month will start April 1 – and this time it will be primarily on campus and in person.
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McNamara to spotlight solar fuels, renewable energy in Spring Tack Faculty Lecture
The development of clean and sustainable energy is one of the most pressing issues facing humanity today, says William McNamara, Wilson & Martha Claiborne Stephens Associate Professor of Chemistry at William & Mary.
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Misinformation examination: How trust and distrust shift during COVID-19
Yifan Sun is a member of a team of scientists that surveyed social media users in Georgia and Massachusetts to gain insights on what pandemic-related information people accept — or what they don't.
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William & Mary physicist invited to White House fusion energy summit
Saskia Mordijck will take a brief leave from her plasma experiments in Los Angeles to participate in the March 17 White House Summit: Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy.
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VIMS survey reveals crabbers’ preferences for managing derelict gear
A survey of Virginia crabbers reveals their perceptions of derelict crab pots and the activities most preferred to help mitigate the issues posed by these “ghost pots” in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Study reveals trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones
Findings can enhance coastal recovery and restoration efforts.
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Exorbitant pump prices may soon see a downturn
W&M adjunct professor Peter Atwater ’83, a decision-making expert, talks about gas prices, other recent economic trends and what we should expect in the future.
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The serious, sustainable (and sometimes celebratory) indigenous fishing methods of Polynesia
Jennifer Kahn has examined a number of indigenous fishing methods in the Society Islands, many of which are being practiced to this day.
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A global outlook on health
Epidemiologist Iyabo Obasanjo brings experience from Africa and veterinary medicine to her work as a COVID-19 policy advisor.
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Russia seizes Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, W&M physicist explains the science and risk
The event underscores the possible dangers of warfare around nuclear sites. To understand more about the science and the risk, W&M News spoke with Saskia Mordijck, assistant professor of physics at William & Mary and…
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Nagwan Soliman named 2022 Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence
The Reves Center for International Studies and the Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding at William & Mary Law School have announced that Nagwan Soliman is the 2022 Kraemer Middle East Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence.
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W&M prof couldn’t travel to overseas lab, so makerspace students & staff built him one
When the world went on lockdown, Christopher Del Negro, neuroscientist and professor of applied science at William & Mary, was grounded and his research at a standstill. That’s when W&M Makerspaces Director Jonathan Frey made…