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Grant explores impact of meditation on well-being, effectiveness of counselors

Associate Professor Daniel Gutierrez and Stephanie Dorais Ph.D. ’21 are exploring the role of contemplative practices in promoting prosociality and resilience among mental health counselors.

Julie Tucker, W&M School of Education | June 1, 2022

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Advantage vs. disadvantage

Work by Associate Professor of Government A. Maurits van der Veen and researchers from Carnegie Mellon, University of Texas at Dallas and Middlebury College appears in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Staff | May 27, 2022

Students pose in front of Rock of Gibraltar

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‘Position of privilege’: Trip abroad widens perspective on immigration issues

W&M’s Embedded Spain and Gibraltar Program gives students, some of whom are first-generation children of Latin American immigrants raised in the U.S., an up-close view of immigration issues in Europe.

Nathan Warters | May 24, 2022

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W&M supply chain expert analyzes factors affecting baby formula shortage

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.

Jennifer L. Williams | May 20, 2022

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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.

Joseph McClain | May 17, 2022

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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.

Adrienne Berard | May 12, 2022

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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)…

David Malmquist, VIMS | May 9, 2022

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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,…

Joseph McClain | May 2, 2022

Jack Slater and VIMS faculty Donglai Gong

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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.

David Malmquist, VIMS | April 28, 2022

Three people in matching gray shirts stand next to large computer equipment

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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…

Erin Fryer, Information Technology | April 22, 2022

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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.

Joseph McClain | April 21, 2022

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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.

Reves Center staff | April 20, 2022

Gloved hand holding a semi-transparent fish

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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.

David Williard | April 20, 2022

Discourse Analysis team at LSA conference

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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.

Nathan Warters | April 18, 2022

Geologists (from left) Carl "Rick" Berquist, Dorian Miller '22 and Jim Kaste

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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,

Joseph McClain | April 12, 2022

Blow Memorial Hall, home of the Charles Center

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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.

Joseph McClain | April 12, 2022

A student shares work during the 2019 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

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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.

Jordan Williams, W&M Libraries | April 6, 2022

People looking at paintings on walls as one person gestures towards artwork

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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.

Jennifer L. Williams | April 6, 2022

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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.

David Williard | April 4, 2022

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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.”

W&M Law School staff | April 1, 2022

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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…

Staff | April 1, 2022

Maiya Callender ’19 presents a poster during W&M’s Natural Sciences Research Symposium

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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.

Adrienne Berard | March 28, 2022

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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.

Adrienne Berard | March 25, 2022

Portrait of William & Mary computer scientist Yifan Sun

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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.

Joseph McClain | March 18, 2022

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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.

Joseph McClain | March 15, 2022

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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.

VIMS staff | March 15, 2022

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Study reveals trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones

Findings can enhance coastal recovery and restoration efforts.

David Malmquist, VIMS | March 14, 2022

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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.

Nathan Warters | March 11, 2022

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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.

Joseph McClain | March 11, 2022

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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.

Tina Eshleman, University Advancement | March 7, 2022