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Cris Fanelli, Jozef Dudek & Justin Stevens
Research & Scholarship

William & Mary makes significant contributions at Town Hall Meeting on Hot & Cold QCD

A theorist, an experimentalist and a data scientist/physicist gave presentations at the quantum chromodynamics sessions at MIT.
Joseph McClain  |  November 28, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

The Tryptophan Myth … and other biochemical facts of Thanksgiving dinner

Have that nap. But don't blame your Thanksgiving "food coma" on an innocent amino acid.
Joseph McClain  |  November 16, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

Humble and proud: Research hits home with W&M student veterans

During a faculty-led research trip, shared experiences helped William & Mary student veterans connect with soldiers in the Republic of Georgia.
Nathan Warters  |  November 3, 2022
Andreas Stathopoulos and Kostas Orginos
Research & Scholarship

Orginos & Stathopoulos are instrumental in new Department of Energy SciDAC initiative

The U.S. Department of Energy has directed $35 million to a multi-institution investigation of quantum chromodynamics. And William & Mary's Kostas Orginos is one of the leaders.
Joseph McClain  |  November 2, 2022
2022 iGEM team photo
Excellence, Research & Scholarship

William & Mary’s iGEM team returns from Paris bearing Gold

The competition was fierce, from the cream of the international research-university crop, and William & Mary brought home significant honors.
Joseph McClain  |  November 1, 2022
Nicholas DeStefano
Research & Scholarship

DeStefano named outstanding graduate student by Department of Energy’s Office of Science

He is one of an elite group chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to continue Ph.D. work at a DOE national lab.
Joseph McClain, from Department of Energy release  |  October 31, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

Juvenile striped bass abundance remains steady in Virginia waters

Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey suggest another average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2022.
Staff  |  October 27, 2022
PEople in life jackets stand near a sign that says The Source of R. Nile
Research & Scholarship

W&M expands global reach through $1.5M gift

New postdoctoral fellowship established by business executive Tom McInerney will fund international research, teaching and mentorship.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  October 26, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

Settle: Talking politics isn’t as easy as pie

Engaging in political conversation at the dinner table has long been considered a risky proposition. But there’s a time and place for healthy discourse.
Nathan Warters  |  October 26, 2022
Simon Joyce
Research & Scholarship

LGBT Victorians: W&M professor’s book provides new view of gender, sexuality in 19th century

Simon Joyce's teaching for the past eight years and copious delving into numerous archives resulted in “LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in 19th Century Archives."
Jennifer L. Williams  |  October 21, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

Foodways research reveals roots to community, place

A research team conducted oral histories of multiple members of the Highland Council of Descendant Advisors to document African American foodways traditions.
Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center  |  October 20, 2022
Liz Losh
Research & Scholarship

Losh: Digital strategy ‘a tricky dance’ for politicians

William & Mary Professor Elizabeth Losh, author of the new book “Selfie Democracy,” examines the unintended consequences of politicians’ digital strategies.
Nathan Warters  |  October 19, 2022
William & Mary iGEM team
Research & Scholarship

William & Mary’s iGEM team is taking their chassis project to Paris

William & Mary's iGEM teams have been successful in iGEM international competitions, even winning the Grand Prize in 2015.
Joseph McClain  |  October 17, 2022
Lisa Landino with Kristen Lorenzi ’23 are among the co-authors of a paper that examines the heretofore overlooked role of chlorophyll in nutrition.
Research & Scholarship

Chlorophyll may biochemically recycle antioxidants

Those antioxidants that we're encouraged to include in our diet may be getting a boost from the "ultimate green molecule."
Joseph McClain  |  October 12, 2022
Salvatore Saporito and Dan Maliniak sit in front of big screen displaying digital map with Alabama in yellow
Research & Scholarship

W&M professors unveil new model to measure segregation in voting districts

Online maps eventually will make the information for every district in the country accessible to anyone.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  October 11, 2022
Dmitry Evtyushkin
Research & Scholarship

NSF CAREER award: A ‘weird machines’ approach to more secure computer microarchitecture

Dmitry Evtyushkin wants to establish a new paradigm to make computers more resistant to "information leakage."
Joseph McClain  |  October 10, 2022
Julia Merti, ’24, physics professor Chris Monahan, Adi de la Guardia ’23 and lecturer in physics Ran Yang
Research & Scholarship

Mentoring for Careers in Physics matches undergraduate women with established professionals

MCP pairs female undergrads 1:1 with women practicing physics/engineering outside of academia.
Joseph McClain  |  October 6, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

Professor’s Tack Faculty Lecture to examine sea monsters: Myth or legend?

William & Mary Professor of Classical Studies Georgia Irby will give the lecture "Sea Monsters! ‘O Brave new seas that have such monsters in them’” on Oct. 27.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  September 29, 2022
Peyman Jafari
Research & Scholarship

Protests in Iran: Q&A with Professor Peyman Jafari

Peyman Jafari, assistant professor of history and international relations at William & Mary, provides insights and context for the protests in Iran.
Kate Hoving, Reves Center  |  September 29, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

W&M’s AidData and partners receive $4.74M for agriculture and climate research

The four-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will broaden the use of satellite imagery to evaluate projects in developing countries.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  September 28, 2022
Semiha Topal
Research & Scholarship

Amid Iran protests, W&M professor discusses significance of hijab

W&M News asked faculty member Semiha Topal to discuss the complexity of hijab wearing and nuances around women choosing to wear it or not.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  September 28, 2022
Five people sit at the front of a wood-paneled room
Research & Scholarship

W&M Law School brings experts together for 35th annual Supreme Court Preview

This year’s preview featured prominent academics, four federal court of appeals judges, leading Supreme Court advocates and Supreme Court reporters from the nation’s top newspapers.
David Morrill, W&M Law School  |  September 27, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

 In ‘Nature’: Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei

When odds are equal, particles paired up with others of the same kind more often than once thought.
Kandice Carter, Jefferson Lab Communications Office  |  September 21, 2022
Liz Moran
Research & Scholarship

Professor brings Caribbean art history to W&M curriculum

Elizabeth Morán has added to the Latin American art history that was already being taught at William & Mary.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  September 20, 2022
Computer scientists pose on stairway
Research & Scholarship

Off-the-shelf crypto-detectors give a false sense of data security

A team of computer scientists outlines a leading reason behind insecure data and makes recommendations about how to fix the problem.
Joseph McClain  |  September 13, 2022
Leandra Parris
Research & Scholarship

Back to school: Expert shares ways to support K-12 students’ mental health

Leandra Parris' research focuses on relationships among middle and high school students within an equity-centered, trauma-informed framework.
Jennifer L. Williams  |  September 8, 2022
Abby Hazelgrove '24 kayaks the Crim Dell pond looking for jellyfish medusæ/
Research & Scholarship

Pondering at the pond: Crim Dell’s freshwater jellyfish make a mysterious and unexpected return

They may be brainless, but they have a mind of their own: the freshwater jellyfish of Crim Dell are back in bloom.
Joseph McClain  |  September 8, 2022
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Research & Scholarship

W&M launches new interdisciplinary major aimed at solving complex global conservation challenges

A new major in integrative conservation will be offered to William & Mary undergraduates starting this fall, through a new degree program within interdisciplinary studies.
Staff  |  August 29, 2022
A researcher releases a transmitter-bearing whimbrel on the bird's staging mud flat.
Research & Scholarship

Whimbrel flight study will inform decisions on Dominion’s offshore wind farm

New technology allows researchers to track the altitude of migrating shorebirds, data that will be taken into account in planning sites for offshore wind farm turbines.
Joseph McClain  |  August 23, 2022
Robert Hale
Research & Scholarship

Q&A: VIMS Professor Robert Hale discusses the effects of microplastics, other pollutants on the world’s waters

In recognition of World Water Week, which kicks off Aug. 23, W&M News recently talked with Hale about the state of water in the world and the effects of pollutants.
Staff  |  August 22, 2022

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