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Emma Stiller '24 showcases MindBot and some activity cards.
Research & Scholarship

At W&M, engineering-minded physics meets neuroscience to innovate memory care

Undergraduate student team develops MindBot, a semi-autonomous countertop greenhouse expressly designed for those living with dementia.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  May 8, 2024
Research & Scholarship

W&M’s Colin Billings ’24 awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship

Billings, an international relations major, will receive funding to study Swahili in Tanzania.
Laura Grove  |  May 7, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Dust & discovery: Will NASA astronauts unearth microbes on Mars?

A W&M professor and three undergraduate students contributed to NASA research preparations for human missions to Mars.
Laura Grove  |  May 1, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Virginia celebrates key oyster restoration milestone in the York River

The event marked a significant milestone in Maryland and Virginia’s ongoing partnership in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement to rejuvenate oyster populations in the bay.
John Wallace, VIMS  |  April 29, 2024
Rin Braxton '26 (far right) discusses methods of transcription in socio-linguistic research with members of William & Mary's Council of Arts & Sciences in a digital poster session in the fourth annual WMSURE Research Conference.
Research & Scholarship

WMSURE conference highlights self-evolution through research

More than 30 undergraduate presenters highlighted the role of mentored research in inspiring and driving their self-evolution, the theme of this year’s conference.
Rin Braxton '26, WMSURE Student Fellow  |  April 24, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

W&M undergraduate researchers take on climate change

Two William & Mary undergraduates are throwing their lab coats in the ring to identify potential solutions to the most pressing environmental concerns of our time.
Emma Henry, Charles Center  |  April 22, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Long-term lab mates selected for highly competitive Goldwater Scholarships

Two neuroscience majors join the expanding list of W&M Goldwater Scholars.
Laura Grove  |  April 12, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Sharp Journalism Seminar fellows investigate local, global issues

The seminar serves as William & Mary’s incubator for investigative reporting. 
Charles Center staff  |  April 5, 2024
A map of North America and South America by Jean Janvier dating to 1762.
Research & Scholarship

STEMming from history: W&M lab uncovers global stories and fosters career skills 

The Global Americas Lab at William & Mary brings together history and data fluency while documenting the making of the modern world.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  April 4, 2024
Research & Scholarship

William & Mary permafrost research enhanced by remotely sensed data

Researchers interpret satellite imagery and employ traditional field methods to increase understanding of Arctic carbon sequestration.
Laura Grove  |  April 3, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Unexpected findings emerge in study of subsurface effects of marine heatwaves in estuaries

Study is the first of its kind worldwide.
Rebecca Latourell, VIMS  |  March 26, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

New grant takes undergraduate researchers on the road

More than 20 William & Mary students have received Research in Motion travel grants since the Charles Center launched the program last fall to expand the impact and reach of undergraduate research. 
Charles Center staff  |  March 21, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Ecology detectives: Student researchers use discarded DNA to investigate aquatic mysteries

Portable eDNA sampling systems allow W&M students to collect and analyze high-quality molecular data for ecological research.
Laura Grove  |  March 21, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Symposium to highlight graduate & honors research connections

More than 155 graduate and undergraduate honors students from William & Mary and several regional universities will present their groundbreaking research at the second annual Graduate & Honors Research Symposium in Sadler Center March 20-22.
Charles Center staff  |  March 13, 2024
Research & Scholarship

W&M experiential courses bring biology to life and transform the student experience

Two intensive biology field courses build student self-efficacy and passion for science.
Laura Grove  |  March 8, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

W&M, industry partnership leverages AI to support patients with chronic conditions

Combining generative AI and reinforcement learning, data scientist Haipeng Chen will help develop a next-generation digital nurse.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  March 6, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Honors Fellowships program at W&M sees overwhelming demand

The program provides up to $4,000 to rising seniors to conduct 10 full-time weeks of research.
Charles Center staff  |  March 5, 2024
Taro plants in Rurutu with Harmony Dalgleish walking in the background.
Research & Scholarship

Our planet is getting hotter. An ancient tuber may help feed the world.

William & Mary scientists are documenting the sustainability of taro, a cultivated crop among the most ancient in Oceania and the Pacific Islands.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  February 29, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Who is (not) voting and why? A personality perspective

Xiaowen Xu, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at William & Mary, focuses on personality differences to understand political ideology and its expressions.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  February 28, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Navigating a future studying stars: W&M student co-authors prestigious astrophysics study

The research sheds light on the behavior of young stars and its possible effects on planet formation.
Laura Grove  |  February 21, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Q&A: W&M professor publishes highly-acclaimed biography

Class of 1962 Professor of History Chitralekha Zutshi recently published "Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir."
Kate Hoving, Reves Center for International Studies  |  February 21, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Catron exhibition to feature student voices, creations

Seven William & Mary undergraduate artists selected as 2023-2024 Catron Scholars will be featured in a special Andrews Gallery exhibition Feb. 19-23.
Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center  |  February 19, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Tack Lecture to explore history of African American theatre, Black theater at W&M

The spring 2024 Tack Faculty Lecture, “A History of African American Theatre & Black Theater at William & Mary,” is scheduled for March 6.
Erin Jay  |  February 19, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

‘Scholarly Perspectives’ fosters informed conversations on the Middle East

Scholars from William & Mary and across the globe will engage the campus community as part of a new lecture series devoted to the Middle East.
Staff  |  February 16, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

A collection five decades in the making

W&M Professor Emeritus Terry Meyers donates collection on poet A.C. Swinburne to W&M Libraries.
Chloe Moore ’24, W&M Libraries  |  February 15, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Chemistry & emotion: A match made in the brain

W&M first-year seminar course explores neurochemical origins of mood and behavior.
Laura Grove  |  February 12, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Your personal data is political: W&M computer scientists find gaps in the privacy practices of campaign websites

The first large-scale analysis of its kind analyzed 2,060 House, Senate and presidential campaigns from the 2020 United States election cycle.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  February 7, 2024
Hubble View of a Galaxy Resembling an Atomic Nucleus. The spiral galaxy NGC 7252 has a superficial resemblance to an atomic nucleus surrounded by the loops of electronic orbits, and was informally dubbed the "Atoms for Peace" galaxy. These loops are well visible in a wider field of view image.
Research & Scholarship

From Small Hall to the universe: W&M physicists help shape long-range visions for future research 

Associate Professor Jozef Dudek and Assistant Professor Christopher Monahan are among the leading scientists who developed national priorities for nuclear and particle physics.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  February 1, 2024
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Belonging, Research & Scholarship

W&M Bray School Lab featured on TODAY Show

The William & Mary Bray School Lab and the Williamsburg Bray School Initiative were featured on the TODAY Show as part of Black History Month.
Suzanne Clavet  |  February 1, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Major new source of carbon loss discovered along Virginia’s eroding barrier islands

Coastal landscapes facing the combined threats of sea-level rise and erosion are at risk of a diminished, fleeting blue carbon stock.
Rebecca Latourell, Virginia Institute of Marine Science  |  January 25, 2024

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