Through the HyperStats summer program, undergraduates and high school students worked on real aerospace problems while enhancing their statistical and computing skills.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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VIMS study reveals widgeongrass has replaced eelgrass as the dominant seagrass species in Chesapeake Bay
Research findings present new opportunities and challenges for coastlines.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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Whose health are we talking about?
Three William & Mary undergraduates highlight the relationship between health and structural racial discrimination.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Spring Tack Faculty Lecture to challenge our notions of AI
On May 2, William & Mary scientist Dan Runfola will show us that the future of artificial intelligence is much closer than we think.
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VIMS study: Sea-level rise is double-edged sword for carbon storage
A recent study from researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science uses a newly developed computer model to better understand the modes and longevity of coastal carbon storage.
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Faculty on topic: Russia-Ukraine War
W&M's Jeffrey Kaplow and Samantha Custer discuss the war in Ukraine, one year after the Russian invasion began.
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What’s in an &? Revamped Graduate & Honors Research Symposium to highlight ‘intellectual cross-pollination’
On March 30 and 31, the new format of the symposium will bring together graduate and undergraduate researchers after the pandemic hiatus.
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U.S. sea-level report cards: 2022 once again trends toward acceleration
W&M's Virginia institute of Marine Science just released its annual Sea-Level Report Cards, which provide coastal communities around the U.S. with local projections of sea-level rise to 2050.
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Data is the new protein
New W&M research study analyzes the importance of digital resiliency in Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response.
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W&M researcher tracks ancient Greek comic poet’s influence on modern sitcoms
Mitchell Brown, assistant professor of classical studies, is researching Menander for an upcoming monograph.
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Q&A: Making sense of Russia’s suspension of nuclear arms agreement
Jeff Kaplow, assistant professor of government at W&M and the director of NukeLab at the Global Research Institute, discusses the implications of Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend Russia’s involvement in the New START nuclear arms…