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Q&A: A high-altitude balloon and its impact on US-China relations

Dennis Alcides Velazco Smith, senior lecturer of government and co-director of W&M’s Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS), joins W&M News to discuss the impact of China’s suspected intelligence gathering via balloon.

Nathan Warters | February 17, 2023

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Clues in W&M’s charter may reveal its founding as a university 330 years ago

Research by a W&M law professor and students may prove that W&M was always intended to be a university.

Kristine Hojnicki | February 8, 2023

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Based on research, the nearly mile-long tunnel is now being used as an educational tool through public tours, a field guide, videos and more that help explain the geological history of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Bill Walker | February 6, 2023

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Data revolution

W&M fuses liberal arts-style critical thinking with digital fluency.

Noah Robertson, W&M Alumni Magazine | February 3, 2023

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Study reveals salps play outsize role in damping global warming

Jelly plankton blooms can offset as much CO2 as emitted by millions of cars.

David Malmquist, VIMS | February 2, 2023

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National Science Foundation funds William & Mary research into ‘the atmosphere’s detergent’

A CAREER award from the NSF will allow Nathan Kidwell and his lab to investigate the chemistry of hydroxyl radicals.

Joseph McClain | January 30, 2023

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Q&A: Exploring the origins of contemporary Chinese dance

William & Mary professor Emily Wilcox, an expert in Chinese dance, discusses her research and talks about curating an exhibit on the topic at the Williamsburg Regional Library.

Nathan Warters | January 27, 2023

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W&M launches 5-year applied research pilot with $1M gift

The Applied Research & Innovation Initiative will advance Vision 2026 goals, promote multidisciplinary collaborations and increase experiential learning opportunities.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing | January 26, 2023

Christopher Monahan; Jozef Dudek, Kostas Orginos

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Trio of theorists join $11.24 million nuclear physics collaboration group

Department of Energy funding will allow physics department to add a new faculty member and a graduate student.

Joseph McClain | January 25, 2023

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Art & science: W&M designer shares, teaches visualization skills

Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, was named the inaugural designer in residence and adjunct lecturer in the Department of Applied Science.

Jennifer L. Williams | January 25, 2023

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Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health

Increase in disease severity has implications for fish farms, marine life, human health

David Malmquist, VIMS | January 24, 2023

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Britescope: A new laryngoscope, enhanced by artificial intelligence, with the potential to save lives

Failed emergency intubation leads to a large number of deaths in the U.S. A better laryngoscope can reduce that number. Ran Yang and her team are working on one.

Joseph McClain | January 13, 2023

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VIMS research helps clarify role of water clarity in Chesapeake Bay management

Research at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science led by Jessie Turner Ph.D. ’21 reveals that the “clarity” of a water parcel depends on the method used to measure it, and that different…

David Malmquist, VIMS | January 11, 2023

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Mollusks — dead and alive — can help predict future shellfish extinction

Rising ocean temperatures are likely to result in extinction of some species of mollusks. But which will we lose first?

Joseph McClain | January 6, 2023

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Gang Zhou named fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

He becomes the third current member of William & Mary's Department of Computer Science to hold the distinction.

Joseph McClain | January 5, 2023

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Books published by William & Mary faculty in 2022

A look at books published by W&M faculty in 2022.

Staff | December 8, 2022

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Tracking terrorists … with math

While a grad student at W&M, USCG Commander Blair Sweigart M.S. ’14, Ph.D. ’19, used his knowledge of Network Location Theory to advance ways to track criminal, terrorist or dark networks.

Ron Hunt | December 5, 2022

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Archaeology reveals sustainability mistakes from the remote past that carry lessons for our immediate future

Many early societies relied on cultural land-use templates that didn't always work out so well. Jennifer Kahn says we have better information today.

Joseph McClain | December 5, 2022

Cris Fanelli, Jozef Dudek & Justin Stevens

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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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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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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

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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

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

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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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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