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Ice-age legacy may limit seagrasses’ capacity to withstand warming

Researchers looked at eelgrass communities and discovered their ancient genetic history can play a stronger role than present-day environments in determining growth form and community composition.

David Malmquist, VIMS | August 8, 2022

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W&M education professor awarded second Fulbright to study gifted student well-being in Ireland

Tracy Cross will travel to Dublin, Ireland, in spring 2023 as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar.

Julie Tucker, W&M School of Education | August 4, 2022

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Geologist Nick Balascio is conducting high-latitude research in Norway as a Fulbright Scholar

Geologist Nick Balascio is one of William & Mary's two Fulbright Scholars for 2022-23. He will conduct research in Norway and engage with iEarth, the Norwegian initiative aimed at earth-science undergraduates.

Joseph McClain | August 3, 2022

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Every oyster counts

Venture capitalist Bay McLaughlin ’06, M.Acc. ’07 teams up with W&M’s Institute for Integrative Conservation and the Alan B. Miller Center for Entrepreneurship to promote sustainable — and profitable — oyster aquaculture.

Sara Piccini, University Marketing | August 1, 2022

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W&M study reveals novel findings on internal structure of spider silk

New research by W&M scientists has unraveled mysteries behind one of the world’s most elusive materials: spider silk.

Adrienne Berard | July 28, 2022

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W&M student, mentor team up to capture national park science in photos

Joshua Miner '24 is learning new skills while connecting science with the community this summer at the Schoodic Institute in Acadia National Park.

Jennifer L. Williams | July 27, 2022

A person holds a black tomato plant in their hand

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W&M researchers earn grant to improve Indigenous food sovereignty in Virginia

A research grant awarded by The Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust will empower Indigenous communities in Virginia to make independent decisions about food production on their lands.

Martha Reilly, Global Research Institute | July 25, 2022

People look at crab pots from atop a boat

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New course offers practical experience in shellfish aquaculture

The eight-day course was built around a circumnavigation of the Virginia and Maryland shorelines of the Chesapeake Bay, with working visits to seven commercial shellfish farms, four hatcheries, two raw bars and a shucking house.

David Malmquist, VIMS | July 19, 2022

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Rodas will use JLab postdoc prize to continue research of light mesons

William & Mary physics postdoctoral researcher Arkaitz Rodas characterizes lesser-known particles to help physicists understand what holds matter together. He's the recipient of the 2022 Jefferson Associates Postdoctoral Prize.

Chris Patrick, Jefferson Lab Communications Office | July 19, 2022

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Chemistry partners with data science to develop a new investigative technique

Kristin Wustholz's chemistry lab has "planted a flag in the ground" regarding a new technique for multicolor single-molecule imaging.

Joseph McClain | July 18, 2022

Two people sit in chairs facing each other in a library

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W&M law experts discuss Roe v. Wade

Constitutional law experts Allison Orr Larsen '99 and Neal Devins from the William & Mary Law School discuss the June 24, 2022, Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Staff | July 8, 2022

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Study predicts faster retreat of barrier islands

A study in Nature Geoscience predicts a 50% acceleration in the rate of barrier-island retreat within a century, even in the unlikely case of no further increase in the present rate of sea-level rise.

Dave Malmquist, VIMS | July 7, 2022

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Chemists walk out in the morning dew … and come back bearing ‘biogrime’

Rachel O’Brien and a pair of undergraduate researchers get past the poetics and into the chemistry of dew.

Joseph McClain | July 7, 2022

Tourists inside a rotunda at the National Archives

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Expert on Founding Era discusses the meaning of July 4

Catherine Kelly recently became executive director of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture and professor of history in the Harrison Ruffin Tyler Department of History at William & Mary.

Adrienne Berard | July 1, 2022

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Atwater: ‘Relentless’ price increases make burden heavy for consumers

Is the U.S. headed for a recession? When will we get relief at the gas pump? W&M adjunct professor Peter Atwater ’83, a decision-making expert, talks about these topics and more.

Nathan Warters | June 30, 2022

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Rural areas will bear the brunt of U.S. sea-level rise

A new analysis using highly detailed elevation maps of the Chesapeake Bay region shows that human barriers will do little to stop marshes from migrating inland with sea-level rise.

David Malmquist, VIMS | June 14, 2022

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W&M’s Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships announces faculty fellows

William & Mary’s Office of Strategic Cultural Partnerships has announced its inaugural group of faculty fellows, who will conduct projects to advance the office’s mission.

Adrienne Berard | June 9, 2022

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APS fellowship helps complete transition from machine gunner to researcher

U.S. Marine Jacob Stechmann ’24 became interested in medicine by helping Army medics treat wounded Kurds in Syria. He now researches artery function at William & Mary.

Joseph McClain | June 6, 2022

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Justin Cammarota awarded DOE funding to research at Jefferson Lab

Justin Cammarota has just received a grant toward continuing his research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

Kandice Carter, Jefferson Lab Communications Office | June 3, 2022

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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