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Research & Scholarship

Summer research deepens interests, sharpens purpose

For the more than 270 undergraduates who received 2024 Charles Center summer research grants, May through August is a period of profound discovery, personal mentorship, and meaningful connection.

Ted Maris-Wolf, Charles Center | July 1, 2024

University News

Experienced, engaged leaders join W&M Board of Visitors

New appointments to university’s governing board announced.

Staff | June 28, 2024

From left to right: Postdoctoral Research Associate Erika Catano-Mur, Professor of Physics Patricia Vahle and Ph.D. student Jozef Trokan-Tenorio at the NOvA experiment's far detector in Minnesota. They are smiling and wearing hard hats. Notably, Trokan-Tenorio is wearing a green W&M fleece sweater.

Research & Scholarship

‘Fundamental but weird’: Through NOvA collaboration, W&M adds to the understanding of elusive neutrinos

The latest results from the international collaboration move science toward larger discoveries about the “ghost” particles of the universe.

Antonella Di Marzio | June 28, 2024

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Service & Community

Community engagement efforts at W&M undergo a transformation

Collaborative, creative changes reflect the university's commitment to student learning and community-driven change.

Erin Jay | June 26, 2024

Research & Scholarship

The sun in the jar: A W&M summer school helps lead the way toward AI-powered nuclear fusion

Funded by a Department of Energy grant, the inaugural edition of the AI4Fusion summer school benefitted from the synergy between nuclear physicists and data scientists.

Antonella Di Marzio | June 24, 2024

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Service & Community

Sustainable solutions: W&M alumni find opportunities and challenges in the growing field of renewable energy

William & Mary alumni are pursuing solutions on a much larger scale.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing | June 17, 2024

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Service & Community

Energized for the future

Estes Express Lines advances sustainability initiatives while coping with technology "growing pains."

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing | June 12, 2024

Research & Scholarship

Humans drive climate change by altering freshwater decomposition

Humans are increasing the rate at which organic matter decomposes in freshwater ecosystems around the world, speeding up natural processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and threaten biodiversity.

John Wallace, VIMS | June 11, 2024

Illustration: a mustached figure in black and white, evocative of a literary past, looks through binoculars at a person at a library. Representing our day and age, that person is depicted in full colors.

Research & Scholarship

What are classics for? William & Mary professor retells Shelley novel

Author Addie Tsai on the role of literature, the significance of new genres, and the importance of centering more diverse voices.

Antonella Di Marzio | June 10, 2024

University News

W&M’s Jeremy P. Martin named president of Florida Southern

W&M alumnus and vice president to lead Florida’s oldest private college.

Erin Jay | June 7, 2024

University News

Michael J. Todd named W&M’s executive VP for finance & administration

Imaginative leader, 'rising star' joins Alma Mater of the Nation in August.

Cortney Will | June 6, 2024

Research & Scholarship

Reves Center announces 2024 Faculty Fellows

This year's projects range across disciplines and regions, from biology to public policy, and from the Republic of Georgia to Japan.

Kate Hoving, Reves Center | June 4, 2024

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Research & Scholarship

W&M counted among the top producers of Fulbright students for 2024-2025

The university was one of 84 institutions named top producers of Fulbright U.S. Students.

Laura Grove | June 4, 2024

Research & Scholarship

VIMS celebrates 50 years of shark research: A milestone for marine conservation

The 50th anniversary of the pioneering shark survey marks a milestone in scientific research and demonstrates VIMS researchers’ dedication to understanding and conserving marine life.

Ethan Smith, VIMS | June 3, 2024

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Excellence

Empowering women in finance: Insights from the 8th annual Women’s Stock Pitch

William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business recently hosted the eighth annual Women's Stock Pitch in Miller Hall, transcending borders and celebrating women in finance.

Hannah Sawyer '27 and Raymond A. Mason School of Business staff | June 3, 2024

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Belonging

A celebration of community: W&M’s 2024 Juneteenth event slated for June 18

The university will host its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration on June 18 from 10 to 1 p.m., with the program set to begin at 11 a.m.

Erin Jay | May 31, 2024

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Research & Scholarship

Catron Scholars ready for summer research, artistic development

This summer, 10 undergraduates will scatter across the globe to develop their research and artistic acumen thanks to the Louis E. Catron Grant for Artistic Development.

Maxwell Cloe, Charles Center | May 29, 2024

Abby Hazelgrove '24 kayaks the Crim Dell pond looking for jellyfish

University News

W&M Green Fee funds 13 projects to advance sustainability

The projects will advance W&M's sustainability through academic research, educational opportunities, and improved technologies and operational systems.

Breegan O’Hearn ‘25, Office of Sustainability | May 29, 2024

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W&M Life

‘How we got here’: Commencement 2024

Approximately 2,800 graduates participated in the Commencement festivities, witnessed by around 12,000 family members and friends. Judge John Charles Thomas, the first African American and youngest appointee to the Supreme Court of Virginia, served as…

Staff | May 28, 2024

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Excellence

Dedicated and devoted: Three named honorary alumni for exemplary service to W&M

During this year’s Commencement Weekend, three champions of William & Mary were officially inducted as honorary alumni in recognition of their outstanding service, support, advocacy and commitment on behalf of the university.

Catherine Tyson, W&M Alumni Magazine | May 23, 2024

Headshots of Amy Alyson Teller and Debbie Ramer.

Excellence

Values in Action staff and student awardees honored at Commencement 2024

Spring 2024 awardees include section leader Amy Alyson Teller and clinical faculty member Debbie Ramer, plus five student organizations.

Staff | May 23, 2024

University News

Michael Patterson selected as AVP for student engagement & leadership

Patterson has more than 20 years of experience in the field and a deep connection to W&M's values of integrity, flourishing and excellence.

Danielle Desjardins | May 22, 2024

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Research & Scholarship

Middle Peninsula marshes and living shorelines create benefits valued at $6.4M annually

Recently published in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management, the study is the first to assign an economic value to an ecological benefit of living shorelines.

John Wallace, VIMS | May 22, 2024