Research & Scholarship

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

Excellence

Two students from South Central Virginia receive Beales Scholarships at W&M

Named in honor of Walter R. Beales III ’66 and the late Harriett Pittard Beales ’34, both merit-based scholarships provide tuition assistance to first-year students from South Central Virginia.

University Marketing staff  |  July 7, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

University News

W&M mourns the loss of ‘a wonderful and dear friend’

Jim Kaplan '57, who died Sunday at the age of 87, had a devotion to William & Mary that transcended athletics.

Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  July 6, 2022

University News

W&M hosts inaugural conference on China’s global influence

Participants worked to separate fact from fiction while analyzing China’s growing global influence through plenary sessions, working groups, keynote addresses and poster presentations.

Martha Reilly, Global Research Institute  |  July 6, 2022

Service & Community

United front

Lev Kazakov M.B.A. ’22, a Russian citizen, and Brenden Volk ’20, M.B.A. ’22, whose parents are from Ukraine, stand united in their opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.

Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  July 5, 2022

University News

Todd Mooradian chosen to lead W&M’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business

Todd Mooradian, award-winning teacher, scholar and administrator, has been named the next dean of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Raymond A. Mason School of Business Communications  |  July 1, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

University News

Four alumni appointed as new members of the W&M Board of Visitors

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin today appointed four alumni to William & Mary’s Board of Visitors, the governing body of the institution.

Staff  |  June 30, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Excellence

W&M chief career officer forges connections between the university and the working world

Kathleen I. Powell discusses William & Mary's emphasis on assisting students and alumni in all phases of their careers.

Jennifer L. Williams  |  June 30, 2022

Research & Scholarship

The Declaration of Independence as breaking news: How word of America’s founding reached the Atlantic world

William & Mary doctoral candidate Emily Sneff M.A. ’19 tells the story of how news of American independence spread in the weeks after July 4, 1776.

Nathan Warters  |  June 29, 2022

University News

Teresa Longo named Associate Provost for International Affairs

Provost Peggy Agouris has announced that Teresa Longo, currently executive director of the Reves Center for International Studies, will add a new role to her responsibilities.

Kate Hoving, W&M Reves Center  |  June 28, 2022

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Belonging

W&M hosts first in-person Juneteenth celebration

William & Mary celebrated Juneteenth in person for the first time at the site of Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved on June 17, 2022.

Staff  |  June 27, 2022

Excellence

Renaissance man

Stephen S. Tang '82 is a science and technology leader rooted in the liberal arts.

Jacob A. Miller, University Marketing  |  June 24, 2022

Belonging

Title IX at 50:  The early impact at William & Mary

While the equality of opportunity in athletics is just one part of the much larger story about the ground-breaking impact of Title IX, its influence there is undeniable.

Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  June 23, 2022

Service & Community

W&M athletes help ’76 alumnus find a kidney

Steve Huebner '76 recently underwent a successful kidney transplant. Without his William & Mary family, he very likely would still be on the waiting list.

Dave Johnson, W&M Athletics  |  June 22, 2022

W&M Life

8 ways the workplace is changing during ‘The Great Resignation’

William & Mary leaders and alumni working in human resources in a variety of industries share insights about what’s driving change and what employers are doing about it.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  June 22, 2022

University News

$14.4M in new W&M scholarships established by former CBS executives

An estate gift from Joan Showalter '55 and Karen Beldegreen creates four new graduate and undergraduate scholarships at the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  June 21, 2022

Excellence

Inside baseball

Baseball is reinventing itself, and William & Mary alumni — from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, from owner to director of player development — are helping lead that process.

Noah Robertson '19, W&M Alumni Magazine  |  June 16, 2022

Belonging

Q&A: Fostering belonging on college campuses

William & Mary's new deputy chief diversity officer draws on his experiences in higher education to discuss how college campuses can create more diverse, equitable and inclusive communities.

Staff  |  June 15, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Excellence

DOE funding will advance Monahan’s probe of the interior structure of the proton

Protons and neutrons make up 95 percent of all visible matter. The interior of each proton and neutron is a wild land of particles and antiparticles popping in and out of existence. William & Mary…

Joseph McClain  |  June 13, 2022

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W&M Life

2021-2022 Year in Review

The 2021-2022 year-in-review video captures what has become William & Mary's new normal: adaptation that sustains what the university values most.

Staff  |  June 10, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Excellence

Making noise

Joe Laresca ’15, founder of a powerhouse NYC creative company, adds Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list to his achievements.

Julia DeKorte ’23, University Marketing  |  June 7, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Research & Scholarship

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

Excellence

W&M honors students, staff who demonstrate Values in Action

Isaiah Johnson, an officer with the William & Mary Police Department, and Christian Olver, a member of the Dining Services/Sodexo staff, are recognized along with five student organizations.

Staff  |  June 2, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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