Service & Community

Camp EAGER expands to inspire more young people to pursue STEM

An experimental summer camp developed by researchers at the William & Mary School of Education is exploring innovative ways to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to pursue STEM careers.

Julie Tucker, W&M School of Education  |  August 24, 2022

Research & Scholarship

Whimbrel flight study will inform decisions on Dominion’s offshore wind farm

New technology allows researchers to track the altitude of migrating shorebirds, data that will be taken into account in planning sites for offshore wind farm turbines.

Joseph McClain  |  August 23, 2022

Research & Scholarship

Q&A: VIMS Professor Robert Hale discusses the effects of microplastics, other pollutants on the world’s waters

As a result of his research and discoveries, Hale has been able to bring about industry and policy change.

Staff  |  August 22, 2022

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W&M Life

Sadler Center expansion to add to ‘amazing student experience’

The expanded Sadler Center, with 53,000 square feet of new space, completes a vision conceived decades ago of a centerpiece of activity in the heart of William & Mary’s campus.

Nathan Warters  |  August 22, 2022

University News

Understanding monkeypox: Q&A with W&M’s Student Health Center medical director

W&M News recently talked with Dr. David Dafashy, medical director and staff physician at the Student Health Center, to learn more about monkeypox and what people can do to help prevent its spread.

Staff  |  August 19, 2022

Excellence

Kord Basnight ’85, M.Ed. ’23 and Haley Padgett M.Ed. ’23 selected as 2022 Tillman Scholars

Two students in William & Mary’s Online M.Ed. in Counseling program have been selected by the Tillman Foundation as 2022 Tillman Scholars.

Julie Tucker, W&M School of Education  |  August 15, 2022

Research & Scholarship

VIMS announces Scholar in Ocean Residency

Nainoa Thompson will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a weeklong visit to meet with local tribal communities, researchers and students.

David Malmquist, VIMS  |  August 9, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

University News

Alumnus and Colonial Williamsburg CEO to speak at W&M’s Opening Convocation

Cliff Fleet '91, M.A. '93, J.D. '95, M.B.A. '95, president and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will speak at William & Mary’s Opening Convocation ceremony on Aug. 31.

Erin Jay  |  August 5, 2022

University News

Remembering former W&M Rector Hays T. Watkins

Former William & Mary Rector Hays T. Watkins LL.D. '82, a longtime supporter of the university and father of former Vice Rector H. Thomas Watkins III '74, died July 29, 2022.

Erin Jay  |  August 4, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Research & Scholarship

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

Service & Community

W&M staff member moved by ‘absolute need’ to help Ukrainian refugees

During a recent trip to Poland, Ola Pozor ’19, an undergraduate admission counselor at William & Mary, volunteered to help Ukrainian refugees displaced by the Russian invasion.

Nathan Warters  |  August 2, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

W&M Life

Wrenegade series celebrates William & Mary’s musical talent

Now, you can listen to selections from W&M alumni in a custom Spotify playlist anytime.

Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  July 29, 2022

Service & Community

Three W&M Law School alumni represent the U.S. in France through the foreign service

After graduating from W&M Law School, each joined the U.S. foreign service and has represented American interests in a variety of countries.

Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  July 28, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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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Research & Scholarship

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

University News

New $1M scholarship endowment at VIMS honors Carroll W. Owens, Jr. ’62

Funds distributed from this endowment will provide scholarship, internship and living expense stipend support for Master of Arts graduate students at W&M’s School of Marine Science.

Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  July 26, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

University News

William & Mary raises $77M and is the No. 1 public university in the US for alumni giving

After a record-breaking year in which William & Mary saw its endowment reach its highest level, the university once again exceeded its fundraising and engagement goals.

Jennifer Page Wall, University Marketing  |  July 21, 2022

Research & Scholarship

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

Research & Scholarship

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

Research & Scholarship

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

W&M Life

Becoming Thao

Through music, Thao B. Nguyen ’06 finds the freedom to be her true self.

Julia DeKorte ’23, University Marketing  |  July 18, 2022

W&M Life

Esports at William & Mary: Making a global impact

William & Mary’s esports initiative and its international connections have taken root and are growing.

Kate Hoving, W&M Reves Center  |  July 14, 2022

Belonging

Alumna creates first endowment for diversity programs

Higher education leader Julie E. Williams ’79 established the endowment through her estate plans in honor of her family.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  July 13, 2022

Research & Scholarship

New phenomenon in human depth perception identified by W&M researchers in groundbreaking study

A new study provides the first evidence that tactile object interaction can provide information about relative size and spatial layout, akin to that garnered visually.

Adrienne Berard  |  July 12, 2022

Belonging

‘The path that God gave you’

Alexandra Knudson Friedman ’01 prepares for medical practice while balancing life in an Orthodox Jewish family.

Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  July 11, 2022

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Research & Scholarship

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