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Dust & discovery: Will NASA astronauts unearth microbes on Mars?

A W&M professor and three undergraduate students contributed to NASA research preparations for human missions to Mars.
Laura Grove  |  May 1, 2024
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Excellence

Osborne, Payne receive W&M’s 2024 Duke Award for exemplary accomplishments

Darrell Payne and Dorothy "Dot" Osborne are the 2024 Duke Award recipients.
Jim Ducibella  |  April 30, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Virginia celebrates key oyster restoration milestone in the York River

The event marked a significant milestone in Maryland and Virginia’s ongoing partnership in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement to rejuvenate oyster populations in the bay.
John Wallace, VIMS  |  April 29, 2024
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University News

W&M Board of Visitors confirms leadership

The William & Mary Board of Visitors unanimously voted Friday to renew its current leadership.
Staff  |  April 26, 2024
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University News

W&M budget enhances student experience, career preparation

The Board of Visitors adopts a two-year tuition plan with added predictability.
Staff  |  April 26, 2024
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Excellence

W&M classical studies professor receives highly selective Rome Prize

Only 2.9% of applicants were chosen for the honor, which supports research in the arts and humanities.
Erin Jay  |  April 25, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

WMSURE conference highlights self-evolution through research

More than 30 undergraduate presenters highlighted the role of mentored research in inspiring and driving their self-evolution, the theme of this year’s conference.
Rin Braxton '26, WMSURE Student Fellow  |  April 24, 2024
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Excellence

W&M’s Annabel Richter ’24 receives selective Gaither Fellowship

In the last five years, five William & Mary students have been selected for James C. Gaither Junior Fellowships at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  April 23, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

W&M undergraduate researchers take on climate change

Two William & Mary undergraduates are throwing their lab coats in the ring to identify potential solutions to the most pressing environmental concerns of our time.
Emma Henry, Charles Center  |  April 22, 2024
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University News

W&M Law School enters alliance with Alliance University to foster collaboration, academic exchange

The agreement will strengthen academic collaboration and promote mutual cooperation in various fields of education, research and innovation.
David F. Morrill, W&M Law School  |  April 19, 2024
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Excellence

AAAS honors W&M biologists Allison and Swaddle as lifetime fellows

Professors Lizabeth Allison and John Swaddle have been recognized for excellence in research and student education.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  April 18, 2024
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Excellence

W&M professor receives Guggenheim Fellowship in Dance Studies

Emily Wilcox, associate professor of Chinese studies at William & Mary, has been selected to receive the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Dance Studies.
Erin Jay  |  April 16, 2024
Research & Scholarship

Long-term lab mates selected for highly competitive Goldwater Scholarships

Two neuroscience majors join the expanding list of W&M Goldwater Scholars.
Laura Grove  |  April 12, 2024
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University News

A return for Willie Anne Wright ’45

William & Mary's Muscarelle Museum of Art acquires works by renowned pinhole photographer and painter whose talent was encouraged as a student.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  April 12, 2024
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University News

Pulitzer-winning historian named W&M’s Hunter B. Andrews Fellow

Jon Meacham will give a public talk as part of his visit to campus.
Erin Jay  |  April 11, 2024
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Excellence

Truth and ‘Fiction’

Oscar winner Cord Jefferson ’04 shares career advice during the Ampersand International Arts Festival.
Tina Eshleman, University Marketing  |  April 10, 2024
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University News

W&M prepares warm welcome for admitted students

Applications to W&M are up more than 25% since 2020.
Erin Jay  |  April 10, 2024
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Excellence

Rankings highlight Vision 2026’s Careers Initiative

W&M continues its values-based approach as rankings, job outcome listings are on the rise.
Staff  |  April 9, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Sharp Journalism Seminar fellows investigate local, global issues

The seminar serves as William & Mary’s incubator for investigative reporting. 
Charles Center staff  |  April 5, 2024
A map of North America and South America by Jean Janvier dating to 1762.
Research & Scholarship

STEMming from history: W&M lab uncovers global stories and fosters career skills 

The Global Americas Lab at William & Mary brings together history and data fluency while documenting the making of the modern world.
Antonella Di Marzio  |  April 4, 2024
Research & Scholarship

William & Mary permafrost research enhanced by remotely sensed data

Researchers interpret satellite imagery and employ traditional field methods to increase understanding of Arctic carbon sequestration.
Laura Grove  |  April 3, 2024
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University News

Tradition and generosity abound

More than $3.7M raised for over 880 designations across campus on One Tribe One Day.
Leslie McCullough M.B.A. ’17, University Marketing  |  April 2, 2024
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Excellence

W&M’s Christie S. Warren receives Fulbright Scholar Award for research in Sweden

Professor Christie S. Warren of William & Mary Law School has been awarded the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law for the 2024-2025 academic year.
David F. Morrill, W&M Law School  |  April 1, 2024
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W&M Life

Spring 2024 W&M alumni book roundup

A look at some of the books recently published by William & Mary alumni.
Gabriela Trauttmansdorff ’26  |  March 29, 2024
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Excellence

Peel Hawthorne epitomizes Aceto Award attributes

The Aceto Award is awarded to a member of the instructional or professional faculty “who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.”
Jim Ducibella  |  March 29, 2024
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W&M Life

Dunder Mifflin comes to W&M: Brian Baumgartner to present 2024 Atwater Lecture

The event is sponsored by Alma Mater Productions with generous support from the Janet and Peter Atwater Lecture Endowment.
Staff  |  March 28, 2024
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Service & Community

Building communities where veterans flourish through the arts

Brian Jenkins ’16 tells how W&M prepared him to address social isolation and well-being challenges among veterans.
Gabriela Trauttmansdorff ’26 and Claire De Lisle, University Marketing  |  March 27, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

Unexpected findings emerge in study of subsurface effects of marine heatwaves in estuaries

Study is the first of its kind worldwide.
Rebecca Latourell, VIMS  |  March 26, 2024
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University News

William & Mary selects Brian Earl to lead men’s basketball

Cornell University head coach Brian Earl will take the reins of men's basketball at William & Mary.
W&M Athletics staff  |  March 26, 2024
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Research & Scholarship

New grant takes undergraduate researchers on the road

More than 20 William & Mary students have received Research in Motion travel grants since the Charles Center launched the program last fall to expand the impact and reach of undergraduate research. 
Charles Center staff  |  March 21, 2024
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