Professor Greg Conradi Smith’s Science and Authority course aims to nurture scientifically literate citizen leaders.
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New self-designed internships inspire tomorrow’s journalists
The Charles Center continues to collaborate across campus to expand its journalism offerings to meet surging student demand.
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Barbara ‘Barb’ Ramsey ’75 – a ‘tireless advocate’ for W&M, Williamsburg – honored with 2023 Prentis Award
Ramsey will receive the honor during a private reception on Nov. 10 at the Wren Building.
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Fall 2023 Tack Faculty Lecture to recenter Native American narratives
William & Mary anthropologist Danielle Moretti-Langholtz will give the lecture “Reconnecting Native Narratives to the Brafferton Indian School” on Nov. 14.
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W&M’s Christopher ‘Chuck’ Bailey elected president of the Geological Society of America
Bailey’s presidential address on Oct. 15 encompassed scientific research and communication themes that also describe his 27 years of teaching at W&M.
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Nepal Water Initiative flourishes with multidisciplinary collaboration across W&M
True multidisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of what is now known as the Nepal Water Initiative.
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W&M students, professor fuse disciplines with Meditation & Wellness course
William & Mary's COLL 300 Meditation & Wellness is a very popular course that draws students from all disciplines.
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Nearly 700 attend fall undergraduate research symposium
Undergraduate researchers representing 45 different majors in the arts & humanities, social sciences and STEM-related disciplines presented their findings at William & Mary's 2023 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium.
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Q&A: The impact of childhood bullying on adult mental health
Assistant professors Madelyn Labella and Adrian Bravo discuss how mechanisms underlying common responses to stress can increase the risk for depressive outcomes.
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Q&A: Educating and empowering student voters
Marley Fishburn ’24, M.P.P. ’25 discusses the importance of voting and the work that she and others are doing to encourage it.
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Modeling social media behaviors to combat misinformation
Assistant Professor Alexander Nwala introduces BLOC, a universal language framework that helps detect malicious activity.
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Accelerating experimental nuclear physics with AI
W&M goes to the heart of the matter with two projects selected for DOE funding.
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Little Rock Nine-inspired dance piece to open W&M’s PBK Memorial Hall
Professor's research into the Little Rock Nine, and particularly Carlotta Walls LaNier, inspired choreography for a dance piece that grew into the multi-media performance "Nine."
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William & Mary to lead machine learning efforts for nuclear fusion
A $5 million project selected for funding by the Department of Energy will be instrumental to accelerate a federal strategy aiming for commercial fusion energy.
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Curtain goes up on William & Mary’s spectacular, new performing arts facilities
Renovated and expanded Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall and the new Music Building, will serve both the campus and regional communities, coming to life in the university’s Arts Quarter.
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Good news for monarch butterflies?
Research co-authored by William & Mary biologists and data scientists suggests that this iconic insect may be in less danger than we think.
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It’s rocket science: A W&M summer of hypersonic research
Through the HyperStats summer program, undergraduates and high school students worked on real aerospace problems while enhancing their statistical and computing skills.
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W&M’s Community-Engaged Faculty Accelerator bridges disciplines, communities
The first five participants in the program built relationships for ongoing mentoring and project development over 10 weeks this spring.
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W&M wins big on the West Coast
W&M Weekend in San Francisco gathered the W&M community on the West Coast.
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Change maker
Philip Woodward ’01, J.D. ’04 is dedicated to making society work better for people with disabilities.
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Values in Action Award winners recognized at Commencement
This spring’s honorees include Stephen Trefethen, lecturer in mathematics, and five student organizations.
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It takes a choir
Alumni establish an endowment in honor of former Director of Choirs James Armstrong.
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2023 Plumeri Award recipients honored for excellence
Election Law Program co-director, special education researcher, field hockey head coach among 10 William & Mary faculty and athletics leaders recognized.
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William & Mary senior works to restore trust in institutions and humanity
Following graduation, Aaraj Vij ’23 aspires to continue the work he started as co-director and founding technical director of DisinfoLab, the student-run research lab at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute.
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Reciprocal inspiration: Student Commencement speaker to celebrate community among classmates
Computer science major Abdimalik “Abdi” Hassan ’23 has been selected as the 2023 student Commencement speaker.
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Did Michelangelo paint himself onto the Sistine Chapel?
Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, recently made headlines across the art world for a new theory about Michelangelo and his famous work "The Creation of Adam."
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W&M student-run lab researches LGBTQI Ukrainian refugees’ unique needs
Zoha Siddiqui ’23 and Aubrey Lay ’23 served as co-directors of The Exodus Project, which is one of the student-run research programs currently ongoing at W&M’s Global Research Institute.
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Whose health are we talking about?
Three William & Mary undergraduates highlight the relationship between health and structural racial discrimination.
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Play ball! W&M research team awarded grant to examine baseball’s impact on US-Japan relations
Through scholarship and a series of events, a faculty-led research team aspires to bring attention to the U.S.-Japan baseball connection and its impact on the countries’ relations off the diamond.
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Reves Center announces 2023 faculty fellows
The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2023 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.
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