Computer science major Abdimalik “Abdi” Hassan ’23 has been selected as the 2023 student Commencement speaker.
University News
Research & Scholarship
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."
Research & Scholarship
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.
Research & Scholarship
Whose health are we talking about?
Three William & Mary undergraduates highlight the relationship between health and structural racial discrimination.
Research & Scholarship
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.
Research & Scholarship
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.
Excellence
W&M honors President’s House manager, program coordinator with Duke Award
The award recognizes “outstanding employees for exemplary individual accomplishments in their professional lives and service to the William & Mary community.”
Belonging
W&M ensembles to debut works commissioned for Brafferton 300th commemoration
Composer Dawn Avery, who is of Mohawk descent, wrote pieces for the Wind Ensemble and Gallery Players.
University News
Suzanne Raitt selected as William & Mary dean of faculty of arts & sciences
William & Mary has named Suzanne Raitt, a widely respected leader, administrator and professor, as the next dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences after a national search.
W&M Life
Fairy world marries Athens in W&M Theatre’s whimsical ‘Midsummer’
In addition to those in formal leadership roles, all students involved have worked together in partnership with Director Laurie Wolf to shape the show’s direction.
Excellence
Katrine Westgaard ’23 receives elite Gaither Fellowship
She is the fourth William & Mary student in the last three years to be selected to the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Excellence
Public integrity award an ‘honor of a lifetime’ for William & Mary public policy lecturer
Alan Kennedy J.D. ’09, M.A. ’09 recently received the Public Integrity Award from the American Society for Public Administration, the largest organization that represents policy professionals.
W&M Life
W&M trumpet instructor expresses ‘life force’ with new album, concert
Victor Haskins & Skein will perform April 28 at Williamsburg Regional Library as they promote their new album, "Ikigai."
Belonging
Largest-ever Lemon Symposium explores the roots of Black life and history
William & Mary hosted the largest Lemon Project Spring Symposium ever on campus March 24-25, with more than 300 people registered to attend the event in person and another 469 registered to attend online.
Excellence
Poojitha Tanjore ’23 awarded prestigious Payne Fellowship
Tanjore, a student in W&M’s St Andrews Joint Degree Programme, accomplishes her dream of becoming a diplomat much sooner than expected.
Excellence
W&M honors Angela Leruth with Aceto Award
Angela Leruth, senior lecturer of French & Francophone studies, is awarded for her commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.
Service & Community
Bringing science to life
Self-proclaimed paleo fanatic Timshel Purdum ’93 inspires passion and curiosity as education director at the Science Museum of Virginia.
Research & Scholarship
What’s in an &? Revamped Graduate & Honors Research Symposium to highlight ‘intellectual cross-pollination’
On March 30 and 31, the new format of the symposium will bring together graduate and undergraduate researchers after the pandemic hiatus.
Excellence
Point of view
Omar Kamara ’15 crafts a filmmaking career with stories of his West African family.
Research & Scholarship
W&M researcher tracks ancient Greek comic poet’s influence on modern sitcoms
Mitchell Brown, assistant professor of classical studies, is researching Menander for an upcoming monograph.
Belonging
Four diversity-related projects made possible through IDEA grants
Four diversity-related projects at William & Mary were recently made possible recently through IDEA grants.
Excellence
Heart & soul
For cardiologist and Nashville recording artist Cleveland “Cleve” Francis Jr. M.A. ’69, William & Mary marked a turning point.
W&M Life
W&M siblings, family alpaca farm featured on National Geographic Wild
The Phillips family is featured on the first season of “Going Fur Gold” that started airing in January.
Research & Scholarship
Student project paves way for African American Heritage Trail
Through an innovative partnership between the City of Williamsburg and William & Mary, Williamsburg’s future may hold a far more inclusive and complete retelling of the past than what is currently represented.
W&M Life
‘Glimpses of a Public Ivy’: Professor emeritus snapshots 50 years at W&M
Through 50 vignettes, David L. Holmes describes slices of life at William & Mary over five decades.
Research & Scholarship
National Science Foundation funds William & Mary research into ‘the atmosphere’s detergent’
A CAREER award from the NSF will allow Nathan Kidwell and his lab to investigate the chemistry of hydroxyl radicals.
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Research & Scholarship
Art & science: W&M designer shares, teaches visualization skills
Adriano Marinazzo, curator of special projects at the Muscarelle Museum of Art, was named the inaugural designer in residence and adjunct lecturer in the Department of Applied Science.
Research & Scholarship
W&M student researches the masses’ influence in 11th century Baghdad
Scouring sources online in the original Arabic, Henry Stratakis-Allen '23 looked for references to the people and clues to their everyday activities and concerns.
Research & Scholarship
W&M professor co-authors book on work and the American dream
Black and white Americans are both face increasing economic insecurity, but view it differently.
Research & Scholarship
Mollusks — dead and alive — can help predict future shellfish extinction
Rising ocean temperatures are likely to result in extinction of some species of mollusks. But which will we lose first?
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