Results from the Chesapeake Bay 2024 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Survey show resilience in key areas despite overall losses.
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Rising from the ashes
The W&M community is living with, learning from and preventing devastating wildfires.
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Can a parasitic worm help rebuild blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay?
A new study published in the journal PLOS One by researchers at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS suggests parasitic worms could serve as a valuable biomarker for managing the fishery.
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Introduction to Marine Science: A growing gateway to coastal careers
With enrollment tripling in the last several years, William & Mary’s Introduction to Marine Science course taught by Professor Mark Brush is becoming one of the most popular undergraduate electives on campus. Photo by John…
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1693 Scholars: Researching the world to make it better
Among those researching on campus this summer are scholars whose work not only seeks to understand the world better but to make it better in the process.
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Lessons across landscapes: W&M students connect local & global conservation knowledge
W&M students are linking local and global conservation and gaining hands-on experience along the way.
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Q&A: Everything you need to know about W&M’s School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics
William & Mary’s first new school in 50 years launches this summer.
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William & Mary professor wins NSF CAREER award to study computer chip performance
A William & Mary computer science professor and his doctoral students are designing a way of diagnosing bugs in computer chips that will make it easier for designers to find and fix them.
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2024 sea level ‘report cards’ map futures of U.S. coastal communities
Featuring four new localities, the updated report cards show past and projected rates of sea level rise and acceleration for 36 U.S. coastal communities in a new, interactive dashboard.
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‘I believe in service’: Shannon White embodies the Shirley Aceto Award
White will be honored with the Shirley Aceto Award, presented annually by the university to a member of instructional or professional faculty “who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to excellence in service to the campus community.”
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Virginia’s experience with MSX aids Atlantic Canada’s aquaculture industry
W&M’s Batten School & VIMS recently hosted a delegation of government officials and aquaculture industry representatives from Atlantic Canada.
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Life, leadership and conservation
Maasai women rangers share wisdom with William & Mary students.
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A legacy that keeps giving
Mangum Fellows program is created through endowment honoring beloved professor.
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W&M’s newest dean to lay out his vision for artificial intelligence
Doug Schmidt, the inaugural dean of W&M's new School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics, will deliver the spring Tack Faculty Lecture on the subject of artificial intelligence.
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Initiating innovation
ARII grants fund groundbreaking research into democracy, health care and sustainability.
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Asteroid alarm averted
Former NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan ’83, D.Sc. ’16, P ’10, P ’14 weighs in on the terrestrial object that had a historic chance of impacting Earth.
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A vital link to local news
William & Mary professor Alexander Nwala and his students have built a website the public can use to find news sources of local information all over the United States and the world.
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Virtual Reality Lab takes students beyond the classroom
With grant funding, William & Mary is expanding its focus on virtual reality across disciplines to bring once distant realities right into the classroom.
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Study warns of deadly future marine heat waves in East Coast estuaries
East Coast estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay could experience marine heat wave conditions for up to a third of the year by the end of the century.
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Study highlights successes of Virginia’s oyster restoration efforts
A recent study has shown that oyster management practices in the Rappahannock River benefit both the health of the oyster reefs as well as the fishery.
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It’s time for new perspectives on algae
Researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS are researching the critical role played by various algae in maintaining the health of not only their own habitats but of coastal communities worldwide.
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William & Mary classified as one of the nation’s top research institutions
University receives R1 research activity classification from Carnegie.
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Madagascar water sensor project supports community-led conservation efforts worldwide
The interdisciplinary collaboration between W&M’s IIC, Malagasy communities and Conservation International increases the affordability and accessibility of monitoring water quality.
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A winning lab
Chemistry professor receives new lab equipment that expands research capacity and student training.
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Fighting fire with fire
Students learn the importance of prescribed burning in land management internship.
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W&M’s new major in coastal and marine sciences a first for Virginia
State agency approves major and clears way for public undergraduate coastal and marine sciences degree program to launch this fall
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W&M designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Research
The designation, awarded by the National Security Agency, recognizes the strength of W&M’s doctoral program in computer science and interdisciplinary research collaborations across data science, law and business.
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National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear
The first round of subawards totaling $1.4 million supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
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LiDAR project maps world’s largest earthen enclosure
A dedicated team of W&M researchers has been collecting data on Nigerian monument Sungbo's Eredo for the past five years. Now, analysis begins.
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Purple crabs clobber blue carbon
A study led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS scientists has shown that purple marsh crabs can significantly disrupt carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the United States.
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