Brett Amy Thelen ’99 and New Hampshire volunteers assist amphibians on their dangerous seasonal journey.
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Bringing science to life
Self-proclaimed paleo fanatic Timshel Purdum ’93 inspires passion and curiosity as education director at the Science Museum of Virginia.
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Light at the end of the tunnel
Based on research, the nearly mile-long tunnel is now being used as an educational tool through public tours, a field guide, videos and more that help explain the geological history of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Data revolution
W&M fuses liberal arts-style critical thinking with digital fluency.
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Study reveals salps play outsize role in damping global warming
Jelly plankton blooms can offset as much CO2 as emitted by millions of cars.
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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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Trio of theorists join $11.24 million nuclear physics collaboration group
Department of Energy funding will allow physics department to add a new faculty member and a graduate student.
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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.
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Virus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
Increase in disease severity has implications for fish farms, marine life, human health
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Britescope: A new laryngoscope, enhanced by artificial intelligence, with the potential to save lives
Failed emergency intubation leads to a large number of deaths in the U.S. A better laryngoscope can reduce that number. Ran Yang and her team are working on one.
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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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Gang Zhou named fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
He becomes the third current member of William & Mary's Department of Computer Science to hold the distinction.
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P5: Charting the course for the next era of particle physics
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel is tasked with drawing up a plan for particle physics research for the next decade or so. William & Mary's Christopher Monahan is a member of the group.
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Tracking terrorists … with math
While a grad student at W&M, USCG Commander Blair Sweigart M.S. ’14, Ph.D. ’19, used his knowledge of Network Location Theory to advance ways to track criminal, terrorist or dark networks.
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William & Mary makes significant contributions at Town Hall Meeting on Hot & Cold QCD
A theorist, an experimentalist and a data scientist/physicist gave presentations at the quantum chromodynamics sessions at MIT.
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The Tryptophan Myth … and other biochemical facts of Thanksgiving dinner
Have that nap. But don't blame your Thanksgiving "food coma" on an innocent amino acid.
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Orginos & Stathopoulos are instrumental in new Department of Energy SciDAC initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy has directed $35 million to a multi-institution investigation of quantum chromodynamics. And William & Mary's Kostas Orginos is one of the leaders.
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William & Mary’s iGEM team returns from Paris bearing Gold
The competition was fierce, from the cream of the international research-university crop, and William & Mary brought home significant honors.
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DeStefano named outstanding graduate student by Department of Energy’s Office of Science
He is one of an elite group chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to continue Ph.D. work at a DOE national lab.
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Juvenile striped bass abundance remains steady in Virginia waters
Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey suggest another average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2022.
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William & Mary’s iGEM team is taking their chassis project to Paris
William & Mary's iGEM teams have been successful in iGEM international competitions, even winning the Grand Prize in 2015.
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Chlorophyll may biochemically recycle antioxidants
Those antioxidants that we're encouraged to include in our diet may be getting a boost from the "ultimate green molecule."
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NSF CAREER award: A ‘weird machines’ approach to more secure computer microarchitecture
Dmitry Evtyushkin wants to establish a new paradigm to make computers more resistant to "information leakage."
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Mentoring for Careers in Physics matches undergraduate women with established professionals
MCP pairs female undergrads 1:1 with women practicing physics/engineering outside of academia.
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W&M’s AidData and partners receive $4.74M for agriculture and climate research
The four-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will broaden the use of satellite imagery to evaluate projects in developing countries.
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W&M explores creation of a computing and data science school
William & Mary is exploring the possibility of establishing a new academic unit in computing and data science, Provost Peggy Agouris told members of the Board of Visitors on Thursday.
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In ‘Nature’: Particles pick pair partners differently in small nuclei
When odds are equal, particles paired up with others of the same kind more often than once thought.
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Off-the-shelf crypto-detectors give a false sense of data security
A team of computer scientists outlines a leading reason behind insecure data and makes recommendations about how to fix the problem.
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Pondering at the pond: Crim Dell’s freshwater jellyfish make a mysterious and unexpected return
They may be brainless, but they have a mind of their own: the freshwater jellyfish of Crim Dell are back in bloom.
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W&M launches new interdisciplinary major aimed at solving complex global conservation challenges
A new major in integrative conservation will be offered to William & Mary undergraduates starting this fall, through a new degree program within interdisciplinary studies.
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