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W&M’s Global Research Institute announces Accelerate Initiative to raise $10 million

Gifts of $3 million jump-start this effort to expand GRI’s reach, increase opportunities for students, provide long-term support for its operations and allow for the development and expansion of projects.

By Tina Eshleman

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Favorite Traditions

Alumni share the William & Mary happenings they love most

Compiled By Tina Eshleman and Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21

Pay It Forward

$100 Million Gift for Batten School

Historic gift is the largest ever to a university in support of coastal and marine sciences.

By Jennifer Page Wall

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The Art of Translating

Roberto “Bob” Van Eyken ’74 is bringing his grandfather’s novels to English-speaking audiences for the first time.

By Mary Beth Bauermann ’24

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Introducing Head Coach Brian Earl

Brian Earl is the new head coach for William & Mary Men’s Basketball, Director of Athletics Brian D. Mann announced on March 23.

By William & Mary Athletics

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$30M Gift to Honor W&M Chancellor

Alumna’s investment in Robert M. Gates Hall will support research with global impact

By Tina Eshleman and Jennifer Page Wall

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A World of Opportunity

Two 2024 graduates tell how study abroad programs enhanced their W&M experience

By Jarius Alexander '24 and Sophie Workinger '24

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$30M Gift To Honor Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates

An alumna’s investment will establish Robert M. Gates Hall, transforming William & Mary’s academic landscape and supporting collaborative research with global impact.

By Tina Eshleman and Jennifer Page Wall

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VIMS Photo Contest

Capturing the important work of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

By University Staff

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Applied Science

Ph.D. students explain their cutting-edge research and the science equipment that makes it possible

By Carlos A. da Silva Jr. and Andriana C. "Andrea" Zourou

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It's Just Rocket Science

William & Mary alumnus Russell “Buzz” Wincheski joins the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame

By Mary Beth Bauermann ’24

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VIMS Photo Contest

Capturing the important work of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

By University Staff

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Applied Science

Ph.D. students explain their cutting-edge research and the science equipment that makes it possible

By Carlos A. da Silva Jr. and Andriana C. "Andrea" Zourou

Tribe

It's Just Rocket Science

William & Mary alumnus Russell “Buzz” Wincheski joins the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame

By Mary Beth Bauermann ’24

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AidData Seeks Expanded Role in Global South

A $1.5-million grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation supports efforts to inform the design and delivery of foreign aid and credit to the Global South.

By Tina Eshleman

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From Ideas to Impact

As the founding labs at William & Mary's Global Research Institute celebrate 20 years, we look back at how they came to be.

By Martha Reilly

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AidData Receives $1.7M To Advance Agriculture and Mining Research

Grants from The Hewlett Foundation will strengthen W&M's partnerships with African organizations and expand financing data.

By Tina Eshleman

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History In Motion

Preserving and interpreting the Williamsburg Bray School

By Erin Jay and Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21

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How We Look at the World

Anthropology and literature help us navigate the human experience

By Brad Weiss and Elizabeth Losh

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Cast Your Vote

Meet your WMAA Board of Directors nominees

By W&M Alumni Magazine

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W&M Expands Global Reach Through $1.5M Gift

A new postdoctoral fellowship established by business executive Tom McInerney P ’07 will advance international research, teaching and mentorship through the university's Global Research Institute.

By Tina Eshleman

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Consider Freedom of Speech

Perspectives on how to hold difficult conversations with respect

By Vivian Hamilton and Andrew D. Stelljes

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What's Your &?

Career Center campaign celebrates student ‘ands’

By Leslie McCullough M.B.A. ’17

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W&M’s AidData and Partners Receive $4.74M for Agriculture and Climate Research

A four-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will broaden the use of satellite imagery to evaluate projects in developing countries.

By Tina Eshleman

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Bountiful Harvest

The opening of the Acuff Aquaculture Center marks a new era in cutting-edge research at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science

By Sara Piccini

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Ukraine, Russia and the Future World Order

William & Mary’s Global Research Institute convened a panel of experts in March to discuss "Russia, Ukraine and the Future of Global Order"

By Global Research Institute

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W&M’s Global Research Institute Receives $1.9M to Tackle Pressing Challenges Around the World

New support for the GRI totaling $1.9 million will enhance the university’s ability to address critical international challenges through groundbreaking research, innovative teaching and strengthened connections between the academic world and policymakers.

By Tina Eshleman

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Connecting People and Nature

Professor Mara Dicenta and the Institute for Integrative Conservation seek to involve Indigenous voices in conservation

By Katherine Vermilyea '22

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Making News

Chinese development project puts AidData in international spotlight

By Leslie McCullough M.B.A. ’17

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‘Building a Future Together’

W&M Professor Andrea Wright, the first Jinlan Liu APIA Faculty Research Award recipient, will study the impact of green energy projects on people’s lives in India, Kuwait and Virginia.

By Tina Eshleman

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Resistance (to Science) Is Futile

Mohamed Noor ’92 brings the science to science fiction as a consultant for “Star Trek: Discovery”

By Ben Kennedy '05

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Bray School Uncovered

Colonial Williamsburg joins William & Mary to research, relocate and interpret 18th-century Bray School for enslaved and free Black children

By Joseph McClain

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Transforming Primary Care

Through their fellowship this summer, Dena Bashri ’20 and Shivani Gupta ’20 are working on projects as diverse as ensuring the homeless have access to telehealth to tracking the supply chain of COVID-19 testing kits.

By Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21

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Changing the World

W&M launches Institute for Integrative Conservation

By Rob Rose and John Swaddle

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geoLab Examines the World's Data

William & Mary is home to a unique undergraduate research program: the Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, or geoLab.

By Joseph McClain

A Deeper Dive: Saving the Shoreline

VIMS scientists seek to better understand the impact of global change at a local and regional level so that we can help coastal communities become more resilient.

A Deeper Dive: Responding to Plastics Pollution

Plastic pollution in our marine environment not only spoils the beauty of our waters, it harms marine life and may affect human health as well. Is it simply a fact of life, or is this a problem we can solve? Take a deeper dive and find out what VIMS is doing behind the scenes in Responding to Plastic Pollution.

A Deeper Dive: Deploying Bots on the Bay

Learn how VIMS students and scientists are using state-of-the-art technology to better understand the impact of harmful algal blooms on marine ecosystems.

A Deeper Dive: Forecasting Tidal Flooding

By using tide gauge data and advanced computer models, VIMS is providing coastal residents with accurate 36-hour predictions to help prepare for flooding.

A Deeper Dive: Modeling Storm Surge

A sophisticated modeling platform developed by VIMS is providing a detailed, accurate picture of the effects of storm-related flooding in our communities. Take a deeper dive to learn how it is being used to build more resilient communities and improve the economic strength of coastal towns and counties.

A Deeper Dive: Surveying the Sea Floor

While a Ph.D. student at VIMS, Kersey Sturdivant '11 developed a camera system that changed the way scientists view the seafloor. Take a deeper dive to see how his "Wormcam" is being used to evaluate environmental impact on the seafloor and its inhabitants.

Global Research Institute: Liberia Summer Fellows

Global Research Institute: Center for African Development

Global Research Institute

W&M’s Global Research Institute empowers teams of students and faculty to make a difference in the world. We are a multidisciplinary hub that brings together academics, practitioners, and students to apply research to real world issues. This is a community of problem solvers, delivering applied research at the highest levels. Big ideas live here.

W&M Research: Junk DNA and the Strawberry Genome

The old-fashioned strawberry is having a renaissance thanks to new genetic research.

A Deeper Dive: Shaping Leaders Who Shape the World

Not everyone who earns a Ph.D. in marine science goes on to work in a lab or a classroom. Take a deeper dive to find out how VIMS alumnus Ike Irby is using his degree on Capitol Hill.

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Big Ideas Live Here

The Global Research Institute was born out of questions from students.

By Claire De Lisle M.B.A. ’21

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A Deeper Dive

Researchers at W&M’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science are saving the Bay and helping build more resilient communities.

By W&M Alumni Magazine

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The advice Jefferson never received

I walked in to the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze on a June day in 2015 with one goal in mind, and emerged with something completely unexpected transcribed on my laptop: a lost letter written to Thomas Jefferson by Filippo Mazzei, Italian patriot of the American Revolution.

By Lisa Ferrante Perrone ’95

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Living Color

Research in Action - A cutting-edge collaboration blends art and science

By Sara Piccini

W&M Research: Tracking ‘Fugitive Pigments’ Through Chemistry

Time changes everything, and time can be especially hard on paintings executed with the natural pigments used by painters of yesteryear.

W&M Research: Oysters Past and Present, & the Future of the Chesapeake Bay

The fossil record provides us with a glimpse into the world of Chesapeake Bay oysters before humans—emphasizing a range of management solutions and providing new hope for the future of the Chesapeake Bay.

W&M Research: Saving Birds with Sound Waves

Acoustic Lighthouse and Sonic Net with Professor John Swaddle

Restoring Underwater Prairies

In the 1930s, disease and a deadly hurricane wiped out the eelgrass that had flourished in the shallow bays along Virginia's Atlantic coast. The abundant bay scallop population, deprived of its habitat, collapsed as well. The coastal waters lay barren for decades.

W&M Spring 2023 Tack Lecture "Everything is AI Awesome: Rise of the Machines"

“Everything Is AI-awesome: Rise of the Machines,” explored the future of artificial intelligence and the radical changes that AI promises to bring to the world as we know it.