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The late Charlotte Mangum’s enduring influence as a biology professor at William & Mary continues to reach new students through an endowment that now supports research fellowships.
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Renewed support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York will allow William & Mary’s Global Research Institute to push forward key programs that connect policymakers with cutting-edge research, spread public awareness about GRI’s work and bring scholars from a wide range of backgrounds to work with students.
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Chemistry professor Katelynn Perrault Uptmor receives new lab equipment that expands research capacity and student training.
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ARII grants fund groundbreaking research into democracy, health care and sustainability
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U.S. presidents have pushed the limits of their power with varying outcomes
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Camilla Buchanan ’66, P ’11 forged her own path as a doctor and cyclist
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As a science journalist, Kendall Powell ’97 says it helps “to be infinitely curious about things, to keep asking questions and keep pursuing the answers.”
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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.
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Alumni share the William & Mary happenings they love most
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Historic gift is the largest ever to a university in support of coastal and marine sciences.
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Roberto “Bob” Van Eyken ’74 is bringing his grandfather’s novels to English-speaking audiences for the first time.
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Brian Earl is the new head coach for William & Mary Men’s Basketball, Director of Athletics Brian D. Mann announced on March 23.
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Alumna’s investment in Robert M. Gates Hall will support research with global impact
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Two 2024 graduates tell how study abroad programs enhanced their W&M experience
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An alumna’s investment will establish Robert M. Gates Hall, transforming William & Mary’s academic landscape and supporting collaborative research with global impact.
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Capturing the important work of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Ph.D. students explain their cutting-edge research and the science equipment that makes it possible
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William & Mary alumnus Russell “Buzz” Wincheski joins the NASA Inventors Hall of Fame
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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.
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As the founding labs at William & Mary's Global Research Institute celebrate 20 years, we look back at how they came to be.
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Grants from The Hewlett Foundation will strengthen W&M's partnerships with African organizations and expand financing data.
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Preserving and interpreting the Williamsburg Bray School
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Anthropology and literature help us navigate the human experience
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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.
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Perspectives on how to hold difficult conversations with respect
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A 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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The opening of the Acuff Aquaculture Center marks a new era in cutting-edge research at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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William & Mary’s Global Research Institute convened a panel of experts in March to discuss "Russia, Ukraine and the Future of Global Order"
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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.
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Professor Mara Dicenta and the Institute for Integrative Conservation seek to involve Indigenous voices in conservation
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Chinese development project puts AidData in international spotlight
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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.
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Mohamed Noor ’92 brings the science to science fiction as a consultant for “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Colonial Williamsburg joins William & Mary to research, relocate and interpret 18th-century Bray School for enslaved and free Black children
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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.
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William & Mary is home to a unique undergraduate research program: the Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, or geoLab.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
The old-fashioned strawberry is having a renaissance thanks to new genetic research.
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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The Global Research Institute was born out of questions from students.
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Researchers at W&M’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science are saving the Bay and helping build more resilient communities.
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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.
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Research in Action - A cutting-edge collaboration blends art and science
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Time changes everything, and time can be especially hard on paintings executed with the natural pigments used by painters of yesteryear.
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.
Acoustic Lighthouse and Sonic Net with Professor John Swaddle
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.
“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.