May 2025 – W&M News
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Crowd-sourced database project coordinated by Eric Schmalz ’10 reveals what Americans knew about the Holocaust at the time.| W&M News
The W&M community is living with, learning from and preventing devastating wildfires.| W&M News
Record-breaking philanthropy positions William & Mary to lead.| W&M News
The project marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding through the creation of 13 original tapestries designed to tell a unified story of the nation.| W&M News
New name reflects a bold vision, deep roots and the people shaping the future.| W&M News
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.| W&M News
Mosaic Weekend brought together the William & Mary Alumni Association’s identity groups as well as friends and allies to celebrate the varied backgrounds, experiences and identities that make up our vibrant community.| W&M News
Former William & Mary hoops star and pro baseball player became a role model for others who face challenges.| W&M News
Three doctoral candidates in history received Boswell-Caracci Material Culture Study Fund grants to connect with leading experts in the world of material culture studies.| W&M News
A new report that sheds new light on the secured lending practices of Chinese creditors in low- and middle-income countries.| W&M News
Thanks to the combined power of irrepressible curiosity, passionate faculty mentorship and Charles Center Research in Motion grants, W&M undergraduates are connecting with students and scholars from across the country.| W&M News
Driven by a passion for museums and a taste for adventure, this year’s cohort of 10 Woody interns is exploring museum work alongside specialists in Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, South Carolina and Washington, D.C.| W&M News
During renovations of Robert M. Gates Hall, archaeologists have uncovered a previously undocumented cellar, layered with centuries of artifacts, and the near-complete 18th-century foundation of the Williamsburg Bray School.| W&M News
The William & Mary Bray School Lab hosted its fourth annual Descendants Week, bringing together members of the descendant community for a week of reflection, sharing, research and reconnection.| W&M News
The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the craft from expert practitioners, and build portfolios of work that could help launch their careers.| W&M News
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 Wallace| W&M News
An innovative study away excursion to the home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians allowed W&M anthropology students to immerse themselves in Cherokee history and culture.| W&M News
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.| W&M News
W&M students are linking local and global conservation and gaining hands-on experience along the way.| W&M News
The 23rd annual Marine Science Day, the marquee open house event at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS, drew more than 2,000 attendees on Saturday, May 31 with public access to academic buildings and research laboratories.| W&M News
W&M students work with Kenyan conservation groups and Maasai women to sustain the economy and protect the environment.| W&M News
Music and dance will be the centerpiece at William & Mary’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration.| W&M News
The collaborative student dining experience celebrated the flavors of India & Bangladesh with acclaimed food writer and culinary author Monica Saigal (Bhide).| W&M News
State agency approves major and clears way for public undergraduate coastal and marine sciences degree program to launch this fall| W&M News
More than 100 senior honors students presented their thesis projects at the Charles Center’s Spring Honors Research Symposium| W&M News
The Reves Center for International Studies has awarded the 2025 Reves and Drapers’ Faculty Fellowships to five William & Mary professors.| W&M News
New name for Arts & Sciences strengthens identity, enhances national visibility and affirms the liberal arts and sciences mission at the heart of the university .| W&M News
Marking an exciting new chapter in the history of William & Mary Athletics, W&M football will be joining the Patriot League as an associate member, beginning with the 2026 season.| W&M News
Donors Rob W. Estes ’74, P ’06 and Jean Berger Estes ’75, P ’06 and their family seek to transform the image of modern accounting through enhanced student experiences, career understanding and networking opportunities.| W&M News
Eric Despard, an experienced strategic leader in the arts and humanities, will report to the dean of Arts & Sciences and collaborate closely with faculty across campus to develop an integrated and forward-looking vision for the arts at W&M.| W&M News
Chesapeake Bay Hall serves as a hub for much of the lab-based science driving the institutions’ academic, research and advisory missions.| W&M News
William & Mary Law Professor James Dwyer has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship as part of the foundation’s 100th class of fellows.| W&M News
W&M’s Batten School & VIMS recently hosted a delegation of government officials and aquaculture industry representatives from Atlantic Canada.| W&M News
William & Mary raises over $4.4 million on its annual day of giving.| W&M News
Maasai women rangers share wisdom with William & Mary students.| W&M News
Mangum Fellows program is created through endowment honoring beloved professor.| W&M News
Inaugural Declaration Week fosters connection and celebration for students declaring their major.| W&M News
Louise Lambert Kale HON ’09 passed away March 26, 2025. This 2014 story is being shared again in her memory.| W&M News
ARII grants fund groundbreaking research into democracy, health care and sustainability.| W&M News
In an era where global challenges demand bold, interdisciplinary solutions, William & Mary's Global Scholars Program is redefining what it means to learn beyond the classroom.| W&M News
Dr. Jeffrey Wilson ’88 draws on his military and medical background to craft novels about covert ops and dangerous missions.| W&M News
How the Raymond A. Mason School of Business is shaping the future of data education.| W&M News
Jonathan ''JD'' Due was selected as a Hoover Institute distinguished member for its 2024-2025 class of Veteran Fellows.| W&M News
Six W&M students joined researchers from across Virginia for the inaugural Undergraduate Research Showcase at the Capitol.| W&M News
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.| W&M News
William & Mary hosted 75 students from across the region at the annual Active Citizens Conference featuring student-led workshops on developing civic identity.| W&M News
Carnegie Corporation of New York funds research that informs public policy.| W&M News
Sharp Journalism Seminar students travel the globe in search of a scoop.| W&M News
Former Washington Post journalist Paul Hendrickson has donated his professional papers to W&M Libraries.| W&M News
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.| W&M News
Michael Crowder ’88 blends his love of chemistry and bourbon in the lab.| W&M News
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.| W&M News
Roberto “Bob” Van Eyken ’74 is bringing his grandfather’s novels to English-speaking audiences for the first time.| W&M News
The 1693 Scholars Program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, honoring two decades of dedicated faculty mentoring, research support and programming.| W&M News
W&M also earns the Open Doors 75 Seal of Excellence.| W&M News
A study has demonstrated surprising variability in the results of different modeling methodologies for predicting future dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay.| W&M News
The William & Mary chapter of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers won six awards at the 51st annual NOBCChE National Conference.| W&M News
The Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary & Secondary Education and the Office of Safe & Supportive Schools.| W&M News
Ten undergraduates received the opportunity to explore their artistic interests through the grants.| W&M News
The Charles Center is sponsoring a new Arts Masterclass series in partnership with the Office of the Arts at William & Mary.| W&M News
W&M Libraries recently launched a new digital project that translates and makes available a collection of Judeo-Arabic poems.| W&M News
With the population in the United States sharply divided on political issues, trust in our society’s institutions declining and disinformation spreading like wildfire, William & Mary has renewed its commitment to practicing and promoting the ideals on which the nation was founded.| W&M News
On Nov. 1, Colonial Williamsburg will formally dedicate a restored Williamsburg Bray School in a ceremony 250 years after the school closed.| W&M News
More than 4,000 members of the William & Mary community gathered Oct. 17-20 on campus for this year’s Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.| W&M News
The 2024 value is significantly lower than the historic average of 7.77 fish per seine haul and marks the second consecutive year of below-average recruitment in Virginia tributaries.| W&M News
After four years, the Raft Debate returns, pitting four W&M faculty members against each other in a comedic competition.| W&M News
Scholars reflect on their 10 full-time weeks of intern and research activities during the summer.| W&M News
The results of this year's survey show their population may be approaching sustainable levels.| W&M News
A dedication ceremony to celebrate the reopening of Monroe Hall will take place Oct. 19.| W&M News
Gifts of $3 million jump-start effort to expand GRI’s reach, increase opportunities for students.| W&M News
The Michael J. Seiler Behavioral Research Commendation is set to become one of the American Real Estate Society's highest honors.| W&M News
The play follows Admetus who is granted the postponement of his death by Apollo.| W&M News
A new species of Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, has been discovered in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula by researchers at VIMS and William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences.| W&M News
Dan Polis ’93 and Crystal Anderson Polis ’93 say that William & Mary was instrumental in setting them on their chosen path.| W&M News
The two-week course is designed to expose them to field-based, coastal marine research.| W&M News
High salinity regions showed record expansion of eelgrass.| W&M News
The award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education celebrates outstanding achievements in educational advancement.| W&M News
This historic gift is the largest ever to a university in support of coastal and marine science education, research and solutions.| W&M News
More than $107 million raised for areas across the university in fiscal year 2024.| W&M News
For the first time in program history, three William & Mary players were selected in the first 10 rounds of the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.| W&M News
Alexandra Trent ’18 is forging a civilian career in national security.| W&M News
William & Mary student Kelly Shinners ’25 is using an internship with the Air University Innovation Accelerator to make a real-world impact on the nation’s security and operational readiness.| W&M News
Meet the William & Mary alumnae behind Virginia529.| W&M News
The award ensures support for the Noyce Scholars Program for the next five years.| W&M News
Led by W&M scientists, new focus on understudied 'mixoplankton' helps to better understand aquatic ecosystems.| W&M News
For the more than 270 undergraduates who received 2024 Charles Center summer research grants, May through August is a period of profound discovery, personal mentorship, and meaningful connection.| W&M News
William & Mary alumni are pursuing solutions on a much larger scale.| W&M News
Estes Express Lines advances sustainability initiatives while coping with technology| W&M News
Humans are increasing the rate at which organic matter decomposes in freshwater ecosystems around the world, speeding up natural processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and threaten biodiversity.| W&M News
A team of researchers from William & Mary, Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services studied the potential benefits of integrating care for dually enrolled Medicare and Medicaid members.| W&M News
This year's projects range across disciplines and regions, from biology to public policy, and from the Republic of Georgia to Japan.| W&M News
The 50th anniversary of the pioneering shark survey marks a milestone in scientific research and demonstrates VIMS researchers’ dedication to understanding and conserving marine life.| W&M News
William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business recently hosted the eighth annual Women's Stock Pitch in Miller Hall, transcending borders and celebrating women in finance.| W&M News
