Chesapeake Bay Hall, the newest building addition to the William & Mary Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences & Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), was officially opened with a dedication ceremony on April 10, 2025. The building will serve as a hub for much of the lab-based science occurring at William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS, including shellfish health, fisheries genetics, aquatic diseases, harmful algal blooms, marine contaminants, microp...