William & Mary

Taste has long been history’s forgotten sense. Through ongoing research conducted by 1693 Scholar Anna Arnsberger ’25 and others at James Monroe’s Highland, however, recipes are revealing enduring connections among Highland’s descendant…

A student’s path through an undergraduate physics or engineering curriculum has many twists, turns and challenges on the way to a job in a STEM field. For young women, the path is too often extra tortuous.Physicists at William & Mary…

For the fifth year in a row, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has chosen William & Mary to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.The HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities…

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.The effort springs from a surge in student interest…

William & Mary continues to have the highest alumni giving rate of any public university and moved up among the top 10 institutions for undergraduate teaching, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report today.At…

The security of data relies on the use of proper, well-executed cryptography — the science and art of constructing algorithms that make information safe from prying and possibly malicious eyes.“Cryptography establishes properties like…

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, in partnership with William & Mary and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will host a series of five annual conferences marking the 250th anniversary of American…

Lights newly-installed at the Wren Building and the sound of clackers from the greeting crowd accompanied the action of new students joyfully bounding into the William & Mary community Wednesday evening.With move-in and orientation…

A new major in integrative conservation will be offered to William & Mary undergraduates starting this fall through a new degree program within interdisciplinary studies.The curriculum will provide a mix of research, paid internships…

An experimental summer camp developed by researchers at the William & Mary School of Education is exploring innovative ways to encourage more students from underrepresented groups, primarily girls and youth of color, to pursue STEM…