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The grand entrance to William & Mary’s new Sadler Center addition is located directly across a brick pathway from the front doors of the McLeod Tyler Wellness Center and a matter of steps from the Campus Living Center in the former…

One ocean. One canoe. One people. That mantra describes the vision advanced by native Hawaiian Nainoa Thompson, who will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a…

Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in the August Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers at the Smithsonian, William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science…

From rock and Americana to electronica and pop ballads, William & Mary alumni are making waves in the music industry in a wide range of genres.Now, you can listen to selections from W&M alumni in a custom Spotify playlist anytime.…

New research by W&M scientists has unraveled mysteries behind one of the world’s most elusive materials: spider silk. Their findings, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, reveal the internal, hierarchical structure…

A research grant awarded by The Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust will empower Indigenous communities in Virginia to make independent decisions about food production on their lands.Grant recipients Troy Wiipongwii and Zach…

After a record-breaking year in which William & Mary saw its endowment reach its highest level — nearly $1.3 billion in 2021 — the university once again exceeded its fundraising and engagement goals, raising $77.4 million in fiscal…

A new course from William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science recently gave a group of VIMS graduate students a learning experience that wasn’t just hands-on, but feet-wet and mouth-watering.Taught by Bill Walton, Acuff…

Kristin Wustholz’s lab has developed a knack for melding chemistry with other disciplines, and the lab’s latest work incorporates a heavy data-science component.The developers of single-molecule spectroscopy were awarded the 2014 Nobel…

It’s hotly debated whether coastal wetlands can survive sea-level rise by migrating inland. A new analysis using highly detailed elevation maps of the Chesapeake Bay region shows that—contrary to previous studies—human barriers will do…