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The 10th anniversary festival runs Feb. 23-26 and will feature five films never before shown in Virginia and an array of special guests.

Recent research from psychology Professor John Nezlek found that practicing gratitude can lead to less stress and increased happiness.

Clemons '89, a former football star, is a member of the W&M Athletics and Canadian Football League halls of fame, and is in heavy demand as a motivational speaker. Longtime coach and administrator Millie West will receive an honorary degree that day.

Over the last year, �鶹�ƽ�� celebrated many extraordinary milestones thanks to the loyal and generous support of donors.

A group of �鶹�ƽ�� researchers led by Dan Cristol provided scientific evidence supporting a $50 million settlement resulting from decades-old mercury pollution.

�鶹�ƽ�� students and alumni braved the cold December air and packed the Wren Courtyard on Dec. 9 to participate in a holiday spectacle of tradition, festivities and cheer: the annual Yule Log ceremony.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants to W&M's Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality advance the goals of the state's wetlands plan.

After a legendary 43-year career as head coach of the �鶹�ƽ�� men's gymnastics program, Cliff Gauthier has announced his retirement, effective Jan. 1, 2017.

At least three projects have been carried out involving faculty, staff and students and aimed at providing disadvantaged families and seniors a brighter Christmas.

A look back at the �鶹�ƽ�� students awarded national and international scholarships and fellowships in 2016.

Across the board, W&M athletes excel against stiff competition.

�鶹�ƽ��’s campus got a new look this year in renovation and building projects that updated facilities for 21st century learning and expanded the university’s capabilities.

The Nov. 29 event was sponsored by �鶹�ƽ��'s Institute for Historical Biology, the Africana Studies Program and the university’s Department of Anthropology.

The W&M School of Education hosted a number of Virginia’s education leaders this week to discuss the future of education in the state and see two groundbreaking programs firsthand.

Olympia Ochoco Trumbower '08 stays connected to campus — from the great northwest.

More than two dozen, never-before-published letters from James Monroe to a member of his Cabinet were acquired by Swem Special Collections.

Journal Club, a now-thriving weekly gathering, was founded by two Ph.D. students in the spring as a venue for grad students to share and discuss research.

�鶹�ƽ�� archaeologists were instrumental in bringing to light the lost city that figures so prominently in American history and legend alike.

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An exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum of Art explores the founding, funding and legacy of the Brafferton, W&M’s second-oldest building.

You probably have never seen a black rail. Most people — even serious birders — haven’t. The last Virginia sighting was in 2014, but that doesn’t mean they’re not out there.

As the holiday season approaches, there are a number of events and activities on and around campus to enjoy.

The gifts will be used to finance a multi-use building at Busch Field, the home of the Tribe field hockey program.

A modern atrium space for law students called Penny Commons will be a part of the new wing of �鶹�ƽ�� Law School, thanks to a $1 million commitment from Pamela Jordan Penny ’77 and James D. Penny J.D. ’83.

W&M's Virginia Institute of Marine Science hosts the annual meeting of National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

The W&M Student Leadership Development office's latest program, Depth Over Breadth, emphasizes that deeper involvement in a few activities produces better leaders than across-the-board extracurricular activities.

On Nov. 17, faculty from the �鶹�ƽ�� Department of Government participated in a panel discussion about the election.

W&M Law School's Black Law Students Association recently held its 16th annual Thanksgiving Basket Competition.

�鶹�ƽ��’s Muscarelle Museum of Art will soon expand significantly as it becomes part of a new, multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art Center for the Visual Arts.

The Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors on Friday unanimously approved in-state tuition for next year’s incoming class at �鶹�ƽ��.

In W&M Professor Christopher DeLaurenti’s computer music class, students used hand-built analog synthesizers to create a chorus of unique noise.

Next fall, �鶹�ƽ�� will begin a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first residential African-American students at the university.

President Taylor Reveley will be in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15 to accept for the university. W&M was one of just four schools chosen in 2016.

Retired Air Force Col. Kurt Klingenberger, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, ir pursuing a doctorate in the W&M School of Education.

Work is underway to restore the Crim Dell area with native plants.

�鶹�ƽ��ing Assistant Professor Eliot Dudik, who founded the photography program within the department of art and art history at W&M, photographed a Medal of Honor winner for a Veterans Day story in Vanity Fair.

Joshua Barnett J.D. ’19, a member of the Army National Guard, recently decided to trade in his helmet and uniform for the chance to earn his law degree at �鶹�ƽ��.

During the Tribe football game on Oct. 29, the �鶹�ƽ�� community came together to celebrate the newly renovated Zable Stadium during the halftime ceremony.

�鶹�ƽ�� alumna Stephanie Murphy ’00 has become the first Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress, according to an NBC News article.

This survey from Ohio is the last in a series of battleground state voter polling by TargetSmart and �鶹�ƽ��.

On Nov. 8, students at �鶹�ƽ�� Law School are set to run the W&M VOTEline at (757) 221-2890, a voter assistance hotline aimed at responding to questions local citizens have about voting. This non-partisan voter assistance hotline will be operated by students in �鶹�ƽ�� Law School’s Election Law Society.

Fifteen students in Professor of Hispanic studies Francie Cate-Arries translation course just subtitled a documentary on the murderous first three days of Gen. Francisco Franco's 40-year dictatorship.

Forty local kids learned the ins and outs of filmmaking in Swem Library on Oct. 22–23. Their self-made films will be screened at the Kimball Theatre Nov. 6.

Fifteen students in Professor of Hispanic studies Francie Cate-Arries translation course just subtitled a documentary on the murderous first three days of Gen. Francisco Franco's 40-year dictatorship.

This fall marks the first semester during which students in the fledgling photography program have their own darkroom and photo classroom.

W&M junior Bezi Yohannes began writing “Secrets of Meynch,” a coming-of-age fantasy adventure story for young adults, at only 11 years old.

The research, conducted by W&M Professor Jennifer Mellor and Molly Smith ’16, was born from W&M’s collaborative summer research program with EVMS.

A survey of voters in the battleground state of Florida showed among registered Republicans who were early voters in the state that 28 percent had voted for Hillary Clinton.

Associate Professor of German Studies Bruce Campbell enlightened his audience on why, years after World War II, authors of detective pulp fiction remain stranded at the intersection of Nazi memory and literature.

W&M alumna and Virginia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth A. McClanahan '80 recently spoke with W&M Law School students about managing stress in their careers and lives.

Throughout the 2015-16 school year, �鶹�ƽ�� men’s soccer had the opportunity to look back. As the program celebrated its 50th anniversary, the community reflected on the great seasons, teams, players and coaches that made Tribe soccer what it is today.

A W&M assistant professor of psychology and undergraduate student are conducting a study that aims to find out why some people are more likely to develop fears through observation.

�鶹�ƽ�� Dining Services by Sodexo formed a partnership with KelRae Farm, a family farm owned by Randy and Michelle Gulden in Toano, Virginia, in order to provide the freshest and healthiest ingredients to �鶹�ƽ�� students.

WMSURE’s Autumn Blast Research, a day-long seminar designed to teach current high school students about W&M’s unique undergraduate research opportunities, took place Oct. 23.

The �鶹�ƽ�� football team will return from its bye week when it hosts Maine for the Zable Stadium dedication game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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Ernst & Young LLP recently announced a $1 million gift to �鶹�ƽ��’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business to expand diversity and inclusiveness efforts.

A Q&A with Martin Gallivan on "The Powhatan Landscape: An Archaeological History of the Algonquian Chesapeake"

Nearly nine decades ago, �鶹�ƽ�� President J.A.C. Chandler arrived in London on a mission to explore the history of the university. Recently a small delegation from W&M Libraries retraced his steps for an investigation of their own.

Brianna Little '17 wins $3,500 prize to be used to have her work published.

W&M Government Professor Paul Manna’s self-made online game features trivia on American presidents and America’s favorite pastime.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe spoke to representatives from 14 institutions of higher education in Virginia who gathered at W&M Oct. 17-18 for the Commonwealth Data Analytics and Humanities Summit.

�鶹�ƽ�� is growing its academic offerings in the W&M Washington Center with the addition of a new W&M Spring Break Seminar opportunity beginning in March 2017.

If the known flavors of neutrinos — tau, electron & muon — aren't crazy enough for you, there's the sterile neutrino. Or maybe there isn't.

A grant of $30,000 from The Dominion Foundation to �鶹�ƽ��'s Virginia Institute of Marine Science will fund a study of sea turtle nesting along Virginia's Atlantic seaboard.

Lemon and Hardy Halls were dedicated on Saturday.

Every year, the �鶹�ƽ�� Alumni Association honors a select group of outstanding young faculty members.

The International Game Fish Association has inducted John Graves of �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science into its Fishing Hall of Fame.

W&M professor KH Kim’s latest book The Creativity Challenge: How We Can Recapture American Innovation may provide the antidote for the nationwide epidemic of declining creativity.

�鶹�ƽ�� alumni came from near and far to participate in W&M's 2016 Homecoming weekend.

One of only two of Botticelli’s paintings of an isolated Venus will be on view for the first time in the U.S. as part of a major exhibition opening at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in February 2017.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the society is bringing together past and present members for a Homecoming brunch in the Great Hall on Sunday.

Ruth Weimer Tillar '45 has been to every Homecoming since she entered �鶹�ƽ�� as a freshman in 1941.

Alumnus Bill Schermerhorn '82, former creative director of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, talks parades and Homecoming.

The Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance at �鶹�ƽ�� has decided to suspend operations of the main performance season of the Virginia Shakespeare Festival for the coming three years.

The Tom W. Bonner Prize, awarded each year by the American Physical Society, is among the top honors a nuclear physicist can receive. The 2017 Bonner Prize goes to a physicist who has been at �鶹�ƽ�� since 1966.

A polling partnership between TargetSmart and �鶹�ƽ�� is producing voter surveys in battleground states leading up to the November Presidential Election.

The Vinyl Institute honored William H. Starnes with the Roy T. Gottesman Leadership Award at the vinyl industry annual meeting recently in Washington, D.C.

The manuscript is the same kind of Quran the first Muslims in America — enslaved West Africans — would have used.

Representing the humanities, Prokhorova, a Russian studies and film and media studies associate professor, defeated Marcus Holmes (government), Rowan Lockwood (geology) and Ryan Vinroot (mathematics).

The Williamsburg Health Foundation presented �鶹�ƽ��’s Division of Student Affairs today with the 2016 Williamsburg Health Foundation Award for its work to create an integrated, comprehensive system of wellness programs for students and all campus community members.

Next week, alumni from around the globe will return to �鶹�ƽ�� to celebrate and reconnect with classmates and their alma mater.

Whether on the field or in the classroom, Driscoll led 21 years of Tribe excellence. A search committee will soon be formed, with a goal of finding his replacement before he leaves in June.

One year after �鶹�ƽ��'s Task Force on Preventing Sexual Assault concluded its work, the university continues to make strides in implementing its recommendations.

Sravan Yeluru '17 and former student Ryan Metzger have developed a mobile app that connects students not through parties and clubs, but through academics.

�鶹�ƽ�� launched its $1 billion For the Bold campaign in New York City last night against the backdrop of the iconic Empire State Building.

A grant from the National Science Foundation to a multi-institutional team headed by researchers at �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science will fund an effort to identify how policymakers and coastal residents can best respond to rising seas.

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On Oct. 27, 7 p.m. in Commonwealth Auditorium, Bruce Campbell, associate professor of German studies, examines German pulp fiction in the Tack fall lecture "The Detective is [not] a Nazi."

�鶹�ƽ�� junior and Quapaw tribal member Mackenzie Neal is in Washington, D.C., this week as one of about 100 youth delegates chosen to participate in the Eighth Annual White House Tribal Nations Conference and White House Tribal Youth Gathering.

The White House today announced the winners of several grant competitions within its national smart city initiative, including a sub-award to Jon 'Derek' Loftis of �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science in support of his efforts to help local communities better manage coastal flooding.

W&M celebrated its 50th Family Weekend Sept. 23-25.

The results of the first survey conducted through �鶹�ƽ��’s polling partnership with TargetSmart are out today, and they show Hillary Clinton with a three-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters in Ohio

A partnership between �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science and both NASA and NOAA is using the latest in satellite technology to better track where rapidly shifting algal blooms might be on a given day.

�鶹�ƽ�� Associate Professor Michael Luchs has ingeniously integrated the COLL Curriculum 300 theme of 'well-being' into his class in the Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

�鶹�ƽ�� Hall — home to hundreds of Tribe sporting events, concerts and ceremonies every year — is taking the name of two of the most generous benefactors of the university, Jane Thompson Kaplan '56 and Jim Kaplan '57.

Vice Provost for Research Dennis Manos and two faculty members updated �鶹�ƽ��’s Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors on progress on its initiative in engineering and design.

ISC 3 came on line for the beginning of the semester and was dedicated at a Sept. 22 ceremony held in conjunction with the fall meeting of the university’s Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors.

W&M continues its active participation in National Hazing Prevention Week with a multi-phased program for the whole community.

The annual Raft Debate will be held at the Phi Beta Kappa Hall on Oct. 3.

A VIMS marine biologist and W&M undergraduate students collaborate on the Eastern Shore to uncover the secrets behind shark behavior

Theatre Professor Matthew Allar, recent graduate Joseph Biagini and alumna Amy Altadonna – unbeknownst to one another – all ended up in Juneau, Alaska, this August, working on the same play, "Peter and the Starcatcher."

Senior Melissa Commander traveled to Cuba with her grandmother in July after winning the Concord Traveling Scholarship. She wrote about, and presented, that experience at Ewell Hall on Sept. 19.

Professor Ann Marie Stock has been named the inaugural �鶹�ƽ�� Libraries Faculty Scholar.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Alumni Association has named its Alumni Service Awards in honor of Douglas N. Morton ’62.

�鶹�ƽ�� professors working with data firm to produce election surveys in key battleground states.

W&M Law Professor Christie Warren will serve as the 2016-17 Fulbright-Schuman Chair at the European University Institute.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that John E. Littel has been appointed to succeed Ted R. Dintersmith on the �鶹�ƽ�� Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors.

The "new" Zable era begins with the Tribe's game against Norfolk State.

�鶹�ƽ�� freshman Samantha Boateng has been named as one of the “22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women” by online publication Her Campus.

Whether visual art, theatre, dance, music or literature, the new semester brings with it a vast array of opportunities for people to enjoy the arts at �鶹�ƽ��.

A research team from �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science has embarked on a month-long expedition to the coastal seas of northern Alaska, sailing aboard the nation’s newest icebreaker to study the role of nitrogen in Arctic food webs.

The beginning of fall means the culmination of college rankings season, and �鶹�ƽ�� once again finds itself on several lists of the nation’s best.

The W&M women's soccer coach guided his team to the 400th victory of his career over the weekend. Only five other Division I coaches have reached that milestone.

Philosophy Professor Paul Davies and Associate Professor Matthew Haug both call on neuroscience and social science in their arguments. Now they are hoping to team up.

Education professor Jeremy Stoddard has spent the past 13 years studying how 9/11 is taught in schools according to curricula and state standards.

�鶹�ƽ��'s Panhellenic Council recently received the National Panhellenic Conference’s highest honor for the third year in a row.

It has been 15 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a day that forever changed this country.

A new high school curriculum co-designed by W&M education professors kicks off this week at Warhill High School

The personal papers of �鶹�ƽ�� Chancellor and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98 arrived at �鶹�ƽ�� on Sept. 1.

Yes. We know the stone isn’t very pretty. But we want to find where it came from so we can buy a bunch more. Why? History.

The third-year program, aimed at all first-year students, seeks to give them a year-long launch pad to a successful college experience.

A sampling of the changes that have taken place since last year.

�鶹�ƽ�� students taking classes in economics, government, international relations and public policy this fall will enjoy updated classrooms and new technology in the newly renovated John Tyler Hall.

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W&M faculty members discuss what each candidate’s presidential priorities may be in national defense, the economy and domestic and foreign policies once elected.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Real Estate Foundation has agreed to purchase the Days Inn, located adjacent to the university’s campus at 902 Richmond Road.

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert at �鶹�ƽ��’s Martha Wren Briggs Amphitheatre at Lake Matoaka on Sept. 1.

Curiosity and hope are essential to navigating today’s increasingly complex world, Nicco Mele ’99 told new �鶹�ƽ�� students at Opening Convocation.

More than 300 state and local government, industry and higher education leaders turn out for regional economic development forum at �鶹�ƽ��.

Eight new students from four different states make up the freshmen class of 1693 Scholars, the most elite merit-based scholarship program on campus.

Jiajia Chen '18 and Debbie Ramer, an instructor in special education at the �鶹�ƽ�� School of Education, will receive the 2016 President’s Awards for Service to the Community.

Work is still going on, but the third phase of �鶹�ƽ��’s Integrated Science Center will be open when classes start. (With one exception.)

For the first time, community members joined new W&M students for the annual SHOW Day.

Anna Fridley joined the campaign of Shelly Laurenzo '11 and helped her win a seat on the Waynesboro school board.

Under a balmy morning sky, freshmen, transfers and other new students arrived on campus Friday to move into residence halls.

Five projects received funding totaling $20,000 thanks to gifts from Tim Dunn ‘83, Ellen Stofan ‘83, and Andrew ’93 and Sarah Sugerman ’92.

Associate Theatre Professor Elizabeth Wiley has netted some prestigious accolades over the past year for her unique side job narrating audiobooks.

For more than 50 years, M.A. and Ph.D. students have been trained in the art of editing. A new class of apprentices is about to begin its journey.

Camp Kesem is a place where magic happens every summer thanks to students at �鶹�ƽ��.

The Office of Community Engagement funded three internships with community organizations in Williamsburg for the first time this summer.

Based on radiocarbon dating of tissues from Greenland sharks collected on expeditions between 2010 and 2013, the scientists calculate an age of 392 years for their largest specimen — a 16-foot behemoth — with an uncertainty of plus or minus 120 years

�鶹�ƽ��ing Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Mark McLaughlin has found a creative way to bring important religious sites in India into the classroom.

Did you know there are heirloom pigs, just like heirloom tomatoes? Once you’ve bitten into a pork chop from a “Real Pig,” like an Ossabaw Island Hog, you’ll know why.

Nicco Mele is presently director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

When it comes to geology, few places are as wealthy as the Commonwealth. Just ask the governor.

An experimental forecast from �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science will soon help Chesapeake Bay anglers better plan for the appearance of low-oxygen "dead zones."

They say that hindsight is 20/20, but the Class of 2020 will soon bring the future into focus at �鶹�ƽ�� as the freshmen — along with new transfer and graduate students — take their place at the university.

W&M swimmer Maicoll Gomez is in Rio de Janeiro to cheer on brother Jonathan, who will compete in the 200-meter butterfly Olympic event.

Last year’s �鶹�ƽ�� iGEM team won several prizes, including the Grand Prize. This year’s project is going to be bigger. And better. And more useful.

College students in the United States are struggling more than ever, but for this community, �鶹�ƽ�� has a plan.

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Play-by-play announcer Jay Colley will be joined by two newcomers this season.

The Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association recently recognized �鶹�ƽ�� with a pair of awards.

Stakeholders with an interest in monitoring and preserving the health of Chesapeake Bay recently gathered at �鶹�ƽ��'s Virginia Institute of Marine Science to celebrate the launch of a NOAA data buoy that will help fill a long-standing gap in the Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System.

A recent gift from the Petters Family Foundation will fund Camp Launch, a STEM-focused summer camp for gifted students, for the next four years.

Camp Launch, a free, STEM-focused summer camp for middle school students hosted by the W&M Center for Gifted Education, just completed its fifth year.

Full-time accountant and Flex MBA student Laura Richter has a most unusual hobby and fitness regimen: aerial arts.

The following books by �鶹�ƽ�� faculty members were published in 2016.

They're not unique to �鶹�ƽ��, but research labs structured along the multi-level model are surprisingly rare outside of �鶹�ƽ��. You see, we operate in that sweet spot between the small college and the enormous research institute.

Education professor Jeremy Stoddard recently developed a program designed to teach high school kids about political issues and campaigns.

Sadie Meadows '17 is nearing the end of a nine-week internship with the Orange County Department of Social Services. She has written about what she's learned, and taught.

Although longtime employees may roll their eyes when they see a colleague kissing up to the boss, witnessing ingratiation can actually be beneficial to new employees, according to a �鶹�ƽ�� professor.

A team led by Derek Loftis of �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science shared second place in a market-based challenge to conceptualize new ways of enhancing a mobile app that was developed to help citizens, scientists and emergency managers better monitor and respond to coastal flooding.

Professor Elizabeth Canuel of �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science was awarded the honorary title of Geochemical Fellow at the annual Goldschmidt Conference.

Less than nine months after the public launch of For the Bold: The Campaign for �鶹�ƽ��, the university continues to break old records and set new ones.

PEPFAR, the United States President’s Emergency Plan For Aids Relief, announced this week that �鶹�ƽ��’s AidData is one of the provisional winners of its $85 million DREAMS innovation challenge to reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and women in sub-Saharan African countries.

Pioneering oncologist Dr. Vincent DeVita, a �鶹�ƽ�� alumnus, looks back on 50 years — and looks ahead to victory in the war on cancer.

�鶹�ƽ�� Libraries recently digitized its collection of St. George Tucker almanacs, making these materials open and accessible online.

William Meeker won the men’s single scull at the American Collegiate Rowing Association’s national championship.

On July 17, �鶹�ƽ�� will welcome 25 of Africa’s brightest, emerging civic leaders for 15 days of leadership training, public policy seminars and mentorship and collaboration with local faculty and community members.

W&M architecture instructor Ed Pease was part of the two-man team that designed Williamsburg’s Stryker Center.

Mark Swingle ’76 was the first employee hired when the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center was nothing more than a tiny office. The aquarium is now celebrating its 30th anniversary.

W&M Alumni are making an impact on the City That Never Sleeps.

Local serial drama podcast features more than 30 performers with ties to W&M.

New higher education procurement cooperative signs first contracts.

A new law, which took effect on July 1, has raised the minimum age at which young people in Virginia may marry. Prior to this month, 16- and 17-year-olds were free to marry in the Commonwealth with parental consent; those even younger could marry with parental consent if there was a pregnancy.

Eleven high school students spent most of last week on campus participating in Leadership By Design, a program instituted by Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors member Karen Schultz, who teaches at Shenandoah University.

It's the third year in a row that's happened, and gives the Tribe 17 first-, second- or third-place finishes. The overall title represents more than any other school.

It was a banner year for Virginia’s bald eagles as well as for Virginia’s bald-eagle researchers.

Ciara Cifers '20 is the recipient of the Harriett Pittard Beales Scholarship at �鶹�ƽ�� for the academic year 2016–2017.

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A new study by psychology professor Todd Thrash finds that inspiration spreads from writer to reader.

The site of Werowocomoco, Powhatan’s capital city during the early years of the Jamestown Colony, has been acquired by the National Park Service.

They represent baseball, golf, tennis and men’s and women’s track and field, and bring the Tribe's total in this annual category to 67, most in the conference.

The Virginia Coastal Policy Center at �鶹�ƽ�� Law School and �鶹�ƽ��’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science have each received funding for projects during the latest round of grants from the Virginia Environmental Endowment.

�鶹�ƽ�� student Zarine Kharazian ’17 is in Paris this summer, investigating that question and why the French have a seemingly unique interest in the subject.

The new 113,000-square-foot ISC 3 is scheduled to be fully on line in fall.

Brittany Liu '16 has landed the role of a lifetime. She'll play Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" when the Virginia Shakespeare Festival opens June 29.

Psychology Professor Harvey Langholtz discussed the role of police in a society transitioning from war to stability with the officers, who are in training with Cameroon’s International School for Security Forces.

A service at �鶹�ƽ��'s Commonwealth Auditorium Monday night drew representatives from many faiths, campus and outside organizations and ended with a pledge for peace and understanding.

Tribe student-athletes collected 936.5 pounds of food, more than 25 percent of the 3,711 total pounds Colonial Athletic Association schools brought in.

�鶹�ƽ�� has established a new interdisciplinary program for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) studies, and students may pursue a minor in the discipline beginning this fall.

Although an official Asian and Pacific Islander American Studies Program was just established at �鶹�ƽ�� at the beginning of May, students have been pursuing degrees in the discipline for nearly 10 years with self-designed interdisciplinary majors.

W&M IT is taking on a new role in construction projects on campus.

The �鶹�ƽ�� community mourns the death of Thomas A. Graves Jr., who served as the university’s 23rd president from 1971 to 1985.

The provost's Creative Adaptation Fund is awarded annually to faculty members pursuing innovative projects that improve the quality of educational programs by reducing costs or generating new revenues.

Two �鶹�ƽ�� students were recently recognized as the inaugural recipients of the university’s Newton-Blanchard Prize, which encourages creative writing by undergraduates across the disciplines.

According to the U.S. president’s Council of Economic Advisers, women make up about 47 percent of the labor force. Women also hold 49.3 percent of jobs, therefore making them equal or primary breadwinners in the American household. That difference – often referred to as the gender wage gap – is a controversial topic in America and brings about strong arguments about its potential causes.

More than 70 students, faculty, staff and community members attended a candlelight vigil Monday night in honor of the 49 people killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

A recent announcement from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe included notice that two �鶹�ƽ�� scientists received matching funds to help bring their discoveries into the market.

VIMS researchers are working to reduce sea turtle mortality by trying to pinpoint where the hundreds of dead loggerhead sea turtles that wash up on Chesapeake Bay beaches each summer may have succumbed.

Five alumni have been appointed to the �鶹�ƽ�� Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today.

Guy Brown has worked 60 years in Dining Services, while Betsy Croswell has spent 50 years in a variety of departments. They top a long list of devoted employees.

The following people will be recognized at �鶹�ƽ��'s Employee Appreciation Service Awards event on June 14, 2016, for reaching milestones in their years of service to the university.

The Election Law Program has launched a web-based tool aimed at helping judges resolve election litigation fairly and efficiently.

For the third year running, VIMS Professor David Forrest has added his contribution to the multi-model ensemble forecast that NOAA uses to predict the size of the low-oxygen “dead zone” that forms off the Mississippi Delta each summer.

Before he became a best-selling author, revered standup comedian, epicurean Pixar rodent, omnivorous pop culture critic and wide-ranging character actor, Oswalt was working as a paralegal, a sportswriter and a party DJ in Northern Virginia.

W&M wins the Colonial Athletic Association crown after amazing comeback, then eliminates defending national champ Virginia in the NCAAs before finally falling,.

The W&M Herbarium is part of a global effort digitizing natural history collections. More than half of its roughly 81,000 specimen records are available for free online.

Goebel’s latest creation, 2040matters.com, is a non-partisan political blog that highlights the declining trend in civic engagement and offers creative alternatives for political problem solving.

An award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes Moore’s research accomplishments as well as provides opportunities for additional environmental research.

The �鶹�ƽ�� baseball team's magical, two-week ride to the Colonial Athletic Association Championship and through the Charlottesville Regional came to an end with an 8-4 loss to East Carolina in the Regional Final.

Recent �鶹�ƽ�� graduate Allison Heisel '16 has been named Active Citizen of the Year by Break Away, a national organization that promotes alternative break programs.

The scholarships are reserved for sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers related to the environment or American Indian nations.

Robert Orwoll and Richard Kiefer, professors emeriti in W&M's Department of Chemistry, are developing a procedure to bind Martian regolith with a polymer to serve as a building material and act as a radiation shield.

Emily Bessler '14 moved through the ranks to become a platoon leader for the United States Army.

The Tribe baseball team beat regular-season champion UNCW Sunday for the program's first CAA Tournament title since 2001. The team will face UVA in Charlottesville on June 3.

This summer, W&M Libraries is launching a new catalog that will improve how materials are browsed, searched and discovered.

The Fulbright grants enable the scholars to live abroad for a year teaching, studying, conducting research or working in a variety of fields.

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The inaugural McGlothlin Faculty Teaching Award was recently bestowed on two outstanding faculty members from the Raymond A. Mason School of Business and �鶹�ƽ�� Law School.

Art History Professor Charles Palermo's new book examines how Picasso's work reflected an emerging skepticism toward authority.

�鶹�ƽ��ing Assistant Professor of Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Ethicist Robin McCall recently sat down with �鶹�ƽ�� News to discuss how biblical ethics or Christian ethics (when interpreted from a Christian perspective) has defined morality from the Bible.

On May 13, during a ceremony at the Alumni House, six dedicated individuals were welcomed into the W&M Alumni Association as honorary alumni.

The role of �鶹�ƽ��'s Virginia Institute of Marine Science in steering the 62-foot double-hulled Hokule’a toward the Chesapeake Bay began a quarter century ago.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine shared what his first clients taught him as a lawyer about empathy, insight and compassion in his address at W&M Law School's May 15 diploma ceremony.

The Sharpe Community Scholars Program is in its 15th year, with students seeking to improve the world around them.

Austin Spivey '16 will travel to Oman in the fall as part of an intensive language study program.

A team from �鶹�ƽ�� is a finalist in the 2016 American Society for Microbiology Agar Art contest, and your vote can help win the People’s Choice Award.

The following awards were presented during Commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2016.

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Jill Ellis '88 presented the 2016 Commencement address at �鶹�ƽ��.

President Reveley's closing comments to the Class of 2016.

Students will be able to check-out the solar-powered bike-car hybrid, which is one of the projects approved this spring for green fee project funding.

Panelists and attendees explore complex issues around incarcerated expectant mothers in Virginia jails.

Alpha Mansaray ’16 spent a large part of his childhood escaping war in Sierra Leone. He will graduate from W&M Saturday, with ambitions of one day returning to his home country to help.

W&M Professor Dan Cristol is one of the authors of a new paper that confirms an additional challenge for migratory birds, beyond the vicissitudes of weather, predators and the bad luck of running into a wind turbine or a window.

Graduating gymnast Keaton Ackerman's mother and stepfather have adopted eight children with special needs, in the process offering a life lesson in compassion and acceptance.

Eighteen �鶹�ƽ�� students will be commissioned as U.S. Army officers in a ceremony to be held at the university May 13.

Planetary transits are essentially teeny, tiny eclipses and so it was proper that a group of �鶹�ƽ�� faculty preparing for a 2017 solar eclipse get a start with a viewing of the transit of Mercury.

Researchers at �鶹�ƽ��'s Virginia Institute of Marine Science have earned nearly $6 million in set-aside funding to advance the understanding and management of sea scallops off the U.S. East Coast.

�鶹�ƽ�� took top honors in the state for composting and received recognition in several other sustainability-related categories in this year's national RecycleMania tournament.

The W&M senior will discuss the importance of challenging one's worldview and embracing different perspectives.

Alexandra Granato ’16 will spend the month of June in Warsaw, Poland, with Humanity in Action, an international education organization focused on human rights and diversity.

Four organizations, including the U.S. Tennis Association, name Tribe club tennis national club of the year for 2016.

Christoffer Friend '16 anonymously donated one of his kidneys to a stranger in need of a transplant.

For the second year in a row, one of Ornithology Professor Dan Cristol’s students has won the Virginia Outdoor Writers Association’s college student essay contest.

W&M Assistant Professor of Education Meredith Kier created E-Communities as a way to build partnerships between engineering professionals and teachers.

Benming “Benny” Zhang ’16 was elected to the Williamsburg City Council yesterday, becoming the second �鶹�ƽ�� student and the first Asian-American to ever do so.

Debate team members Ben Marks and Venu Katta take home the top prize in the prestigious competition featuring 35 other schools.

Five music students had the opportunity to work one-on-one with members of the famed Viennese trio in a recent strings master class.

�鶹�ƽ�� law students from the Virginia Coastal Policy Center, Student Environmental and Animal Law Society and Black Law Students Association joined the Southeast CARE Coalition for a second year to “Plant the Change” in the Southeast Community of Newport News.

The green revolving fund, Green to Gold, was founded this spring with an initial pool of $200,000 to finance sustainability projects that reduce resource use or greenhouse gas emissions and that pay for themselves through savings.

DeAndre Houston-Carson was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, and linebacker Luke Rhodes signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

�鶹�ƽ�� Law School recently hosted Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin for the annual Williamson Fellow lecture.

Five Advanced Architecture students recently worked on a project revamping spaces outside of Swem Library with an eye to making them more productive for the library’s programming, for student use and as outdoor classrooms

An intern with �鶹�ƽ��'s EcoAmbassador Program has been working with facilities management to help mitigate the negative effects of cigarette-butt litter on campus.

All Tribe football game-day operations will be housed in a new state-of-the-art press box at �鶹�ƽ��’s Walter J. Zable Stadium through a leadership gift of $2 million from John L. Dawkins ’51 and June Lochenour Dawkins ’48.

According to statistics provided by the Department of Education, the number of homeless students in public schools across the nation has doubled since before the last recession. In Virginia alone, there are over 18,000 enrolled students identified as homeless.

An old foundation reveals a new history at Highland, James Monroe's home, near Charlottesville, Va. Monroe is an alumnus of �鶹�ƽ�� and was the fifth president of the United States.

From a globally recognized leader in international criminal law and a leading linguistic scholar to a widely published neuroscientist, the 2016 Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence will be bestowed to 20 talented and visionary professors across �鶹�ƽ��'s campus.

Not only has Maria Elena Pada (Mane) excelled at a variety of positions and departments, she has spent more than 20 years going the extra mile.

Each April, blue pinwheels are planted in Virginia as a way to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention. Professor Emeritus Joseph Galano and Adjunct Professor Lee Huntington have been at the forefront of the cause for decades.

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The university’s official day of giving back and paying it forward – One Tribe One Day – was a smashing success, with 10,358 members of the Tribe making a gift, bringing in nearly $2.2 million in a single day.

The trial, part of the semiannual fairy tale trial series organized by the CLCT, is designed to give elementary school students an overview of American courtroom procedure through an accessible and entertaining fact pattern.

�鶹�ƽ��'s Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors approved measures that rename the Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre and the Integrative Wellness Center in honor of alumni who are committed to providing an enriching and healthy environment for the entire Tribe community.

Former basketball superstar Chamique Holdsclaw described the impact of her mental illness and offered tips on how W&M coaches and staff can tackle the issue.

The Center for Conservation Biology is taking blood from eagle chicks to check for presence of contaminants such as heavy metals, organochlorines and other industrial pollutants.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors unanimously approved a resolution Friday renaming two prominent residence halls in memory of two key figures in the university’s African-American history.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors approved the university’s fiscal 2017 budget, including new initiatives designed to increase diversity on campus, continue to innovate in the liberal arts curriculum and improve W&M’s already strong retention and graduation rates.

Coastal flooding initiatives at �鶹�ƽ�� receive grant support from blue moon fund.

Filmmaker Spike Lee delivered the 2016 Atwater Lecture Wednesday night, touching on topics from diversity to education and politics.

The theatre department reached out to the physics department for insight as it prepared to perform 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile,' a comedy by Steve Martin that examines the intersection of art and science.

Work by the university's researchers has been prominent in the national — and even the international — media recently.

The Raymond A. Mason School of Business at �鶹�ƽ�� offers one of the top undergraduate business programs in the country, according to a ranking released by Bloomberg Businessweek April 19.

Scholars from across America and France will gather at �鶹�ƽ�� April 22-23 to discuss the impact the bubonic plague may have had on Sub-Saharan Africa before 1899.

It takes a research university to bring together the resources required to address big questions, but the term “research university” takes a bit of unpacking in the context of an institution that, as the charter mandates, "shall be called and denominated, for ever, the College of William and Mary."

April 23 is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. To commemorate, several W&M departments have teamed to host a sonnetathon at the Wren Building -- and you're invited.

Lydia Whitaker, business manager for the applied science department, is the recipient of the 2016 Charles and Virginia Duke Award.

The Student Environmental and Animal Law Society (SEALS)installed rain barrels at the Gradplex next to W&M Law School.

From Uganda's forests to Colombia's health clinics, W&M alumni are on the front lines in battling the latest global pandemic.

On Tuesday, �鶹�ƽ�� will hold its third annual One Tribe One Day – the university’s official day of giving back and paying it forward.

“1619-2019: From Jamestown to Flint” takes place Saturday at Sadler Center and is free and open to the public.

Bobby Braxton, a former member of the Williamsburg City Council, will receive W&M's 2016 Prentis Award for his contributions to the community and university.

W&M senior Amanda Blair produced a white paper on the subject and delivered it at a PIPS research symposium on campus and tonight at the National Press Club.

An exhibit of the African-American business area adjacent to the university served as a window to the old days for people from both sides of the street.

Ellen R. Stofan '83, D.Sc. '16 and Timothy P. Dunn '83 are fueling innovative research efforts and programs across campus with a significant commitment to the For the Bold campaign.

Becca Brown ’16 is one of just 14 students nationwide selected for the program by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The first spin-off business to emerge from the Small Hall makerspace, a lab set aside specifically for creative tinkering, is an artisan studio selling laser-carved wooden sculptures.

The Tribe Truck farm visited students at Matthew Whaley Elementary School to teach them about sustainability and the benefits of growing their own food.

More than 1,000 people are expected on campus Saturday for the annual Day for Admitted Students, but the celebration has been ongoing since the offers of admission were made.

Students filled �鶹�ƽ�� Hall April 7 in fervent anticipation of seeing The Chainsmokers, an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ duo, and special guest New Politics, a Danish rock band.

Graphic novelist Nicole Georges is teaching a master class in creative writing as the 2016 Scott and Vivian Donaldson Writer-in-Residence.

Former �鶹�ƽ�� football team captain Todd Durkin '93 will be a featured trainer in the new NBC series “STRONG,” which premieres on Wednesday at 9 p.m. (EST).

The scholarships are reserved for students studying math, science or engineering who intend to pursue a Ph.D.

Michael Gerson visited campus April 4-5 as �鶹�ƽ��'s 2016 Hunter B. Andrews Distinguished Fellow in American Politics.

Four doctoral students in W&M’s counselor education program collaborated in the ethics competition, hosted by the American Counseling Association, the largest membership organization for counseling professionals in the world.

When Peninsula families with school-age children are struggling with academic, behavioral and other issues, they often find support and guidance from the New Horizons Family Counseling Center.

In June, the university will launch an intensive English language program for international students, adding another opportunity to its growing list of programs.

On April 8, Student Leadership Development, the �鶹�ƽ�� Washington Center and The Flat Hat will host a conference grappling with how people can effectively respond to media as citizen scholars.

Since the early 2000s, the Center for Conservation Biology and other groups have used camera traps to identify breeding adults.

Ann Marie Stock presented the ninth Tack Faculty Lecture on her three decades of experience with Cuban film and filmmakers.

tribeHacks went 32 hours straight from 6 p.m. April 1 to noon on April 3.

�鶹�ƽ��’s Lemon Project is exploring ways to memorialize the Africans and African Americans who helped build and maintain the College prior to the U. S. Civil War and is looking for input from the campus and local communities.

W&M weaves international and cross-cultural perspectives into academic study throughout the liberal arts education, and those opportunities are set to increase with the new general education curriculum.

Sally Ives Gore '56 recently made a $2 million commitment benefiting the 1693 Scholars program.

Student researchers with the W&M Mattachine Research Project: Documenting the LGBTIQ Past in Virginia will present the fruits of long Saturdays spent in archives Monday afternoon in an event that is free and open to the public.

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A group of students from �鶹�ƽ�� beat 52 other teams from across the country to win the fourth annual Up to Us competition, according to a March 30 press release from the program.

�鶹�ƽ��'s Compassionate Action Board will host a panel discussion titled "Religion & Compassion: How and What Religion Teaches us about Compassion" April 3 in the Sadler Center's Commonwealth Auditorium from 2 to 4 p.m.

�鶹�ƽ�� ichthyologist Laurie Sanderson has a patent pending on a new type of filter that is designed to be clogless, or at least clog-resistant.

It’s nesting season for bald eagles, and the birds are nesting closer and closer to campus — but �鶹�ƽ��'s naturalists have found no eagle nest on the campus itself. Yet.

Assistant Professor of Government Jaime Settle is studying physiological responses to understand why some abstain from voting in a polarized political world.

Filmmaker Spike Lee will present the 2016 Atwater Lecture at �鶹�ƽ�� April 20.

The April 3 event will feature a wide variety of speakers – including several members of the W&M community.

There's hope for people who struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, and that's the message that Forrest Owens '18 wants to convey at �鶹�ƽ��'s first Out of the Darkness Campus Walk on April 2.

Student Gina Sawaya, an eco-ambassador to W&M's Cohen Career Center, has produced podcasts with alumni who work in green careers. They are available for all to listen to.

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

The �鶹�ƽ�� Philosophy Club hosted the fifth annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference last weekend, a spring tradition for die-hard philosophy students.

Alyssa Melchers '16 performed with her mother, �鶹�ƽ�� alumna Wanda Graybeal Melchers '88, at her senior recital.

�鶹�ƽ�� physicist Wouter Deconinck is a member of an ad hoc committee of the American Physical Society that has just released a report titled “LGBT Climate in Physics: Building an Inclusive Community.”

Members of �鶹�ƽ��’s Association of Computing Machinery are rebooking tribeHacks, a 32-hour coding marathon April 1-3 in Small Hall.

More than 150 grad students from the arts and sciences presented their research March 18-19 at the Sadler Center

W&M has been recognized as one of the top U.S. institutions for internationalization.

Diane Nash, a major proponent of non-violence during the civil rights movement of the 1960s, outlined how the strategy works during the sixth annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium.

Robert Davidson will interact with more than 300 students during his three-day visit, on top of his talk Wednesday in the Commonwealth Auditorium.

A Ph.D. student’s physics research on trapping and manipulating ultra-cold atoms will be honored at the Graduate Research Symposium on March 19.

A $2.6 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is funding six pairs of professors who will guide unique interdisciplinary projects for three years.

It didn’t take long for W&M students to start charging their laptops and phones with the new solar-powered charging station built into a picnic table Tuesday outside Sadler Center.

John Elder Robison’s individual trek to William and Mary as scholar-in-residence leading neurodiveristy initiatives may have started with his birth as an autistic some 50 years ago. The route taken connects across centuries.

Ph.D. student Andrew Kottick has determined exactly which cells in the brain are responsible for respiration. His work will be honored at the Graduate Research Symposium March 19.

The Chainsmokers will perform at �鶹�ƽ�� Hall April 7 with special guest New Politics.

Ann Marie Stock, professor of Hispanic studies and film and media studies, goes behind the scenes of Cuba’s vibrant film tradition in the Tack Faculty Lecture.

Reporter David Culver ’09 and Ann Marie Stock, professor of Hispanic studies and film and media studies, teamed up to report the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana this summer in an example of a uniquely W&M collaboration.

Ph.D. student Summer Moore will be honored at the Graduate Research Symposium on March 19 for her work studying European cloth fragments recovered from Hawaii.

By day, Studio Art Technician Michael Draeger helps students create their art. Now his own artwork is showcased in the Andrews Gallery.

Irina Novikova, an associate professor in �鶹�ƽ��’s Department of Physics, was recently honored for her contributions to the peer-review process.

The W&M Student Assembly (SA) has partnered with W&M Libraries to promote the use of open educational resources (OER) through campus-wide awareness efforts and grant funding.

Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, will receive the 2016 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize at the 13th annual conference sponsored by the �鶹�ƽ�� Property Rights Project.

The Muscarelle Museum of Art will soon be expanding and adding a new gallery for American art, thanks to a $1 million commitment made by Patty ’62 and Carroll ’62 Owens through the Owens Foundation.

Bailey is a structural geologist, interested in understanding the architecture of the earth: how it's put together, what the structure actually looks like, and what happened to make it that way.

Walter Hickey '12 is the lead lifestyle writer for FiveThirtyEight, a website that uses statistical analysis to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and entertainment.

�鶹�ƽ�� Law School student Kaylee R. Gum has been named one of National Jurist magazine’s "Law Students of the Year."

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), mental illnesses account for a larger proportion of disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease.

International relations major Rebecca Schectman ’16 will spend a year working in Asia as a Luce Scholar, a nationally competitive fellowship program

According to a recent survey, employees are proud to work at W&M, but they also have concerns, including pay.

A 3.0 student with aspirations in the financial world, helping the Tribe make the NCAA tournament will occupy his thoughts this weekend.

Law Professor Tara Leigh Grove received the Federalist Society’s 2016 Paul M. Bator Award on Feb. 27.

As the team prepares for the CAA tournament in Baltimore, Maryland, this weekend, the Tribe’s student super fans are also preparing to use everything in their sixth-man abilities to propel the team to victory – and possibly W&M's first-ever appearance in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Led by Fear2Freedom’s founder and president, Rosemary Trible, the Celebration Event saw over 40 students learn about the problem of sexual assault before assembling after-care kits to support victims.

�鶹�ƽ��’s Department of Classical Studies will be hosting the 112th annual Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) conference on March 16-19.

�鶹�ƽ��'s 15th Annual Graduate Research Symposium will be held at the Sadler Center March 18-19.

Both genders lap their competition. Matt Crispino and staff named coaches of the year for both teams.

Bryan Watts, director of the Center for Conservation Biology, is conducting his 25th year of the flights, while Mitchell Byrd is celebrating his 40th year.

The Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance presented �鶹�ƽ�� its Partner of the Year award at a Feb. 27 gala at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg.

American studies and English Associate Professor Arthur Knight, who has researched African Americans and the entertainment business, says people overestimate the influence movies have on societal change.

On March 1, English Professor Nancy Schoenberger will offer a free video tour of the Welshman's 50-plus-year career in show business. Joining her will be Bob Jeffrey, president of the Friends of Wales-Williamsburg chapter.

A new study in Nature Climate Change contends that traditional assessment methods overestimate the vulnerability of salt marshes to sea-level rise because they don't fully account for processes that allow the marshes to grow vertically and migrate landward as water levels increase.

All of the �鶹�ƽ�� LIGO collaborators, as well as most of the other physicists involved, were able to keep the secret over the months between the Sept. 14 observations and the Feb. 11 announcement.

"The Oresteia" marks the final production for retiring theatre professor and director Richard Palmer. But the choreographer for the show, Denise Damon Wade, was a student actor in Palmer’s first production at W&M, 36 years ago. And that, too, was a Greek tragedy.

Three �鶹�ƽ�� students recently joined German pianist Andreas Klein for a master class.

�鶹�ƽ��'s sixth annual Lemon Project Spring Symposium, organized around the theme of "Jim Crow and Civil Rights in the Age of President Obama," will include a keynote address by civil rights pioneer Diane Nash and a performance by the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.

�鶹�ƽ�� has once again been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. student grant recipients, the Chronicle of Higher Education announced today in its annual list of leading Fulbright-producing institutions.

The Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunity recently granted Innovative Diversity Efforts Awards (IDEA) to six projects that aim to further diversity and inclusion at �鶹�ƽ��.

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Jill Ellis ’88, head coach of the World Cup-winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, will speak at �鶹�ƽ��’s 2016 Commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. May 14 in �鶹�ƽ�� Hall.

With 24 �鶹�ƽ�� alumni currently serving with the Peace Corps, �鶹�ƽ�� is ranked 10th among medium-sized schools.

The university’s four current Community Engagement Fellows recently talked with W&M News about what active citizenship entails and how their experience as fellows has affected their own pursuit of active citizenship.

�鶹�ƽ��’s History Writing Resources Center is staffed by Ph.D. students who offer assistance to graduate and undergraduate students.

Teams of �鶹�ƽ�� computer science students took both first and second place at the coding and app-creation marathon held Feb. 4 and 5 and Dominion Enterprise’s Norfolk headquarters.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away on Feb. 13, 2016. The university, with which he had many connections, remembered him.

W&M IT's High Performance Computing (HPC) team provides the computing power, technical skill and intellectual acumen to support research computing at W&M.

Washington Post columnist, author and former presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson has been named the 2016 Hunter B. Andrews Distinguished Fellow in American Politics at �鶹�ƽ��.

The ninth annual festival returns to the Kimball Theatre with 15 feature films – two nominated for Academy Awards.

A new study argues that a purported link between populations of coastal sharks, cownose rays, and commercial bivalves along the U.S. East Coast is based on spurious data and reasoning, and calls for fisheries managers and others to reconsider the related campaign in the Chesapeake Bay region to "Save the Bay, Eat a Ray."

�鶹�ƽ�� President Taylor Reveley and other campus leaders participated in the event, which built upon the Virginia Governor’s Higher Education Presidents’ Summit on the Service Year held at W&M in October 2015.

Mikhailov, an assistant professor in �鶹�ƽ��’s Department of Physics, is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), the group at the center of the announcement.

Xu Liu, an assistant professor of computer science, and Bo Wu, a 2014 alumnus of �鶹�ƽ��’s Ph.D. program in computer science, have developed a tool to find elusive software bottlenecks and which will allow computers to run faster and more efficiently.

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Dr. Patricia Roy, medical director of the Virginia Hospital Center's behavioral health department, will begin her work at �鶹�ƽ�� near the end of February.

Shana Haines, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in American studies, integrates the work of Martin Luther King Jr., and others, into her interdisciplinary course at Tidewater Community College. She recently won the college's 2016 MLK Award.

Cece Bell '92 and Tom Angleberger '92 are authors/illustrators who each have experienced recent success with their children’s books.

Professor of government John J. McGlennon recently joined �鶹�ƽ�� News to discuss the upcoming 2016 New Hampshire primary, which is scheduled to take place February 9.

Ellen Stofan '83 served as the keynote speaker at �鶹�ƽ��’s 2016 Charter Day ceremony.

Chancellor Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98 gave a talk at �鶹�ƽ�� Thursday about his new book, "A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service."

The �鶹�ƽ�� Board of �鶹�ƽ��ors unanimously approved a resolution Friday extending the contract of President Taylor Reveley through June 2018.

Speakers and students alike gathered at the �鶹�ƽ�� School of Education Saturday, all with a shared passion for exceptional students who deserve additional educational opportunities.

His passion and tenacity during 24 years as W&M librarian blazed a trail the university still follows today.

The following are the prepared remarks of Ellen Stofan '83 for �鶹�ƽ��'s 2016 Charter Day ceremony.

W&M's library has survived three fires and war to assume a position among the nation's top-20 college facilities.

Earl Gregg Swem worked to gather some of the most unique collections and objects found at any university library.

Jody Allen has begun researching the life of John Wallace De Rozaro (also spelled DeRozzaro), a free black man who sought to attend lectures at �鶹�ƽ�� in the early 1800s.

Ginny Carr ’75 is the founder, musical director, alto vocalist, principal songwriter and arranger for the internationally acclaimed Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet.

Reveley gave his address during a special commemorative session of the General Assembly Saturday held at the capitol building in Colonial Williamsburg’s historic area.

History Professor Jeremy Pope will be honored with the top teaching award at Charter Day.

People from across the country, including members of the �鶹�ƽ�� community, gathered at the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg Monday to celebrate the 240th anniversary of one of the oldest African-American houses of worship in the United States.

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Alty is the co-recipient of �鶹�ƽ��’s Thomas Jefferson Prize in Natural Philosophy for 2016, along with Andrew Halleran.

�鶹�ƽ��'s Road to Richmond is an annual event sponsored by the Office of Government Relations and the Student Assembly that connects students with their representatives to advocate for the university.

The �鶹�ƽ�� Athletics Department and Tribe basketball will host its annual Gold Rush Game, sponsored by University Advancement, in conjunction with W&M Charter Day on Saturday, Feb. 6.

Chancellor Robert M. Gates '65, L.H.D.'98 will discuss his new book, A Passion for Leadership, at a book talk and signing Feb. 4.

VIMS partners in Coastal Resilience Laboratory and Accelerator Center to increase resilience to coastal flooding.

The senior was selected to give a speech during the 2016 Charter Day ceremony.

Halleran is the co-recipient of the 2016 Jefferson Prize, sharing the award with Isaac Alty, a chemistry and ancient Greek major.

�鶹�ƽ�� was recently recognized by BestColleges.com for having one of the top dining halls in the country.

Sociology and GSWS Professor Gul Ozyegin published two books in 2015 dealing with love and sex in Muslim-majority countries.

A new study by researchers at �鶹�ƽ��'s Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that a six-year program to remove derelict crab pots from lower Chesapeake Bay generated more than $20 million in harvest value for area watermen.

Ida Hall's childhood was full of adventures on the water, and it was through them that she discovered her calling.

Mark your calendars for these arts-related events at �鶹�ƽ�� this spring.

For her work in addressing poverty, educational and health disparities, and human rights abuses, Hallie Westlund is the recipient of �鶹�ƽ��'s 2016 James Monroe Prize in Civic Leadership.

After a 25-year career in venture capital, Dintersmith is now focused on issues at the intersection of innovation and education.

Suzette Kimball ’73 was sworn in on Jan. 8 as the director of the United States Geological Survey, the chief science agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior.

�鶹�ƽ��’s Swem Library has received a $60,000 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to digitize its entire run of Cash Box, a music trade magazine published from 1942 to 1996.

During more than two decades at W&M, Meyer has dazzled colleagues with her teaching and involvement in countless campus committees and causes.

Sky Blue FC selected the former Tribe goalkeeper in the third round of the National Women's Soccer League draft on Friday.

�鶹�ƽ�� Law School Professor Paul Marcus was selected as president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools.

Alex Acker '00 and Jing-A Brewing ride the Chinese craft beer wave.

During the academic year, Lisa Landino has had up to 10 undergraduates working in her lab, from freshmen to seniors, each focusing on a crucial piece of research.

Last week, Major League Baseball announced the appointment of former major league player Curtis Pride '90 as its newest ambassador for inclusion.

Harvey Langholtz, a professor of psychology at �鶹�ƽ�� who teaches a class on decision theory, talks about what people should consider when deciding whether or not to play the Powerball lottery.

Comedian, writer and actor Bo Burnham will perform at �鶹�ƽ�� Feb. 6 as part of Charter Day weekend festivities.

Adjunct Lecturer of Sociology Deborah Basket joined �鶹�ƽ�� News to discuss the traits of both male and female serial killers.

Former �鶹�ƽ�� women's soccer standout and United States Women's National team coach Jill Ellis '88 was honored as the FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year.

The highest and most prestigious award given by the �鶹�ƽ�� Alumni Association, the Alumni Medallion is presented to those who truly embody what the university has stood for during its revered history.

Ellen Stofan '83, NASA’s chief scientist, will speak at the 2016 �鶹�ƽ�� Charter Day ceremony, scheduled for Feb. 5 at 4 p.m.

Rob Rose is �鶹�ƽ��’s new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) evangelist, spreading the gospel of geographic information systems among students and faculty alike.

For their active approach, cultural influence and longevity of work in Richmond, Style Weekly has named the Ukrop family as the 30th anniversary Richmonders of the Year.

Two �鶹�ƽ�� professors have been recognized as 2016 recipients of Outstanding Faculty Awards by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

Joanne Watters Elena is program director of NIH's National Cancer Institute. Conclusive evidence, she said, remains elusive.

Jay Cardiello ’99 stars in ABC’s “My Diet is Better Than Yours,” where diets compete for the best results.

A vacant hallway, a shadowy corner, a bathroom door, a couch from the 1970s, an entryway where the sunshine meets industrial lighting all provide inspiration for Painting Professor John Lee, who has done a series of paintings almost exclusively set in Millington and Andrews halls.

�鶹�ƽ�� alumnus Darren Dixon ’08 has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 30 people under the age of 30 in the field of finance.

With one simple question and uncommon determination, Austin Strange '12 initiated a study that has challenged assumptions about China's development activities in Africa.

As a new year begins, the �鶹�ƽ�� community can get a comprehensive look at the previous one with the 2015 President’s Report website.

�鶹�ƽ�� student Josh Kim ’17, an international relations major, completed a semester abroad this fall at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel as one of the first recipients of the new Meyers-Stern Scholarship.