LUFA*
On June 13, 2024
![Elizabeth's grandmother holding her as a baby](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/oma-280x190.jpg)
“That’s too long of a name for such a little baby,” my grandmother remarked when she learned my name was Elizabeth. I think my
Mining For Ideas – Reflections on WMGIC VIII
On June 11, 2024
![Group of smiling students in business attire](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wmgic-280x190.jpeg)
By: Elisabeth Nielsen ’27 and Dorothy Gao ’24 In April, 20+ teams with over 85 participants from 5 countries participated in the eighth annual
A Penguin in a Rainstorm Enjoys Some Charcuterie
On April 24, 2024
![a graphic of some of the images in students' similes - hour glass, frog holding a flower, magnifying glass, cracked egg, puppy, tree in a book, mirror, parent talking to a child, rice in a colander, penguin, charcuterie, squirrel on a toy train](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IG-Posts13-280x190.png)
An egg, initially new and unaware but cracked open and slowly understanding what’s around me A squirrel, running around campus seeking new opportunities A
Traipsing across the Piedmont: A Day Trip thru Geology and History
On March 3, 2024
![W&M geologists at Appomattox Court House](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Traipsing_Fig9-280x190.jpg)
The W&M Geology Departmental Spring field trip left the Atlantic Coastal Plain last Sunday morning for a quick dash westward into the Piedmont: a
Jamestown and Geodiscovery
On January 23, 2024
![Colorful map of Jamestown Island showing most of the island as submerged land](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JTIthumbnail-280x190.jpeg)
Jamestown Island is a low patch of ground in southeastern Virginia that’s witnessed its share of American history. Settler colonists arrived from England in
Summer in Sarajevo: My Journey of Self Discovery and Meaningful Connection in a New Cultural Context
On January 17, 2024
![A sunset view from Avaz Twist Tower. On the right are a few residential neighborhoods (one of which we lived in!), and the rest of Sarajevo sprawls out on the left.](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/aashni1-280x190.jpg)
By Aashni Jain ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment
A Summer of Discovery: Researching childhood immunization in rural Narok, Kenya communities
On January 17, 2024
![A windowed classroom with a teacher helping students dressed in school uniforms at their desks](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/evey1-280x190.png)
By Evelyn Thompson ’24 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of a
U.S.-Georgian Cooperation: My Summer in the Post-Soviet Space
On January 9, 2024
![A view down steep rolling hills with people petting horses in hiking attire](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3-3-280x190.png)
By Julia Norsworthy-Edghill ’25 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of
A Noteworthy Summer Exploring Hydropower Development in Nepal
On January 9, 2024
![Three people wearing badges on lanyards, posed smiling in front of a large stone building](https://wmblogs.wm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2-3-280x190.png)
By Kritika Jothishankar ’25 The Global Research Institute’s Summer Fellows Program provides international experiential learning opportunities to W&M students. This post is one installment of