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W&M Global Innovation Challenge hosts first hybrid competition with global representation from winning teams

By Elizabeth Marcus ‘26 and Reese O’Brien ‘24  Two weeks ago, 110 undergraduate students from 21 universities representing seven countries across the world competed

Envisioning Shifts in U.S. Alliance Structure

By Brennen Micheal ’24 This post features a student’s reflections on “The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Alliances,” a conference recently hosted by

Aground on the Hampton Bar with the Sea Making a Fair Breach

200 years ago this month, in early April 1823, a ship foundered and sunk onto a shallow sand bar in Hampton Roads, Virginia. On

Future Directions in Military Assistance: Analyzing the Role of Intercultural Competence

By Lilly Doninger ’24 This post features a student’s reflections on “The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Alliances,” a conference recently hosted by

The Possible Path Forward: How Conflict Informs International Alliance Structure

By Ryleigh Line ’24 This post features a student’s reflections on “The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Alliances,” a conference recently hosted by

Clear as Mud: W&M geologists use Lake Matoaka sediment to refine charcoal classification system

A group of William & Mary researchers from the Department of Geology and the Environment & Sustainability program have found that microscopic charcoal pieces

Let’s Date Rocks! A Geochronological Journey from the Outcrop to a Numeric Age 

By Nailah Johnson ’24 Last summer I worked with a team of William & Mary undergraduate students to study the geology of central Virginia. In particular,

William & Mary Returns to Oman

In January 2020, I co-led the William & Mary study abroad program to Oman (commonly known as Rock Music Oman). As we returned home

Aligning Research with Global Issues: How DisinfoLab Evolves with Pressing Challenges

By Adriana Shi ’24 What began as an idea from DisinfoLab analysts transformed into four published articles on Diplomatic Courier. These pieces highlight the researchers’ report about how different factors in