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The PIPS Process: Finding A Voice Through Research
On April 16, 2021
By Nitya Labh ’22 When I first joined GRI’s Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) as a Research Fellow, I had no idea
Filling Gaps and Building Bridges: How Research Assistants Innovate at TRIP Project
On April 11, 2021
This is the second installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute. Stay tuned for other features throughout April:
Should You Do Research at William & Mary?
On April 11, 2021
Something I never thought I would get involved in at William & Mary was research. During orientation in the fall of 2018, I spoke
Tall tales from a rock named Baby Blue
On April 6, 2021
By Olivia Pearson ’21 Some 550 to 500 million years ago, in what would become central Virginia, a suite of sediments was deposited in
From Ideas to Impact: How a Multidisciplinary Team Tracked Government Responsiveness
On April 2, 2021
This is the first installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute. Stay tuned for other features throughout April:
Celebrating People-Miles
On March 24, 2021
Earlier this month, on a research trip to central Virginia, the Geology department’s venerable 12-passenger van rolled on beyond 100,000 miles- that’s a milestone worth
Inversion Tectonics in the Blue Ridge
On February 22, 2021
By Kelly Thigpen ’21 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains are underlain by old rocks, some of which formed more than a billion years ago. These
How two student researchers innovated when data couldn’t lead the way
On February 15, 2021
By Anna Raymond ’23 and Kayla Seggelke ’23 Learning to conduct self-guided scientific research as an undergraduate student is difficult enough, and throwing a
From Research Assistant to Lead Author: One Student’s Path to Publication
On February 9, 2021
When Amy Hilla ’21 applied for a research assistantship with Ignite director Dr. Carrie Dolan, she had no idea she would eventually be the