Erosion and sea level rise have dramatic consequences on shorelines throughout the Chesapeake Bay region. Usually, property owners stabilize their shorelines with bulkheads, revetments or other shoreline armoring methods. But these methods provide little habitat for the Bay’s many estuarine species, and prevent natural marshes from migrating upland as sea levels rise. Scientists from the […]

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By Anna Mehlhorn ’22 When I was a preschooler, I remember getting a fresh box of crayons and deciding to design my own set of Finding Nemo. This wasn’t just any set design, however. This was a design that would leave permanent marks across the entire wall of my family room. While I thought I […]

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By: Adriana Shi ’24, GRI Communications Assistant With the end of summer on the horizon, GRI student researchers gathered virtually to share current projects with members of the GRI community at the Summer Research Showcase. Each lightning talk highlights a unique area of research taking place at the Institute. But consistent throughout all of these […]

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William & Mary ’24 Biology major Lindsey Dillard isn’t afraid of being pinched by blue crabs. Growing up, she spent many of her summers on the water in Virginia’s Northern Neck, where she learned about the crabbing industry from her grandfather, a retired waterman. Her dual interests in crabbing and wildlife conservation drew her to […]

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By Morgan Sanders ’22 In 2007, I made my first trip to Highland as a curious six-year-old. Now 15 years later, I have returned as an even more curious 21-year-old. If only six-year-old me knew that I would be studying Highland as a college senior. I will be graduating from W&M in December as a […]

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By Mateo Huerta ’25 Hello one and all, welcome to the Tribe! This is something you may have heard many times, or only have for the first time now. My name is Mateo Huerta, and I am a rising sophomore! I intend on declaring my major this upcoming fall in Government and minoring in History, […]

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How many turtles are in Lake Matoaka, and what impacts do they have on the lake’s ecosystem? This question is the subject of a Charles Center summer research grant overseen by the Keck Environmental Field Lab’s Dr. Randy Chambers, who has studied Lake Matoaka’s turtles off and on for twenty years. The on-campus lake was […]

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By Chuck Bailey It’s summertime and the Geology department is a happening place as our research efforts are in full swing. We’ve got a pile of undergraduate students working in-house on independent projects. This year’s Structural Geology & Tectonics research team decided they’d collectively be known as B to the 7th (B7) – it’s a bit […]

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By Catherine Grossman ’24 Hello there, and welcome to the Tribe! My name is Catherine Grossman (be aware, you will probably meet many Catherines at W&M), and I am a rising junior. I study mainly philosophy and psychology. I play ultimate frisbee on Cypress and sing with my Intonas (Intonations acapella.) If you have questions […]

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By Maryam Jama ’22 During the Spring 2022 semester, I was a Sustainability Ambassador for the Office of Sustainability. I worked with a team of students under the mentorship of four advisors at William & Mary (from the Office of Sustainability, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Virginia Coastal Policy Center), to investigate the potential […]

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This is the sixth installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute, as part of Undergraduate Research Month. By Caroline Mahoney, Student Communications Assistant This spring, two GRI student researchers, Caroline Morin ‘22 and Ann Duke ‘22, found themselves in a new role in the classroom: subject matter experts. Under […]

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This is the fifth installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute, in celebration of Undergraduate Research Month. By: Rosemary Ketron ’23 Bosnia-Herzegovina is a breathtaking country with a rich culture. Its beauty includes epic mountains and gorges, bright turquoise rivers, and grand flowing waterfalls. Sarajevo, the country’s capital, is […]

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Hello! My name is Laura, and it’s so nice to meet you! I’m a senior at William & Mary, double majoring in English and sociology with a concentration in social problems, policy, and justice. I’m originally from Northern Virginia, and, before I came to W&M, I attended a smaller university in Virginia. From transferring schools […]

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This is the fourth installment of a series highlighting exceptional student contributions to the Global Research Institute. Stay tuned for other features throughout April: Undergraduate Research Month.  By Ava Barnes ’23, GRI Communications Assistant Do you ever wonder what it’s like to hear from leading International Relations professors about the future of the discipline? Morgan Doll […]

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The Field Methods class finished our late Winter/early Spring fieldwork at William & Mary’s Highland in March. Over the course of four field excursions, we put in ~530 people hours at Highland – learning to do science in the field and ultimately collecting data on vegetation, soils, water, and rocks (of course). Since Spring Break, […]

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On Tuesday, April 12th, student representatives from William & Mary and the University of Virginia met virtually to host a Climate Action Talk. The talk was held as a part of the W&M+UVA Climate Action Partnership, released in 2019 with the goal of making both institutions carbon neutral by 2030. As a result of the […]

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Two years ago, I wrote about the member mentality and the Active Citizens Continuum which describes how our perspective on community engagement can change. When I was first introduced to active citizenship, I thought of it as “The Active Citizen” who collected all the badges for responsibility, justice, service, and social change. Becoming “The Active […]

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