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WILLIAMSBURG — William & Mary announced it is moving forward with a proposal for the creation of an undergraduate marine science program, the first such program…

William & Mary is moving forward with a proposal for the first undergraduate marine science program at a public university in Virginia.The Board of Visitors approved the measure to submit plans for the degree to the State Council for Higher Educa

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Commencement was a fitting send-off to a year of major wins — on the gridiron and across all W&Ms campuses. Our Vision 2026 strategic plan is coming into focus with concrete initiatives in data, water, democracy and careers.

William & Marys marine science minor has proven to be a win-win, benefiting both W&Ms undergraduate researchers and the School of Marine Science at VIMS.

During Monday’s Community Conversation, President Katherine A. Rowe outlined the goals and objectives for Vision 2026 and its four cornerstones of data, water, careers and democracy.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen a computer model developed by researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science as its next-generation tool for monitoring and managing Chesapeake Bay restoration in an era of rapid climate change.

Dean and director: Derek Aday is head of the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University, university director of the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, a fellow of the American Fisheries Society, and editor-in-chief of the society’s flagship journal. (Courtesy photo) GLOUCESTER — William & Mary (W&M) has named nationally renowned ecologist Derek Aday as its next dean of the School of Marine Science and director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science...