Author: Betsy Lewis

UMW Economics Scholars at the Dallas Federal Reserve

On October 21st, a group of eight UMW Economics majors along with their faculty mentor Dr. Amrita Dhar, Associate Professor of Economics,  attended the 16th Annual Economics Scholars Program Conference for Undergraduate Research at the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, one of the largest undergraduate conferences nation-wide with a strict criteria for selection of research papers. […]

UMW Students Conduct Summer Research in Fredericksburg and Across the Globe

Summer provides a much needed change of pace for many UMW students and faculty. For 37 students and their 18 faculty mentors, Summer 2022 meant working together on research and creative projects.This was the 23rd year of our University of Mary Washington Summer Science Institute (SSI), a program where students work on guided research with […]

Students and Faculty Help Curate Exhibit of Contemporary Black Artists

The University of Mary Washington’s Ridderhof Martin and duPont Galleries have been host to the exhibit Healing Through the Preservation of Our Histories and Our Selves, January 27-March 24, 2022. This exhibition of modern and contemporary works from The Petrucci Family Foundation’s Collection of African American Art provides an opportunity to acknowledge tensions, consider the need […]

Students and Faculty Witness the Impacts of Wars Past and Present in Poland

Nine students, led by Dr. Marcel Rotter (Assoc. Prof. of German and Chair of the Dept. of Modern Languages) and Dr. Jose Sainz (Assoc. Prof. of Spanish and Director of the Center for International Education) spent Spring Break in Poland, February 26-March 5, to explore the multifaceted and often painful history of this Eastern-European country. […]

Combining Engineering and the Liberal Arts

Mary Washington has always held the liberal arts and sciences at its core. But that doesn’t mean that students who are interested in a career in engineering cannot begin that pursuit even while finishing their degree at UMW. Two recent agreements provide students a pathway to a master’s degree in various engineering fields at our […]