A look at the headlines in the news, or even just scrolling our personal social media feeds, it is evident that online political discussions are fraught with problems from misinformation to toxic exchanges between users. For the past two semesters, students Garrett McKenzie (Data Science and Computer Science ’27), Laura Rider (Engligh Lit and Computer […]
Why might lovers of literature listen to what a student headed to medical school says about poetry? And how can a student of poetry clarify patient care for medical clinicians? Rebecca Cherian (Class of 2026), a major in Biomedical Sciences and minor in English, might answer in one word: Consilience. Consilience is the strong concurrence […]
The University of Mary Washington recently introduced its new space highlighting the importance of undergraduate research and creativity at UMW, the UMW Research and Creativity Collaborative (or RCC for short). The RCC is: a physical space on the main floor of Simpson Library that supports student research and creativity where students and faculty can meet, […]
For the past two years, UMW Physics majors have traveled to Conway, SC, for a research experience, similar to our UMW on-campus Summer Science Institute. They live on the campus of Coastal Carolina University and work in the Environmental Fluids Laboratory (EFL) co-directed by Erin Hackett, Ph.D. Dr Hackett is a Professor of Physical Oceanography […]
The University of Mary Washington Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59 Summer Science Institute is a program that offers UMW science majors an opportunity to participate in a summer-long, research project supervised by a faculty member. This year, 30 students in 7 STEM disciplines conducted research on campus, as well as field research from Florida, to West Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay, […]
