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Celebrating Women’s History Month, Ten Years of WGST and Undergraduate Research

March 23, 2020 by Betsy Lewis

This 2019-2020 academic year we have been celebrating ten years of the Women’s and Gender Studies program (see “Dynamic Decade: Women’s and Gender Studies Turns 10“) at Mary Washington. Every year this program hosts its own Undergraduate Research Forum in March as part of UMW Women’s History Month celebration. This is always a special event, […]

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Filed under: Social Sciences, Undergraduate Research

Building Young Brains and a Career in Non-Profits at Stafford Junction

March 9, 2020 by Betsy Lewis

Hina Zafar is a 2019 UMW graduate with a major in Psychology and a minor in Business Spanish. In her last semester of school, she worked with Stafford Junction for a semester-long internship. Stafford Junction is a non-profit organization that provides educational resources to low-income families in Stafford County in order to help them become […]

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Filed under: Internships, Social Sciences

Theatre Students Hit the Big Apple for Spring Break

March 4, 2020 by Betsy Lewis

UMW Theatre students are spending their spring break in New York City focusing on individual research projects exploring the contemporary theatre and theatre practitioners. They are experience professional theatre productions, interviewing industry professionals, and learning about the city and its artistic institutions. Many of the students are connecting with UMW alumni working in an array […]

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Filed under: Arts, Undergraduate Research

English Major Finds Her Path Through Downtown Greens

March 1, 2020 by Betsy Lewis

During the 2018-2019 academic year, English major Elisabeth DellaRova interned at Downtown Greens as a Marketing and Communications intern. Downtown Greens is a small nonprofit in Fredericksburg that provides open community greenspace, gardening workshops, and youth programming. Elisabeth coordinated their Fall 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign, ran the Facebook and Instagram pages, helped with content creation […]

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Filed under: Humanities, Internships

Sand-mining’s Unintended Effects

February 24, 2020 by Betsy Lewis

Some human activities intended for good reason, have terrible effects, particularly with sand-mining. Senior biology major Lauren Chartier studied the effects sand-mining has on soil quality because soil biology, chemistry, and physical structure are key determinants of unique qualities that ultimately determine what can grow there. Chartier analyzed land-use (LU) histories twenty-six years following reclamation […]

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Filed under: STEM, Undergraduate Research

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UMW opens new Research and Creativity Collaborative

October 8, 2025 By Betsy Lewis

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 … [Read More...] about UMW opens new Research and Creativity Collaborative

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UMW student practices the art of plein air painting in France

September 30, 2025 By Betsy Lewis

This past summer, Madison Hinton (Studio Art and Computer Science '26) participated in a 6-week plein air painting program at the American College of the Mediterranean’s Institute of American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France. She captured light and color directly from … [Read More...] about UMW student practices the art of plein air painting in France

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UMW Physics Students Research the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer

August 28, 2025 By Betsy Lewis

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 … [Read More...] about UMW Physics Students Research the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer

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Summer Science 2025 Symposium Winners

July 28, 2025 By Betsy Lewis

  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 … [Read More...] about Summer Science 2025 Symposium Winners

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Students and Faculty Map Historical Housing Restrictions in Fredericksburg

April 10, 2025 By Betsy Lewis

In March, Brendan O'Connell ('25 Historic Preservation) delivered a presentation titled "Data Analysis and Geocoding" with Dr. Moon and Dr. Hanna at the Virginia Forum, which was held at Sweet Briar College in Amherst, VA. This presentation was the result of their work together … [Read More...] about Students and Faculty Map Historical Housing Restrictions in Fredericksburg

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