Arts & Sciences Events

Four steps are required at least two weeks before you defend. April 3 is the last day by which you may meet this requirement if you intend to graduate in May 2020.

Come join the Center for Geospatial Analysis in our virtual celebration of GIS research by showcasing both student research and experienced professionals that apply GIS and other geospatial technologies. 

The annual W&M Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will feature papers by undergraduates anonymously selected by W&M philosophy majors.

Fall schedule adjustment period 1 begins

Are you looking for ways you can help or seek help from members of the W&M community? We invite you to join us for our next online networking hour to virtually connect and text chat one-on-one with one another. 

The Virginia Campus Taskforce, which includes this university, invites you to bear witness to these transformative stories of hope and healing presented by collegiate survivors of sexual violence from across the Commonwealth.

#TakeBackTheNet

Today’s national security challenges transcend borders and domains. Join us at the 3rd Annual National Security Conference to discuss challenges, policy dilemmas, tools, and sustained outcomes  in a multi-level, all domain environment. 

[CANCELLED] Dr. Frances Rivera-Hernandez, a planetary geologist from Dartmouth College, will be presenting a seminar on "From Grains to Landscapes: Reconstructing Martian Environments at Multiple Scales". 

[CANCELLED] Chloe Obara & Mahina Robbins (W&M 2020) will be presenting on "Barrier island dynamics on the Eastern Shore "

Shuangquan Wang, Computer Science - PhD Defense
Title: Dietary Monitoring through Sensing Mastication Dynamics
Advisor: Dr. Gang Zhou

Talk Title: "Why do chloroviruses stink? And why do we love them so much?"

Marco Antonio Merchand Medina, Physics - Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D., Title: Study of Scalar Extensions for Physics Beyond the Standard Model

Honors thesis defense

Your defense must be scheduled and completed by this deadline.

[Via Zoom] Amanda Watson, Computer Science - Ph.D. Defense
Title: Wearable Technology for Healthcare and Athletic Performance
Advisor: Dr. Gang Zhou

In this online Spanish-language webinar, educators and health providers from different parts of the world will share ideas for Spanish-speaking families looking to find ways to support their children's learning experience in the midst of the pandemic.

Brief talks by Honors students

Due to current restrictions and policy updates, we must suspend the current round of OGSR research and conference travel grants. Until further notice, we will not be reviewing applications already received and will not accept further applications. 

Due to current restrictions and policy updates, we must suspend the current round of OGSR research and conference travel grants. Until further notice, we will not be reviewing applications already received and will not accept further applications. 

Senior Geology majors present the results of their year-long research projects to friends, families, and alums. 

Join us for a Zoom chat about the Italian Studies at W&M!  1:00-2:00 PM - https://cwm.zoom.us/j/721182919 

Nominate the thesis or dissertation of an A&S graduate student for the Distinguished Thesis or Distinguished Dissertation Award.

Join us at the Museum for sketching and conversation in the galleries during The Curatorial Project exhibition. Draw inspiration from student curators’ selections and receive guidance from Steve Prince.

A lecture by Dr. Alina Polyakova hosted by The Alexander Hamilton Society at William & Mary.

A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. 

Final submission deadline for A&S graduate students to satisfy degree requirements for graduation in May 2020

Mallory Moran, Anthropology, will present her Ph.D. Defense, "Mehtaqtek, Where the Path Comes to an End”: Documenting Cultural Landscapes of Movement in Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) First Nation Territory in New Brunswick, Canada, and Maine, United States

Talk Title: "Phage therapy to combat infections by antibiotic-resistant bacteria"

Myisha Cherry, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of California/Riverside, will give a colloquium paper. Her research interest lies at the intersection of moral psychology and social and political philosophy.

The 2020 Classical Studies Colloquium, an annual showcase of student research, will be held on-line.  This year the theme is "Treks and Tales: Mobility in Antiquity."

Akira Mizuta Lippit, (Vice Dean, USC's School of Cinematic Arts) explores the ways in which Japanese cinema has responded to a second nuclear crisis, and how the echoes of 1945 have returned to the contemporary moment, or perhaps had never left at all.

Yijie Zou, Anthropology PhD student, presents his Dissertation Proposal Defense: "Freedom on a New Global Frontier: A Study of Time, Labor, and Value among Chinese Fortune Seekers in Ghana" on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 1:00pm via Blackboard and Zoom.

Learn tips and techniques to manage your relationships and increase nourishing connections with family, friends, and intimate partners.

Speaker: Jordy De Vries, University of Massachusetts 
Title: “Neutrinoless double beta decay in effective field theory" 

Join us (via Zoom!) as the very first cohort of the Japanese Studies Major present their final research projects.  These students have faced unique challenges this semester; come and help us celebrate their achievements! 

Senior Project Zoom Presentation by Brandon Mullins - Shaping Sound Through Migration:  The Creation of Appalachian Music in the Virginia and North Carolina Piedmont.

Fall priority registration for continuing students

W&M's Public Policy Program and the Schroeder Center for Health Policy are implementing a new program to provide financial support for selected public policy majors who are considering unpaid or low paid policy internships.