Sustainability Events

Learn about exciting research representing each of the five senses (plus a bonus "sixth" sense!) at three National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs) in the Mid-Atlantic Region, followed by breakout rooms to ask questions and network.

Maps used for the management of UNESCO World Heritage sites served bureaucratic resource management. However, maps offer an opportunity to represent associative cultural landscapes, intangible cultural elements, and the geographies of Indigenous peoples. 

College students, sexual assault response coordinators, prevention specialists, counselors, and allies from across the Commonwealth will come together for this amazing evening of hope and healing

Closed captioning and ASL interpretation provided.

 This spring celebrate "Wellness Your Way" on the university's themed spring break days. All designed so that you can participate as you see fit! This Tuesday is all about Health & Wellness!

Join us for a group ride! 

One of the Little Rock Nine, Minnijean Brown Trickey will speak about her experience as a lifelong activist and the power of centering nonviolence in every aspect of her life at this Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk.

W&M Undergraduate Research Symposium

Sociology department

Social Justice Policy Initiative

On April 13, 2021, the William & Mary community will come together for one incredible day to give back and pay it forward. Every gift to any area, no matter the size, makes a difference and helps unlock challenges that increase the impact of your gift.

Join us on William & Mary's annual day of giving for community, fun, and giving back.

This panel discussion will focus on a new student-led vision for William & Mary’s 535-acre campus at James Monroe’s Highland.

The Agricultural Law Society will be hosting guest speaker David Velde.

David Velde is currently general counsel for the National Farmers Union, as well as the co-owner of Velde Moore, LTD, a firm with an expertise in Agricultural Law.

W&M undergraduate students in the 2021 Conservation Research Program will be presenting their applied research proposals. Students in this program work alongside conservation partners and faculty mentors on research that advances conservation outcomes.

Join the Center for Geospatial Analysis and Institute for Integrative Conservation for the 3rd annual Geospatial Research Symposium, a part of undergraduate research month. 

Come join us for Senior Research Saturday! Click for more info on viewing.

Earth Week is held annually the week of April 22, Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Week with this discussion of norms and practices in sustainable study abroad.

W&M Sustainability Symposium Event 2

Understanding our Interconnectedness: A Discussion with Céline Cousteau on Why Protecting the Rights of the Indigenous Communities of the Vale do Javari in Brazil is Essential to Our Survival  

With the help of VIMS scientists like Marta Sanderson, researchers have begun understanding how and why harmful algal blooms happen. This information can aid in improving the detection of these blooms and even forecast when they may happen. 

Sharpe:  Community Mapping Project (Neighborhoods Team)

A panel of judges will pick the $5000 grand prize winning research proposal for summer research in a STEM field.

Understanding our Interconnectedness: A keynote with Winona LaDuke, Native American environmentalist and political activist, on the importance of connecting with your local communities and ecosystems to the benefit of the future and world. 

Join us for an online version of our popular Scientist Walks Into a Bar program. Grab your favorite beverage and relax with us as three VIMS graduate students give a quick overview of their research during 5-minute fast talks with a Q&A after each talk.

When you think about the impacts of climate change, do you see visions of far-off polar bears? What about our own backyard?

Join us for an engaging exploration of BioEngineering and Synthetic Biology initiatives at W&M that will entail ongoing student research opportunities, our award winning iGEM team, and a trivia contest with prizes! 

Educators from CBNERR-VA and the VIMS Marine Advisory Program/Virginia Sea Grant Extension Program invite Virginia's K-12 teachers to our fourth annual Lesson Plan Expo featuring classroom-tested lesson plans developed by science graduate students.

Please join us for a talk by  Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, The University of Hawai`i - Manoa  titled "Towards understanding long-term impacts of indigenous agriculture on soils: Hawai`i as a model system"

Chemistry Faculty ask, "Are YOU interested in UG research?"

Highlights & pointers from Chem department faculty research labs.

Make your own hydroponics garden for your dorm! Come plant some herbs or vegetables that you can use for display or cooking, using a sustainable method of gardening.

This virtual presentation will show how persistent issues about how to relate environmental law and ethics become legible through Muslim registers for environmental justice.

In this stirring choreoritual of word, song and movement, Tahlequah, assisted by ancestral forces, journeys into a dark emotional abyss and learns the freedom which comes from letting go. A co-production with Christopher Newport University. 

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