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The politics of fishing in East Africa
Sarah Glaser, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine Science | May 1, 2013

As a child, Sarah Glaser dreamed of working in Africa. In studying the fishing of Lake Victoria, Glaser made her dream come true.

 
William & Mary launches GIS certificate program in DC
staff, W&M Washington Office | April 29, 2013

William & Mary Professors John Swaddle and Stuart Hamilton have begun accepting applications for the College's new certificate program in Geographic Information Science for summer 2013.

 
Commonwealth Center inaugural projects focus on sea level rise
Joseph McClain | March 28, 2013

William & Mary’s Commonwealth Center for Energy and the Environment has launched its first round of projects, which have an emphasis on the effects of the rise of sea level.

 
Chancellor Gates participates in briefing on international research
Joseph McClain | February 15, 2013

William & Mary Chancellor Robert M. Gates '65 L.H.D. '98 was among a small group that received a briefing of four current globally focused research projects at the university.

 
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2013 Creative Adaptation awards announced
staff | February 5, 2013

Four entries chosen that improve the quality of education at the university while reducing costs or generating revenue that can be reinvested.

 
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W&M receives $25-million award for Center for Development Policy
Jim Ducibella | November 8, 2012

Largest single, financial award in William & Mary's history will create center to advance foreign aid transparency.

 
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Engaged research: Working with Uganda
David Williard | October 9, 2012

A team of W&M researchers help Ugandan scientists prepare for a promising but uncertain future.

 
GIS of China
What is the “Spatial Turn”? GIS and the Historian
Evan Cordulack | November 29, 2011

W&M’s Center for Geospatial Analysis recently brought Peter Bol, professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard, to campus.

 
On the map
Joseph M. McClain | May 27, 2011

David Soller ’76 is the keeper of what is possibly the world’s largest digital glove compartment.

 
GIS Meets Mercury: Tracking the Fates of Toxic Chemical Release
Chris Maggiolo '10 | May 15, 2010

During the spring 2010 semester, ENSP 204 and GEOL 204 students completed a class research project examining the environmental factors that contribute to mercury contamination in the South River watershed.

 
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Off the map
Joseph McClain | May 10, 2010

GIS data-stitching opens new research horizons.

 
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Purgatory...with a capital 'P'
Joseph McClain | May 10, 2010

GIS reveals medieval land-transfer patterns.

 
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Blank spots on the Virginia map
Joseph McClain | May 10, 2010

GIS reveals underserved areas for college-bound support.

 
New GIS Initiative
Staff | May 15, 2009

Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the expansion of the GIS program officially began in June 2008.