Hannes Schniepp, associate professor of applied science, announces the synthetic creation of nanofibrils that are key to the strength of brown-recluse spider silk.

W&M's Opera Workshop rehearses English professor Nancy Schoenberger's new play 'Whitechapel Arias,' which recounts the experiences of victims of Jack the Ripper.

W&M undergraduates conduct one of a series of tests as they collaborate with NASA to create a functional data recorder to ultimately assist with landing payloads on Mars.

Three W&M English professors finish and publish 'Shakesplish,' a book left unfinished by their departed colleague Paula Blank.

The W&M Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Victor Haskins rehearses Roy Hargrove's "Strasbourg-St. Denis."

Phillip Emanuel discusses Queen Mary utilizing documents and items from the Thomas G. and Louise Rowe Pullen Collection at Swem Library.

Falicity Wheless '18 created a tour of Jamestowne highlighting the experiences of women there.

W&M Glauber Fellow Talia Wiener '20 describes her digital-humanities project.

W&M Glauber Fellow Mbiye Kasonga'19 describes her digital-humanities project.

William & Mary associate professor of government Marcus Holmes discusses insights from his book "Face-to-Face Diplomacy."

Jaime Settle, associate professor of government, discusses her new book "Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America."

Biology students under the direction of professor Matthias Leu work on the problem of amphibian decline.

Government professor C. Lawrence Evans discusses his new book "The Whips: Building Party Coalitions in Congress."

At W&M, applied-science professor Saskia Mordijck is in partnership with Department of Energy personnel in an effort to fuel fusion reactors.

Artisia Green, associate professor of theatre, offers insights about the upcoming production of "The Children's Hour."

W&M researchers Dorothy Ibes and Tanya Stadelmann discuss video ecotherapy in light of their co-taught Reveley/Mellon course Communicating Environmental Science through Documentary Film.

A look inside the printmaking class of Brian Kreydatus, professor of printmaking and life drawing at the university.

W&M professor of history Chitralekha Zutshi discusses her new book "Kashmir: History, Politics, Representation."

Students animate large objects in W&M's Puppetry in Performance class.

Students animate small objects in W&M's Puppetry in Performance class.

Elizabeth Losh discusses stories that are not real during her presentation of W&M's 13th Tack Lecture "Fake News for Real People."

Elizabeth Losh discusses fake news of the past as well as the future during her presentation of W&M's 13th Tack Lecture "Fake News for Real People."

David Feldman, co-author of "The Road Ahead for America's Colleges and Universities," discusses how higher-ed's social-mobility function is threatened.

Behind the scenes look at stage preparations for W&M theater's production of "Metamorphoses."

W&M professor Doug Young explains how students are synthesizing unnatural amino acids.

Nancy Schoenberger, W&M professor of English, discusses her new book "Wayne and Ford: The Films, The Friendships and the Forging of an American Hero."

Associate professor of sociology Deenesh Sohoni discusses how groups arguing for a restrictionist immigration policy create alternative numbers.

Associate professor of biology Matthias Leu and graduate student Dylan Simpson give an update on their study of lone star ticks and the spread of ehrlichiosis.

Sasha Prokhorov, associate professor of Russian, and Cindy Centeno, media specialist, led a study-abroad trip to St. Petersburg with an emphasis on creating video documentaries. (Features soundtrack by the W&M Russian Music Ensemble.)

W&M professors Heather Macdonald (geology) and Pamela Eddy (education) discuss ongoing efforts to create faculty 'change agents' for the nation's two-year colleges.

Geology professors Christopher Bailey and Nicolas Balascio discuss how they melded a class field trip with an NSF-funded research project above the Arctic Circle.

Associate professor of art Nicole Santiago paints, in part, as a means of making sense of her life.

Marcus Holmes, assistant professor of government, talks about President Trump's use of digital diplomacy.

Gene Roche, executive professor of higher education, discusses the evolution of computer intelligence and the future of human work.

A look at the 2017 senior art show at William & Mary.

Guest lighting designer Martha Mountain '86 returns to her alma mater to work on a PBK mainstage production.

A look at the W&M aviation ground school.

W&M professor of English Henry Hart discusses his new biography of Robert Frost and the trip to the Dismal Swamp that his research inspired.

Erin Heald '18 works in Associate Professor Ray McCoy's lab to investigate the effects running on cambered roadways has on female recreational runners.

W&M student Kayla Weldon discusses her dance piece "Trinity."

Chief curator John Spike provides insights on the exhibition "Botticelli and the Search for the Divine" at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary.

Neil Norman, associate professor of anthropology, discusses a 2-million year old stone tool he found in Djibouti while two of his students make their own newer tools.

Co-curators Danielle Moretti-Langholtz and Buck Woodard discuss "Building the Brafferton," an exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum of Art about the 18th-century Indian School at William & Mary. The exhibition is comprised of objects from the Muscarelle Museum of Art and other generous lenders, listed here: http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2016/lenders-for-building-the-brafferton.php

Christopher DeLaurenti's students create analog synthesizers as a hands-on means of exploring music.

Francie Cate-Arries, W&M professor of Hispanic studies, led her students to create English subtitles for the documentary "Three Days in July."

Michael Luchs, associate professor of marketing and director of the Mason School's Jim and Bobbie Ukrop Innovation & Design Studio, conducts a class in observation.

Professor Kevin Weng describes his ongoing research with sharks at the Eastern Shore Lab of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS).

Students in the Small Hall maker space create devices for VIMS professor Kevin Weng to use in his shark research at the Eastern Shore Lab.

Associate professor of theatre Elizabeth Wiley discusses her work as an audiobook narrator.

Selected images submitted during the recent PhysicsFest event at William & Mary.