W&M Inquiry
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Cadaver lab
Each year, roughly 160 students enroll in the Human Anatomy Lab, a class that for over 50 years has allowed undergraduate students to gain an understanding of anatomy using actual human cadavers.
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Wrangling toads (for science)
Those toads hopping jauntily around Williamsburg in their snazzy little backpacks are a work of science, not sorcery.
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It's Electric
What happens in the EEG lab is a far cry from the leather couch, a cliché that the Department of Psychological Sciences — and the profession — is actively moving away from.
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Darth Vader walks into a classroom...
William & Mary Physics Professor Joshua Erlich traditionally observes Halloween with a little scientific cosplay.
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It was a dark and stormy night in the laboratory
We’ve all heard the classic tale of Dr. Frankenstein and his makeshift monster, but few realize similar experimentation is taking place at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (well, kind of).
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Undergrad research goes global
Research opportunities for undergrads are plentiful at William & Mary, but that doesn’t mean that all great research must happen in Williamsburg.
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Ugly Stone
It may be unsightly, but the stone that currently makes up the exterior steps of the Brafferton has an illustrious pedigree that has sparked a transatlantic search for its origin.
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Calling all coders
William & Mary’s annual student-run coding marathon has evolved over the years to incorporate elements of a tech expo and job fair.
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Freshman lab mates turned NSF fellows
Now that their undergraduate careers are behind them, two recent graduates are entering into research careers, each backed by a strong vote of confidence from the National Science Foundation.
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World cup of science
An iGEM project is an excellent example of how science is done in the 21st century — team-based, multidisciplinary, quantitative and focused on the solution of difficult problems.