The following message is from UMW Public Safety.The University of Mary Washington’s Annual Security Report has been published for 2021. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by UMW, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and […]
Dear UMW Faculty and Staff,The Virginia Department of Human Resource Management has modified the Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) policy regarding approved use of PHEL and new documentation requirements. The changes are highlighted below and you may view the entire updated policy here:Criteria for using PHEL: PHEL may be used to attend to an employee’s […]
Virginia’s local school districts have generally handled the COVID-19 crisis effectively, a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey reveals.Asked to rate COVID policies in their local school districts on an A-to-F scale, where A is excellent, C is adequate and F signifies a failure, 12 percent of respondents gave their local districts an A, […]
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin remain locked in a tight contest for governor of Virginia, a University of Mary Washington statewide survey shows. The poll, conducted by Research America Inc. Sept. 7-13, included 1,000 Virginia adults. Of those, 885 were registered voters and 528 were likely voters.Among likely voters, […]
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Josephine Antwi was interviewed on NorthJersey.com/The Record about the invasive spotted lanternfly.“The key right now, is to keep them from spreading and to keep their numbers down in areas where they currently occur,” said Josephine Antwi, an entomologist at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. “By destroying egg masses […]
