The Chappell Great Lives lecture on Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 28, in the University of Mary Washington’s Dodd Auditorium has been postponed due to the speaker’s illness. The lecture has been rescheduled for April 7, 2016, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
On Monday, Jan. 25, Deborah O’Dell, associate professor of biology, and Virginia Lyle King will attend the Undergraduate Research Showcase in Richmond. Ms. King will be presenting her research, done in Deborah O’Dell’s laboratory, on the “Effects of Cell Phone Radiation in Glioblastoma Cells” to the Virginia General Assembly. The event is coordinated by the […]
UMW just enrolled its largest spring graduate class since 2011 and the fourth largest spring class of graduate students in more than a decade.In late November, after unanimous approval from the Board of Visitors, graduate admissions began promoting the MBA GRE/GMAT waiver for working professionals with 5+ years of professional work experience. Localized marketing/recruiting efforts, […]
A Webinar titled “Civility on Campus: Balancing Civility and Free Speech” will be presented on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2-3:30 p.m., in Combs 139. The Webinar will provide: An expansion of the concept of civility to know how to critically think about coded language and relate it to your unique campus needs. An understanding of the […]
Donzaleigh Abernathy, daughter of civil rights activists who helped launch the American civil rights movement, will give the keynote address as the University of Mary Washington celebrates the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
