Author: Jill Laiacona

‘World on a Plate’ Summer Course Starts June 23

When University of Mary Washington College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger first visited Europe nearly 25 years ago, he found himself in a restaurant in Rome, off the beaten path, eating an eggplant dish he’d never heard of before.“I didn’t even know that I had ordered it, but it was absolutely amazing,” Mellinger […]

UMW Inaugural AI Expert-in-Residence Shares Insight on Technology’s ‘Tremendous’ Impact

When Sean O’Brien ’09 graduated from the University of Mary Washington, smartphones were the latest technology tools on the market. Within six years, almost everyone had one of these handy devices in their palm or pocket.Yet, it only took two months for ChatGPT to top 100 million users, he added, illustrating the acceleration of artificial […]