Author: University Communications

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All Flexible Spending Accounts have a three-month period following the end of a plan year or coverage period that establishes the deadline to file claims and submit documentation. I

If you had a Flexible Spending Account that ended on June 30, 2026, your deadline to file claims and submit documentation for claims incurred …

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UMW chemistry faculty attended the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) this summer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professors Janet Asper, Nicole Crowder, Davis Oldham, Randy Reif and Kelli Slunt; Associate Professor Leanna Giancarlo; Assistant Professor Sarah Smith; and Lecturer Suzanne Nguyen participated in the conference, one of the largest gatherings focused …

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UMW Galleries Director Tracy Stonestreet and Assistant Professor of Studio Art Coorain Devin appeared on News Talk 1230 WFVA’s Town Talk to preview upcoming exhibitions at the Ridderhof Martin Gallery and duPont Gallery.

Stonestreet and Devin highlighted opportunities for students to exhibit their work, engage with professional artists and experience a variety of …

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Professor of English Chris Foss presented the paper “Ghost Writing with Wilde (and Its Revelations)” at the 2026 International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association Conference, held July 24 in Washington, D.C.

Foss examined Is It a Forgery?, a “posthumous” play that psychic medium Hester Travers Smith claimed Oscar Wilde’s ghost dictated to her during dozens …

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Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Pamela Grothe ’06 was acknowledged for her contributions to the research article “Western Pacific Corals Reveal Common Era Changes in ENSO-Diversity, Thermal Stress, and Volcanic Cooling,” published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Grothe supported the researchers’ calculations of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variance.