Lessons in the Sciences: Mary Washington Alumnae Advance STEM Careers
February 9, 2024 by Jill Laiacona
A young woman leaves New York to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at a small Virginia women’s college in the 1950s. After graduate school, she becomes a revered electron microscopist – but not without the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated field. Consequently, she spends her life helping female students at her […]
Filed Under: Alvey Scholarship, Anne Hope Scott, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Department of Computer Science, Docia Atanda, Endowment, Harrison Miles, Irene Piscopo Rodgers, Jerri Barden Perkins, Marilyn Shull Black, Office of University Advancement and Alumni Engagement, Science, Sofia Taylor, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of Biology, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Department of Mathematics, STEM
UMW Reports Record-Breaking $21.3 Million Raised in 2022-23
August 16, 2023 by Jill Laiacona
The University of Mary Washington closed the books June 30 on its most successful fundraising year to date, with $21,362,093 in gifts and pledges – more than triple last year’s number – made during the 2022-23 fiscal year to enhance the UMW student experience. Private support from 4,829 generous donors, more than half of whom […]
