UMW Dedicates Mural Honoring First African-American Alumna
April 13, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
Dr. Venus Romance Jones. It’s no wonder University of Mary Washington senior Timbila Kabre said she had “fallen in love” while researching the late physician bearing that name, who in 1968, became the first African-American woman to graduate from Mary Washington. “Dr. Jones’ hard work, passion and love for others … is absolutely inspiring,” she […]
Filed Under: Campus Environment Committee, Carole Garmon, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Jeffrey McClurken, Jepson Science Center, Top Stories, Venus Jones Tagged With: adolby, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of History and American Studies, edevlin
STEM Students Probe World Problems
July 24, 2018 by Kristin Davis
Weather patterns. Climate change. Cell death. These are among more than a dozen STEM-based topics tackled by University of Mary Washington students during this year’s Summer Science Institute, an intensive, fully funded 10-week research opportunity that culminates this week. Working with professors in their field of study, 20 undergraduates took the reins on projects that […]
Filed Under: College of Arts and Sciences, gwoodwell, Jepson Science Center, Top Stories Tagged With: atomba, Summer Science Institute
