Category: What’s New @ UMW

UMW Gets a Green Thumbs-Up From The Princeton Review

The University of Mary Washington’s commitment to sustainability earned national recognition once again as it was named to The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges. The annual guide highlights institutions that demonstrate exceptional dedication to environmental responsibility through academic offerings, campus policies and community engagement.Included among 388 schools featured in the 2026 edition released last […]

School Spirit and Donor Impact Take Center Stage at UMW’s Celebration of Giving

Olivia-Lena De Veaux, a senior international affairs and Spanish major at the University of Mary Washington, has embraced study abroad in college, spending a semester in Mexico and going on a faculty-led trip to Guatemala over spring break.“It’s been exhilarating to expand my horizons in ways I couldn’t have imagined four years ago,” said De […]

Mock Interview Competition Helps Students Build Career-Ready Skills

University of Mary Washington sophomore Maggie Alt’s strong response to a question about her greatest weakness impressed judges during last month’s Mock Interview Competition.“I told them I need time and a few conversations with people before I can fully open up and make connections with them,” said Alt, a historic preservation major, who added that […]

UMW Hosts Debate to Explore AI Innovation and Copyright Protection   

Students, faculty and staff at the University of Mary Washington gathered last month for a public debate examining a question at the center of ongoing legal and creative disputes – does training artificial intelligence (AI) models on copyrighted works without permission violate copyright law.Hosted by UMW’s Center for AI and the Liberal Arts, the event […]

UMW Hosts Statewide Conference Recognizing Undergraduate Research

For University of Mary Washington junior Mohammad Ali Hassan, Saturday’s presentation was personal. Standing in front of a poster representing his work in the lab, the biology major spoke of his family’s experience with two different types of aggressive cancer.Hassan’s research employs mice to test the effects of immunogenic chemotherapy on triple-negative breast cancer, a […]