Author: Jill Laiacona

UMW Reports $14.5 Million Raised in 2023-24

The University of Mary Washington ended the 2023-24 fiscal year on June 30, announcing an impressive $14.5 million in gifts and pledges that will help strengthen and enhance the UMW student experience.Private support from 5,146 generous donors helped Mary Washington continue its commitment to providing students with an outstanding liberal arts and sciences education filled […]

UMW Summer Science Institute Naming Honors Irene Piscopo Rodgers ’59

The University of Mary Washington’s Summer Science Institute (SSI) has given UMW students the chance to conduct trailblazing undergraduate STEM research – analyzing cancer cells, carbon dioxide reduction and complex computer coding – for a quarter of a century.Many of these young scientists had access to their summer studies because of the scholarships, research fellowships […]

UMW Students Earn Perkins Awards at Summer Science Institute Symposium

One of senior Kate Green’s favorite activities this summer was wading in the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers. Swimming in the cool, chin-deep waters, she collected specimens to study how parasites differently impact male and female freshwater snails.“From biodiversity to human recreation, aquatic ecosystems play an important role in the lives of many different species,” said […]