UMW Math Professor Honored by Alma Mater

Keith Mellinger received the 2013 Young Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater, Millersville University.

University of Mary Washington Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics Keith Mellinger was honored with the 2013 Young Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater, Millersville University. … [Read more...]

Virginia Psychology Group Recognizes UMW Students

Heath Sharp and Drew Hickey were recognized by the Virginia Psychological Association.

University of Mary Washington psychology majors Drew Hickey and William “Heath” Sharp were recognized for their outstanding undergraduate research at the Virginia Psychological Association’s spring conference April 25 in Richmond. … [Read more...]

Students Presented Work at Research and Creativity Day

Students showcased their work at the annual Research and Creativity Day.

Students at the University of Mary Washington gave more than 100 research presentations during the annual Undergraduate Student Research and Creativity Day on Friday, April 26. … [Read more...]

UMW Announces 2013 Historic Preservation Book Prize

Paul Kapp and Paul Armstrong received the 2013 Historic Preservation Book Prize for their book "SynergiCity." Image courtesy of University of Illinois Press.

The University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation has awarded the 2013 Historic Preservation Book Prize to “SynergiCity: Reinventing the Postindustrial City,” edited by Paul Hardin Kapp and Paul J. Armstrong. … [Read more...]

UMW Students Win Art Awards

Rachael Juhan (left) and Sidney Mullis received the Melchers Gray Purchase Award for their work, "Dale."

The University of Mary Washington Department of Art and Art History announced its student award recipients at the Wednesday, April 10 opening of the Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition at the duPont Gallery. … [Read more...]

UMW Concert Band Presents Season Finale

The UMW Concert Band

The University of Mary Washington Concert Band presented its season finale performance on Friday, April 12. … [Read more...]

UMW Hosted Psi Chi Research Symposium

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Bruce Rybarczyk, associate professor and director of clinical psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, delivered the keynote address at the 28th annual Psi Chi Symposium for Undergraduate Research in Psychology at the University of Mary Washington. … [Read more...]

UMW’s Production of “The Tempest” Runs Through April 21

UMW's production of "The Tempest" runs through April 21. Photo courtesy of Geoff Greene.

The University of Mary Washington’s Department of Theatre & Dance is continuing its 2012-2013 season with a production of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Performances will be held April 11-13 and April18-20 at 8 p.m., and April 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. in duPont Hall’s Klein Theatre. … [Read more...]

UMW English Professor Awarded National Fellowship

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Ben LaBreche, assistant professor of English at the University of Mary Washington, has been awarded a Solmsen Fellowship for 2013-2014. The fellowship will support a year of research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities. … [Read more...]

Political Science Student Awarded Summer Scholarship

Shirley Martey

University of Mary Washington junior Shirley Martey is the recipient of the 2013 Ambassador Summer Scholarship from the Taiwan-U.S. Sister Relations Alliance (TUSA). Martey, chosen to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia, is the first UMW student to be awarded the scholarship. … [Read more...]