When Shreya Murali was in high school, she got the chance to observe an open-heart surgery. She watched, mesmerized, as the surgeon cut through the sternum to reveal the patient’s beating heart. “At that moment, I knew I wanted to be in that room one day,” said prospective physician Murali, now a rising junior at […]
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UMW Physics, Math Major Wins Preeminent Goldwater Scholarship
William “Henry” Mills was in his late 20s when he arrived at UMW. After community college and a lackluster job, he’d begun to get serious about making the most of his life. This wasn’t the time, Mills thought, for playing it safe. “I’d always been interested in physics,” he said. “I just never thought I […]
UMW, Richard Bland College Sign Honors Program Agreement
The University of Mary Washington and Richard Bland College of William & Mary (RBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that facilitates the transfer of Honors Program students between the two schools. Beginning this fall, UMW will admit into the University’s Honors Program students who have successfully completed RBC’s Honors Program. Mary Washington will […]
UMW Senior Does Groundbreaking Autism and Gender Research
Ren Koloni wants to make academia a more welcoming place for people like them. And at the University of Mary Washington, Koloni found space where they could do just that. Koloni, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary – neither male nor female – and uses they/them pronouns, is autistic and has multiple disabilities. UMW appealed […]
