Learning & Impact
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UMW Senior, Music Faculty Collaborate on Note-Worthy Research
When Elyse Ridder ’19 declared as a music major, she expected to perform pieces by the likes of Aaron Copland. Never could she have imagined that she’d get to finish a work by the famed American composer. Elyse Ridder ’19 …
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Professors’ Psychology Text Is One for the Books
Alexandra Diviney wasn’t sure what to expect when she walked into class in the University of Mary Washington’s Mercer Hall this semester. Or when she settled into her seat in Room 201 and cracked open the slick white textbook with …
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13 Things You’ll Learn at UMW’s 13th Research and Creativity Day
They hunker down at the Hurley Convergence Center, set up shop at Simpson Library, dig in their heels at duPont. All across campus, at any minute of any day – whether they’re crunching numbers, adjusting microscopes, mixing acrylics or measuring …
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‘The Country Wife’ Woos Crowds With Elaborate Costumes
The lilac-purple and daffodil-yellow hues spied on campus this weekend aren’t necessarily spring flowers. They also could be spectacular pastel wigs donned by talented students in University of Mary Washington Theatre’s production of the saucy 1675 satire The Country Wife. Tommy …
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Historic Preservation Students Dig Into Native American Past
It could have been just any old rock. There were thousands of them under John Lightner’s feet at the edge of Aquia Creek. But this one was different. For Lightner, chief emeritus of Stafford County’s Patawomeck Indian tribe, it was …
