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VIMS and W&M’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences provide research, education and advisory service to government, citizens and industry.
Gloucester Point, Virginia
Joined May 2009
On April 10, students, staff and faculty at @williamandmary's Batten School & @VIMS_News joined university leadership and state representatives to celebrate the newest building on the Gloucester Point campus. https://t.co/4xD359UKyO
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Chesapeake Bay Hall serves as a hub for much of the lab-based science driving the institutions’ academic, research and advisory missions.
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Alert: This is a TEST of the Batten School & VIMS emergency notification system. This is only a TEST.
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Alert: At 12:15pm on Wednesday, March 26, the Batten School & VIMS will test its emergency notification system. During the test, a siren/speaker system may be heard by the surrounding community. This is only a test.
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Due to Winter Storm Kingston, the Batten School & VIMS will be closed on Thursday, February 20.
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Due to inclement weather, the Batten School & VIMS will be closed on Wednesday, February 19.
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A $50M gift will establish The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program, providing full tuition support for students pursuing our new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at W&M’s Batten School & VIMS. https://t.co/GV2gBbfgGf
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The $50M gift by William & Mary alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz ’82 and the Brunckhorst Foundations will empower future generations to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges by...
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For the first time in Virginia, students will have an in-state, public option to earn an undergraduate degree in coastal & marine sciences. With formal approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), William & Mary's new major will launch this fall.
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❄️ Due to inclement weather, the Batten School & VIMS will open on a delay at 10am on Thursday, January 22. ❄️
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Weather Alert: Due to winter weather that is expected to bring snow and ice to the area, W&M's Batten School & VIMS will open at 12pm on Monday, January 6.
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📣 JOB ALERT📣 William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS invite applications for a full-time, non-tenure track position as Assistant Teaching Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences. For more info and to apply:
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Friedrichs will discuss "how the battle against eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay is a testament to the legacy of Carson’s early work that raised so much awareness of environmental pollution and our ability to reverse its long-term detrimental effects.”
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📣Attendees at #AGU24: head to Ballroom B at 10:25am TODAY to hear Dr. Marjy Friedrichs deliver the Rachel Carson Lecture.
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.@marinesanctuary will be part of a massive cleanup of derelict #FishingGear through the National Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment & Prevention Program led by @VIMS_News with funds from @NOAADebris! Our work will remove derelict submerged traps in @FloridaKeysNMS. #GoalCleanSeas
We are pleased to announce, with @VIMS_News , 11 projects under the Nationwide Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment, and Prevention (TRAP) Program to support #MarineDebris removal with #funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law #LearnMore
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We are pleased to announce, with @VIMS_News , 11 projects under the Nationwide Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment, and Prevention (TRAP) Program to support #MarineDebris removal with #funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law #LearnMore
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A study led by @williamandmary's Batten School & @VIMS_News scientists has shown that purple marsh crabs can significantly disrupt carbon cycling in salt marshes. https://t.co/Ojt23pYcOr
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A study led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS scientists has shown that purple marsh crabs can significantly disrupt carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the United States.
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Join marine ecologist David Johnson at the fall #wmTackLecture tomorrow (11/14) for "Space Fish, Zombie Shrimp, and Other Saltmarsh Tales." Discover bizarre, captivating stories that unveil the hidden, remarkable life of salt marshes. RSVP today: https://t.co/bVVxCYZ14Y
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Don't miss the last webinar of the Acidification and #Estuaries series hosted by the Interagency Working Group on #OceanAcidification. The focus is #science informed management. Join us on 4 Nov. 2pm ET https://t.co/H7g2rIww6n
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In September the #OAAlliance and #MACAN co-hosted a first of a kind 'Mid-Atlantic #OceanAcidification Workshop' in #Baltimore 🇺🇸 With themes like: 🦪 Communicating OA in the context of #ClimateChange 🦪 Using OA Information for #Policy & #Management
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In addition, a new study led by VIMS and Batten School Ph.D. student Rachel Dixon shows that habitat loss may be impacting juvenile striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay. Learn more.
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A study by researchers at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggests that a loss of suitable nursery habitat for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay may be contributing to lower numbers of...
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