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- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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TRAP Program accepting project proposals for detection and removal of derelict fishing gear
April 15, 2025 | The Center for Coastal Resources Management at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, is soliciting proposals under the Nationwide Fishing Trap Removal, Assessment, and Prevention (TRAP) Program and will award up to $1,475,000 using funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
Marjorie Friedrichs is the 2024 AGU Ocean Sciences Rachel Carson Lecture recipient
Marjorie Friedrichs has been named AGU's 2024 Rachel Carson Lecture recipient, an honor presented annually to recognize cutting-edge work in ocean science research by a woman scientist.
Molly Mitchell wins Chico Mendes Prize
April 13, 2024 | Molly Mitchell received the British Ecological Society's Chico Mendes Prize, awarded biennially to the best Practice Insights article by an early career practitioner in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.