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Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Jul 24, 2024

Batten donates $100M to expand W&M marine, coastal research

Jane Batten, the matriarch of a Hampton Roads family known for its philanthropy, has pledged $100 million to William & Mary to boost coastal and marine science research towards finding global solutions for flooding and sea-level rise, the Williamsburg university announced Wednesday. The newly named Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences will expand the […]

Apr 29, 2024

Rising alarm

Over the years, scientists have warned about sea-level rise, especially in Norfolk, which has the highest rate on the East Coast. “Norfolk is very flat. When you see a small increase in water levels, a wide part of land floods in response,” says Molly Mitchell, a researcher at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, which […]

Floating narrow-leaved spatterdock (Nuphar sagittifolia) and emergent common spatterdock (Nuphar advena) on the channel edge of a fresh tidal marsh at Big Marsh Point, along the Chickahominy River in James City County Photo by Gary Fleming, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Apr 28, 2022

Ways of the water

Back in 2016, Virginia Coastal Zone Management program planners began talking about ways to protect the Lower Chickahominy River watershed. “We’re like, ‘Well, let’s get ahead of this,’” says Jefferson Flood, an appropriately named coastal planner for the CZM, a network of individuals from Virginia agencies and local governments who work to protect coastal resources. [&hell[...]

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