News Highlights

Coastal & Marine Sciences: it's popular! Check out some of the articles below highlighting our courses and the launch and growth of the new (as of Fall 2025) degree program.

News articles about Undergraduate Coastal & Marine Sciences at W&M are provided in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top:

Major & Minor in Coastal & Marine Sciences

William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS welcome their first class of coastal & marine sciences undergraduates (28 August 2025)

$50M historic gift fuels scholarships in coastal and marine sciences at William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS (6 February 2025)

W&M’s new major in coastal and marine sciences a first for Virginia (30 January 2025)

$100M gift to establish William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences (24 July 2024)

William & Mary pursues bachelor’s in marine science at School of Marine Science (3 May 2024)

Undergraduate Course & Research Highlights

Introduction to Marine Science: A growing gateway to coastal careers (11 June 2025)

Endowment fund supports unique internship for Eastern Shore students (26 September 2024)

The science and beauty of the Eastern Shore Laboratory undergraduate field course (29 July 2024)

Research by W&M undergrads benefits students & VIMS (27 April 2022)

Undergraduate Student Highlights

From an intro class to a calling: Sarah Herrera’s journey to marine science (11 June 2025)

Undergraduates also make an impact at VIMS, just ask Caitlin Sughrue (10 June 2024)