Chesapeake Bay Hall, the College of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s newest building, was dedicated in a special ceremony last Thursday on the Gloucester Point campus.
“I often say that our science operates in the nexus of social, economic and ecological factors driving life in coastal systems and the work that will take place in this new Chesapeake Bay Hall exemplifies that notion,” said Batten School and VIMS Dean and Director Derek Aday in his opening remarks.
Areas of research housed in the new building include ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, microbial ecology and biogeochemistry, marine and aquaculture molecular genetics, fisheries genetics, and coastal and marine pollution.
According to Aday, these research areas “help ensure that we stay squarely focused on and ahead of the challenges of coastal and marine systems, providing practical solutions and science-based advice to our policymakers, stakeholders and coastal citize...