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SMCM Comedian Janelle James to perform at 15th Annual Twain Lecture at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on April 10

Comedian Janelle James to perform at 15th Annual Twain Lecture at St. Mary’s College of Maryland on April 10 Michael Bruckler March 15, 2021 - 10:22 am March 15, 2021 “An Evening with Janelle James” takes place on Saturday, April 10, beginning at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. James is the 15th performer for the Annual Twain Lecture Series on American Humor and Culture. Register in advance for this webinar: www.smcm.edu/twain-tickets. James is a Los Angeles-based comedian who can be seen on “The...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Washington University for Engineering Dual Degree Program

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Washington University for Engineering Dual Degree Program Michael Bruckler March 15, 2021 - 9:58 am March 15, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland has partnered with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, to offer an engineering dual degree program. The program, considered one of the country’s premier engineering programs, is now in its 48th year at Washington University. “While the St. Mary’s College students that are most likely to be...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College’s Center for the Study of Democracy Presents Award-Winning Journalist Kavitha Cardoza to Discuss Undocumented Children in Public Sc

St. Mary’s College’s Center for the Study of Democracy Presents Award-Winning Journalist Kavitha Cardoza to Discuss Undocumented Children in Public Schools Michael Bruckler March 12, 2021 - 9:03 am March 12, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy presents award-winning journalist Kavitha Cardoza for her virtual talk titled, “Undocumented Children in Public Schools: Trauma and the Compounded Loss of Language, Culture and Social Status on Life Outcomes,” on...

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SMCM Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies Laura B. Schneider Published in the Journal Science & Children

Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies Laura B. Schneider Published in the Journal Science & Children Michael Bruckler March 09, 2021 - 10:53 am March 09, 2021 Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies Laura B. Schneider has published an article in the journal Science & Children with Kayce Wills, a staff member at Duke Elementary in Leonardtown, Maryland. The article is titled “Why Are There Coral in the Cliffs?: Engaging third graders in a historical science phenomenon.” The...

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SMCM Professor Crawford and SMCM Alumna Gibson ’19 Present at the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Meeting

Professor Crawford and SMCM Alumna Gibson ’19 Present at the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Meeting Aileen Bailey March 08, 2021 - 9:35 am March 08, 2021 Karen Crawford, professor of biology, and SMCM alumna Madeline Gibson ’19 recently presented, “Filling in the gaps: Fibroblast growth factor 10 induced intercalary regeneration in salamanders” at the annual meeting of the Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology. Professor Crawford also chaired the session on...

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SMCM Professor Julia King Receives Prestigious Fellowship in Landscape Studies from Dumbarton Oaks

Professor Julia King Receives Prestigious Fellowship in Landscape Studies from Dumbarton Oaks Gretchen Phillips March 08, 2021 - 8:16 am March 08, 2021 Julia King, professor of anthropology and chair of that department at St. Mary's College of Maryland, has been awarded a prestigious residential fellowship at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Washington, D.C. Administered by the trustees for Harvard University, Dumbarton Oaks supports research and learning in...

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SMCM SMCM Psychology Students, Alumni and Professors Present at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference

SMCM Psychology Students, Alumni and Professors Present at Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference Angela Draheim March 04, 2021 - 5:24 pm March 04, 2021 Students Katie Agate '21, Mason Drusano '22, Janna Mawuli '22, Sonder Van Wert '23, alumni Ceara Daugherty '20, Anna Moorehead '20, and assistant professors of psychology Gili Freedman and Kristina Howansky presented virtual posters at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)...

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SMCM Part 2 of ‘Bridging Our Gaps’ Virtual Community Conversation Series Explores Americans’ Views of Policing

Part 2 of ‘Bridging Our Gaps’ Virtual Community Conversation Series Explores Americans’ Views of Policing Michael Bruckler March 02, 2021 - 3:18 pm March 02, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continue the four-part virtual series, ‘Bridging Our Gaps: Community Conversations to Rebuild Our Democracy’ with a March 10 event examining public views of policing in America. The public is invited to join Antonio Ugues Jr., SMCM associate...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Launches Innovative Study-Abroad Program with Verto Education

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Launches Innovative Study-Abroad Program with Verto Education Michael Bruckler March 01, 2021 - 9:52 am March 01, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland has partnered with Verto Education, to offer a study-abroad program that combines the classroom experience with expeditions, hands-on projects, and service-learning for first-year students. Prospective first-year students to St. Mary’s College who participate in this “gap year without the gap” would begin their...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College presents 2021 Margaret Brent Lecturer Sarah Deer

St. Mary’s College presents 2021 Margaret Brent Lecturer Sarah Deer Michael Bruckler February 25, 2021 - 8:42 am February 25, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland presents legal scholar, university professor and activist for indigenous women Sarah Deer as this year’s Margaret Brent Lecturer on Wednesday, March 10 at 8 p.m. via Zoom: www.smcm.edu/deer. The 2021 Margaret Brent Lecture and Award Ceremony is presented by the College’s women, gender and sexuality studies program. Ending...

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SMCM Visiting Instructor and Alum Katia Meisinger's Artwork Included in "Red"Online Exhibition

Visiting Instructor and Alum Katia Meisinger's Artwork Included in "Red"Online Exhibition Jessica McDowell February 24, 2021 - 4:50 pm February 24, 2021 Artwork by visiting Instructor and SMCM art alumna Katia Meisinger is included in the online exhibition Red at the Colors of Humanity Art Gallery during the month of February. The piece, "Red Room," was included in Meisinger's 2019 senior exhibition at SMCM's Boyden Gallery. Artists from around the world were called to submit their work...

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SMCM Associate Professor of Chemistry Kelly Neiles and Team Invited to Join Inclusive Excellence Learning Community

Associate Professor of Chemistry Kelly Neiles and Team Invited to Join Inclusive Excellence Learning Community Michael Bruckler February 24, 2021 - 2:19 pm February 24, 2021 Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Kelly Neiles, along with colleagues at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, have accepted an invitation from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to participate in an Inclusive Excellence Learning Community. The award includes $30,000 to support participation...

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SMCM Ongan Has Six New Publications

Ongan Has Six New Publications Lee Capristo February 24, 2021 - 9:09 am February 24, 2021 Serdar Ongan, visiting professor of economics at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has six new publications in 2021: “Monetary Policy Uncertainties and Demand for Money for Japan: Nonlinear ARDL Approach” in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 26(1), 1-12 (SSCI); “How Do Various Health Insurance Coverages Affect COVID-19 Related Stay-at-Home Tendencies of People Across U.S. States?” in the...

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SMCM Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell Creates Limited-Edition Print for Wassaic Project Benefit

Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell Creates Limited-Edition Print for Wassaic Project Benefit Jessica McDowell February 23, 2021 - 6:16 pm February 23, 2021 Assistant Professor of Digital Art & Animation Jessye McDowell was one of four artists invited to create a new work for the Wassaic Project’s 2021 Winter Benefit, which took a novel form during the pandemic. Consisting of four events, the artists were paired with a collector of their work, who gave a virtual tour of their home and art...

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SMCM Assistant Professor of Digital Art & Animation Jessye McDowell Contributes to CAA Conference Programming as President of the New Media Caucus

Assistant Professor of Digital Art & Animation Jessye McDowell Contributes to CAA Conference Programming as President of the New Media Caucus Michael Bruckler February 23, 2021 - 4:17 pm February 23, 2021 The New Media Caucus, with St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor Jessye McDowell serving as president, contributed programming that highlights innovative new media art and scholarship to the 2021 CAA conference, held virtually from February 10 - 13. The NMC has been an...

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SMCM St. Mary's Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publish New Lab Model

St. Mary's Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publish New Lab Model Geoffrey Bowers February 19, 2021 - 5:04 pm February 19, 2021 Assistant Professor Geoffrey Bowers, Professor Randolph Larsen, and Associate Professor Kelly Neiles recently published a new scholarly laboratory model for upper level chemistry courses in the Journal of Chemical Education. The model teaches students about the fundamental skills of a particular field in a first semester laboratory course, then puts the...

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SMCM Professor Crawford Appointed to the External Advisory Committee for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network

Professor Crawford Appointed to the External Advisory Committee for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network Aileen Bailey February 18, 2021 - 12:17 pm February 18, 2021 Karen Crawford, professor of biology, has been appointed to the External Advisory Committee for the Vermont Biomedical Research Network (VBRN). The VBRN is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to promote biomedical research in the state of Vermont. The External Advisory Committee for VBRN assists with...

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SMCM SGA Keeps Focus on Students through Uncertain Times

SGA Keeps Focus on Students through Uncertain Times Gretchen Phillips February 12, 2021 - 2:17 pm February 12, 2021 When St. Mary’s College of Maryland pivoted to address health guidelines early in the COVID-19 pandemic, it altered many aspects of campus life, but the College’s Student Government Association (SGA) stepped up to help in a big way for students both on and off campus. The College’s SGA is charged with unifying the student body and representing the students to the faculty...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland now a Partner Institution of TheDream.US Scholarship Program

St. Mary’s College of Maryland now a Partner Institution of TheDream.US Scholarship Program Michael Bruckler February 16, 2021 - 2:58 pm February 16, 2021 St. Mary’s College of Maryland has partnered with TheDream.US, a national program that provides college scholarships for intellectually curious and ambitious Dreamers seeking a college degree. “St. Mary’s College of Maryland is committed to serving Dreamers and is proud to partner with TheDream.US scholarship program to provide...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College’s Theater, Film & Media Studies Presents Timely Drama “Baltimore” Virtually

St. Mary’s College’s Theater, Film & Media Studies Presents Timely Drama “Baltimore” Virtually Michael Bruckler February 12, 2021 - 10:56 am February 12, 2021 “Baltimore,” Kirsten Greenidge’s timely drama about racism on college campuses, opens virtually in Cole Cinema on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus with a live Zoom performance on Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. The show performs live on Zoom at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, February 28. Access to the webinar for each Zoom...

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