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SMCM Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman Receives Collaborative Grant from the National Science Foundation

Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman Receives Collaborative Grant from the National Science Foundation Angela Draheim July 24, 2020 - 1:34 pm July 24, 2020 Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland Gili Freedman and colleague Jennifer Beer (University of Texas at Austin) recently received a collaborative, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a total of $465,222 ($75,102 of which will go to SMCM). In the project titled...

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SMCM Assistant Professor Daniel Chase Receives Grant from American Chemical Society

Assistant Professor Daniel Chase Receives Grant from American Chemical Society Michael Bruckler July 23, 2020 - 8:43 am July 23, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor of Chemistry Daniel Chase was recently awarded a three-year, $70,000 grant from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. The project begins September 1, 2020, and is titled: “Synthesis and Catalytic Exploration of Transition Metal Aza-Dipyrromethene Chelates.” The approved budget includes...

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SMCM Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 Recognizes St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 Recognizes St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler July 22, 2020 - 10:51 am July 22, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, was recently acknowledged in the 2021 edition of the “Fiske Guide to Colleges.” For more than 35 years, millions of students, parents, and guidance counselors have relied on the Fiske Guide to Colleges during their college search. Compiled by former New York Times education editor Edward B...

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SMCM Professor David Froom's Newest Recording

Professor David Froom's Newest Recording David Froom July 20, 2020 - 3:54 pm July 20, 2020 St. Mary's College Professor of Music David Froom's "Shades of Red" for solo viola has just been released as part of the American Composer Alliance's "The Shelter Recordings," an initiative created to support musicians sheltering in place while awaiting the return of live performing. Froom's music was selected and recorded by Rita Porfiris, professor of viola at the Hartt School of Music. The...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan Appointed Board Chair to HERS Board of Directors

St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan Appointed Board Chair to HERS Board of Directors Michael Bruckler July 20, 2020 - 10:52 am July 20, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland President Tuajuanda C. Jordan has been appointed board chair to the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) board of directors. President Jordan has been on the board since July 2018 and has served on several committees, including the Advancement Committee (2018-2019), and prior to her current appointment...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Suspends Fall 2020 Varsity Athletics and Club Sports Competition Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Suspends Fall 2020 Varsity Athletics and Club Sports Competition Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Michael Bruckler July 15, 2020 - 3:53 pm July 15, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland announced Wednesday, July 15, that fall 2020 varsity athletics and club sports competition will be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendation was made by President Tuajuanda C. Jordan and approved by the Board of Trustees during a special Board meeting held today...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Director of Publications Lee Capristo Wins 14th Award of Excellence for Writing

St. Mary’s College Director of Publications Lee Capristo Wins 14th Award of Excellence for Writing Michael Bruckler July 13, 2020 - 9:19 am July 13, 2020 Lee Capristo, director of publications in St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Institutional Advancement/Integrated Marketing office, recently won an Award of Excellence in the 32nd Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. The award recognized the writing of the editor’s note column in the Mulberry Tree magazine over three...

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SMCM Visiting Associate Professor Sharpless Published in Sleep Medicine

Visiting Associate Professor Sharpless Published in Sleep Medicine Angela Draheim July 08, 2020 - 4:50 pm July 08, 2020 Brian A. Sharpless, visiting associate professor of psychology, recently published an article in the journal Sleep Medicine with several colleagues from the U.S. and the U.K. The article, “Exploding Head Syndrome: Clinical Features, Theories about Etiology, and Prevention Strategies in a Large International Sample,” was based on data from over 6,000 participants. It was...

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SMCM A Virtual July 3 River Concert with Virtual Fireworks Scheduled to Celebrate Independence Day

A Virtual July 3 River Concert with Virtual Fireworks Scheduled to Celebrate Independence Day Michael Bruckler July 02, 2020 - 1:07 pm July 02, 2020 The 2020 season of the River Concert Series, presented by the Chesapeake Orchestra and St. Mary's College of Maryland, continues tomorrow night, July 3 at 7 p.m. with a “A Traditional 4th in an Unconventional Way!” The virtual concert features jazz artist Hilary Kole performing from New York City, the Southern Maryland Community Gospel...

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SMCM Faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Psychology Present at CUR Virtual Biennial Conference

Faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Psychology Present at CUR Virtual Biennial Conference Pamela Mertz July 01, 2020 - 9:25 am July 01, 2020 Faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Psychology presented their CUR Transformations Project work at the CUR Virtual Biennial Conference 2020, June 29-July 1. Three faculty from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry presented at the conference. Assistant...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Assistant Professors Malisch and Sherrer Offer Starting Points for Ensuring Gender Equity in Academia that are Amplified by the COV

St. Mary’s College Assistant Professors Malisch and Sherrer Offer Starting Points for Ensuring Gender Equity in Academia that are Amplified by the COVID-19 Pandemic Michael Bruckler June 29, 2020 - 1:45 pm June 29, 2020 In the recently published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States of America peer-reviewed article, “In the Wake of COVID-19, Academia Needs New Solutions to Ensure Gender Equity,” Jessica L. Malisch, assistant professor of biology, and...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces Reopening Plan for Fall Semester

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces Reopening Plan for Fall Semester Michael Bruckler June 29, 2020 - 12:13 pm June 29, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland released Friday, June 26, plans to reopen and begin the fall 2020 semester with on-campus learning and living using a hybrid mode of instruction designed to meet the needs of students who choose to live on-campus, students who choose to learn remotely, and commuters. Recommendations were developed by the College's Fall 2020...

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SMCM The Chesapeake Orchestra and St. Mary's College Announce Virtual River Concert Series for 2020 Season

The Chesapeake Orchestra and St. Mary's College Announce Virtual River Concert Series for 2020 Season Michael Bruckler June 22, 2020 - 9:16 am June 22, 2020 The Chesapeake Orchestra and St. Mary's College of Maryland announce that the River Concert Series will be held virtually for the 2020 season. Music Director of the Chesapeake Orchestra and Chair of the Music Department at St. Mary’s College Jeffrey Silberschlag, explained, “For the safety of our audience and our artists, it is the...

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SMCM Institutional Advancement at St. Mary’s College Wins Gold in CASE Awards for Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign

Institutional Advancement at St. Mary’s College Wins Gold in CASE Awards for Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign Michael Bruckler June 16, 2020 - 11:41 am June 16, 2020 “Wow, Wow, Wow. St. Mary’s team thought of everything and executed a strategic giving day to reach their ambitious goals,” said Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) judges as St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Office of Institutional Advancement wins Gold in the 2020 Circle of Excellence Awards. The...

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SMCM Assistant Professor Cassie Gurbisz New Research Article Published in Nature Geoscience

Assistant Professor Cassie Gurbisz New Research Article Published in Nature Geoscience Michael Bruckler June 11, 2020 - 2:31 pm June 11, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz was among 18 co-authors of a new research article published in Nature Geoscience titled “Chesapeake Bay Acidification Buffered by Spatially-Decoupled Carbonate Mineral Cycling.” The study reveals that submersed aquatic vegetation – also known as SAV or bay...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Hires Crystal Gibson as New Director of Athletics & Recreation

St. Mary’s College of Maryland Hires Crystal Gibson as New Director of Athletics & Recreation Gretchen Phillips June 10, 2020 - 1:25 pm June 10, 2020

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SMCM The Center for the Study of Democracy Presents a Virtual Panel on Public Health Featuring St. Mary’s College of Maryland Scientists on the St. Mary's

The Center for the Study of Democracy Presents a Virtual Panel on Public Health Featuring St. Mary’s College of Maryland Scientists on the St. Mary's County COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group, and the St. Mary’s County Health Department Michael Bruckler June 09, 2020 - 3:51 pm June 09, 2020 The Center for the Study of Democracy will present a virtual panel featuring St. Mary's College of Maryland scientists on the St. Mary’s County COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Group and the St. Mary’s...

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SMCM Professor Williams and Alumna Published in Psychotherapy

Professor Williams and Alumna Published in Psychotherapy Angela Draheim June 01, 2020 - 11:40 am June 01, 2020 Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams recently published an article in the journal Psychotherapy with alumna Emily Morgan ’17. The article, “A Qualitative Study of Psychotherapists’ In-Session Tears,” which is based on Morgan’s SMP examines the impact of therapists’ crying during counseling sessions from the point of view of the therapist. As an exploratory study on the...

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SMCM More is Possible

More is Possible Tayo Clyburn June 02, 2020 - 4:45 pm June 02, 2020 My SMCM Community, Once, when I was in graduate school, I was stopped by a police officer for driving too slowly through an economically privileged area of Columbus, Ohio. Per his request, I handed him my driver’s license and vehicle registration which he held unread in his hand while he questioned me. “Are you the owner of this vehicle?” he asked. “Did you steal this car? If you’re not the owner of this vehicle, you...

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SMCM St. Mary’s Collaboration to Study COVID-19 in Wastewater

St. Mary’s Collaboration to Study COVID-19 in Wastewater Michael Bruckler May 29, 2020 - 12:15 pm May 29, 2020 The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD), St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), and the St. Mary’s County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) have partnered on a pilot project to monitor the presence of COVID-19 in local wastewater. Detecting novel coronavirus in local wastewater before outbreaks of coronavirus disease happen allows for early public health intervention to...

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