Byrd Presents Biosafety Best Practices, Guidelines at Summer Conferences Gretchen Phillips August 14, 2019 - 9:20 am
August 14, 2019
Professor of Biology Jeff Byrd gave two invited presentations this summer. On June 22, he presented “Best Practices for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories” at Microbe2019, the general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held this year in San Francisco, California. On August 1, he presented “ASM Biosafety Guidelines 2.0: Changes Envisioned after...
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So. Md Education News
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SMCM Professor Grogan Receives the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award
Professor Grogan Receives the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 3:04 pm
August 13, 2019
Susan Grogan, professor of political science, has been selected to receive the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award. This award recognizes Grogan’s nearly 30 years of service as faculty advisor to Sigma Omicron Chapter at St. Mary's College of Maryland and the chapter's unbroken record of initiates...
Darrell M. West to Discuss Cyber Security and Election Interference at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 12:21 pm
August 13, 2019
The Center for the Study of Democracy, a joint project of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City, will host the 2019 Constitution Day Lecture featuring Darrell M. West on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. in the College’s Cole Cinema, Campus Center. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
Each year the Center...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Named a 2019 Best College Value by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Michael Bruckler August 13, 2019 - 11:30 am
August 13, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been named to the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the Top 500 Best College Values of 2019. St. Mary’s College is ranked 143 in overall ranking, 29 in out-of-state public rankings and 48 in-state public rankings.
Introduced in 1998, Kiplinger’s rankings highlight public schools, private...
SMCM Professor Emerita Paskow Donates Father’s Letters to Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress
Professor Emerita Paskow Donates Father’s Letters to Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress Michael Bruckler August 12, 2019 - 2:09 pm
August 12, 2019
Professor Emerita of Literature and Language Jackie Paskow donated her father's letters to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/vets/) in Washington D.C. Her father was Brigadier General Wheeler G. Merriam, who fought alongside General Patton from North Africa until meeting up with the...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Professors and Students Participate in St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour
St. Mary’s College Professors and Students Participate in St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour Michael Bruckler August 12, 2019 - 10:08 am
August 12, 2019
Steve Lenik, adjunct professor of anthropology, Garrey Dennie, associate professor of history, and nine students from St. Mary’s College of Maryland participated in a St. Croix Plantation Heritage Study Tour from July 13 - August 1, 2019. The group unearthed findings of the enslaved families who lived in the long row houses at...
SMCM Jason Rezaian to Deliver the 2019 Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Jason Rezaian to Deliver the 2019 Benjamin C. Bradlee Distinguished Lecture in Journalism at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Gretchen Phillips August 08, 2019 - 4:48 pm
August 08, 2019
In July of 2014, Jason Rezaian and his wife were detained in their Iranian home and he went on to spend 544 days in Tehran’s Evin prison, released on the same day that the historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was implemented. On Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m., former U.S. correspondent...
SMCM Professor Mertz Discusses “Integrating Professional Skills into the Curriculum” at American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Symposium
Professor Mertz Discusses “Integrating Professional Skills into the Curriculum” at American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Symposium Michael Bruckler July 31, 2019 - 9:14 am
July 31, 2019
Pam Mertz, professor of biochemistry, gave an invited talk at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology symposium held in San Antonio, Texas, July 25-29.
With “Integrating Professional Skills into the Curriculum,” Mertz’s talk focused on the skills students need to...
St. Mary’s College and SolarCube LLC Research Partnership Wins Award for Innovation Michael Bruckler July 25, 2019 - 12:12 pm
July 25, 2019
This June, the solar energy startup company SolarCube LLC won a $100,000 technology product development grant through the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program. The funding will directly support the research and development work led by Troy Townsend, assistant professor of chemistry at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, who is the principle inventor...
Morgan State University Students “Touch History” at St. Mary’s College Michael Bruckler July 24, 2019 - 12:07 pm
July 24, 2019
On Friday, July 19, Morgan State University students visited the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus as part of “Touching History: Preservation in Practice,” a program developed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew, that connects historic preservation and...
Steven Muller Distinguished Professorships awarded to Susan Goldstine and Lisa Scheer Michael Bruckler July 23, 2019 - 10:47 am
July 23, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Provost and Dean of Faculty Michael Wick announced two awardees of the Steven Muller Distinguished Professorships: Susan Goldstine, professor of mathematics, has been named the Steven Muller Distinguished Professor in the Sciences, and Lisa Scheer, professor of art, has been named the Steven Muller Distinguished...
Alumnus Williams ’03 Named a Very Important Professional by The Daily Record Michael Bruckler July 17, 2019 - 10:31 am
July 17, 2019
Congratulations to St. Mary’s College of Maryland alumnus Jayson Williams ’03 who was named to the Very Important Professional/Successful by 40 list by The Daily Record.
Nominees are judged by winners from the previous year on professional accomplishments, community service, and the impact of their achievements. To be eligible, nominees must live or...
Alumna Weeraratna Named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Michael Bruckler July 17, 2019 - 10:22 am
July 17, 2019
Congratulations to St. Mary’s College alumna Ashani Weeraratna ’91 (biology) who was recently named a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Established by Michael Bloomberg, she will be among 50 professors from around the world named to these posts who are pioneering interdisciplinary fields.
Weeraratna’s past...
St. Mary's College 46th Annual Governor’s Cup Yacht Race Sets Sail August 3 Michael Bruckler July 17, 2019 - 9:25 am
July 17, 2019
St. Mary's College of Maryland’s highly anticipated Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, scheduled for August 2 - 4, is open for registration.
This year marks the 46th running of the oldest and longest overnight race on the Chesapeake Bay. The race starts from Maryland’s current capital city in Annapolis to its first capital city in St. Mary’s City. Simultaneously...
SMCM Lucchesi Named Chief Reader for College Board's Advanced Placement® Program Art History Course and Exam
Lucchesi Named Chief Reader for College Board's Advanced Placement® Program Art History Course and Exam Michael Bruckler July 15, 2019 - 3:29 pm
July 15, 2019
Effective July 1, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of Art History Joe Lucchesi began tenure as chief reader for College Board's Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) Art History course and exam. In that capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the standard-setting and scoring of AP® art history exams across the United States...
Music Students Miller and Warren to Sing with National Philharmonic Summer Choral Institute jwarren July 11, 2019 - 1:46 pm
July 11, 2019
On July 26 at 7:30 p.m., St. Mary's College music students Michael Miller '20 and Jeanette Marie Warren '20 will join the National Philharmonic’s Summer Choral Institute for a concert at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College. Featuring Mozart’s "Coronation Mass in C" and Gabriel Faure’s "Requiem," the concert is free and open...
Malisch Awarded American Association of University Women Fellowship Michael Bruckler July 10, 2019 - 9:24 am
July 10, 2019
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded its 2019–20 American Fellowship to Jessica Malisch, assistant professor of biology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. AAUW is one of the world’s leading supporters of graduate women’s education: Over the past 130 years, it has provided more than $115 million in fellowships, grants, and awards to 13,000 women...
Student Bradley Moore ’20 Researches the Application of Nanotechnology to Solar Panels Michael Bruckler July 01, 2019 - 9:11 am
July 01, 2019
St. Mary’s College’s annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides students opportunities to engage deeply in independent research, laboratory, and creative work across disciplines, under the guidance and with the expertise of faculty mentors.
Titled “The Future of Solar Technology: Printing Nanomaterials,” chemistry...
SMCM Student Nhu Chau ’20 Researches the Elimination of Side Effects for Treatment of Parkinson Disease
Student Nhu Chau ’20 Researches the Elimination of Side Effects for Treatment of Parkinson Disease Michael Bruckler July 01, 2019 - 9:04 am
July 01, 2019
St. Mary’s College’s annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides students opportunities to engage deeply in independent research, laboratory, and creative work across disciplines, under the guidance and with the expertise of faculty mentors.
Titled “Encapsulating L-dopa with Nanoparticles,” Nhu Chau...
Psychology Major Vera Armstead '20 Researches the Effects of Nicotine Michael Bruckler July 01, 2019 - 8:56 am
July 01, 2019
"Being a part of SURF exposed me to the abundance of research opportunities that St. Mary’s College has. I learned multiple skills that will be helpful for my career, in whichever sect of psychology I decide to pursue." - psychology major Vera Armstead '20.
St. Mary’s College’s annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides students...