Chemistry student and photographer Lynn Stevens ’19 had a photo published in the American Chemical Society’s Chemistry in Pictures website. Working with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dan Chase, Stevens combined the chemicals β-ketoiminato boron difluoride and 4-N,N-dimethylbenzaldehyde through a Knoevenagel Condensation resulting in fluorescent dyes. After purifying her reaction mixture through a column of silica, Find out more »
Students Initiate Disaster Relief Effort to Help More than 56,000 Students and their Families Devastated by Hurricane Harvey
St. Mary’s College of Maryland students led by the Student Government Association have initiated a disaster relief effort called St. Mary’s College Cares to collect non-perishable items to aid more than 56,000 students and their families devastated by Hurricane Harvey. St. Mary’s College alumni located in southeastern Texas helped coordinate with the Pasadena Independent School Find out more »
Student Randy Larsen ’19 Admitted to Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
St. Mary’s College student Randy Larsen IV ’19 spent the summer interning at the Women’s Malignancies Branch of the National Cancer Institute. Under Senior Investigator Patricia Steeg, the lab focused on the mechanisms of how breast cancer metastasizes into the brain. Larsen’s day-to-day mentor was researcher Lin Xiao. “Working with Dr. Xiao, my project focused Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Student Marilyn Steyert participates in Amgen Scholars Program
St. Mary’s College Student Marilyn Renata Steyert ’18, was selected to participate in the Amgen Foundation’s prestigious Amgen Scholars Program. Since 2006, the Amgen Scholars Program has provided hands-on research opportunities under world-renowned faculty mentors to more than 3,500 undergraduate students. Steyert spent the summer conducting hands-on research at the University of California, San Francisco Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Student Finalist for LeRoy Apker Award
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Arvind Srinivasan ’17 is one of only six students nationally to reach the finalist stage for the LeRoy Apker Award. This award is presented by the American Physical Society, and “recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students, and provides encouragement to young physicists who have demonstrated great potential for Find out more »
Master of Arts of Teaching students receive Recognition of Excellence Awards
Two St. Mary’s College aspiring science teachers have received Recognition of Excellence awards by Praxis (the test taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the certification process required by the state). Elizabeth Brown ’17, earned a Recognition of Excellence for her performance on her biology content exam, and Max Flerlage ’15, earned Find out more »
Hannah Lewis (’16) wins prestigious Jefferson Fellowship
Hannah Lewis, a physics major who graduates this year, has been awarded one of the most highly selective merit graduate fellowships in the nation. The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia selected Hannah as one of 12 Jefferson Fellows to receive full funding to pursue graduate studies in the Graduate School of Arts Find out more »
Meet our valedictorian: Matthew Flyr
You would not know it from looking at him, but this year’s valedictorian, Matthew Flyr, is a survivor. Matt was born with Craniosynostosis, a condition in which the bones of an infant’s skull fuse prematurely. The fusing can compress the brain and cause significant impairment or death, if not treated with surgery. Thankfully, Matt was Find out more »
Mayumy Rivera (‘16) awarded CLS Scholarship
St. Mary’s student Mayumy Rivera (‘16) has been awarded a Critical Language Scholarship to study Chinese this summer in China. The Critical Language Scholarship is a fully funded summer program overseas language and cultural program, sponsored by the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Student research: Industrial composting in St. Mary’s County could be a reality soon
St. Mary’s College students and alumni are engaged in incredible work to promote a healthier planet. This Earth Day, we’re spotlighting this through the work of Paul Stysley ’99 and Marissa Golison ’16. If you drive by the St. Andrews Landfill in California, Md., you will not see any dump trucks or backhoes busily burying Find out more »