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Biology

Organization Description

The Department of Biology is a close-knit community of faculty, staff, and students bound by a shared curiosity and respect for the living world. 

biology@smcm.edu
Schaefer Hall
Woman observing a large tank with corals and marine life in a laboratory setting, under bright lights. She is leaning over, smiling, with water reflections seen on the tank's surface.

Department Leadership

Kevin J. Emerson

Kevin J. Emerson

Professor of Biology

Department Chair

Latest News

Congratulations to Di Wanamaker, a senior in the Department of Biology, for obtaining an honorable mention at the TriBeta Research Conference. Di… View more

Abby Beatty

March 17, 2025, 5:30 a.m.

Sometimes, germs and sickness can be a fact of life in a congregate living environment – such as on a college campus. As we learned during the… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

Feb. 7, 2025, 12:49 p.m.

Visiting Professor of Biology and Marine Science Christina Goethel’s  STEM career has included several arctic adventures, including a two-… View more

Gretchen Phillips

Aug. 9, 2024, 3:38 p.m.

St. Mary’s County native Angela (Wilt) Laaro '15 is scheduled to assume duties from Will Gates as master of Maryland Dove during a change-of-… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

June 6, 2024, 12:48 p.m.

Tamani Kingsland '25, a biochemistry and biology double-major from Upper Marlboro, Maryland has received a $1,200 Undergraduate Research Grant… View more

Chuck Steenburgh

May 6, 2024, 8:26 a.m.

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