Patricia Santos-Ciminera, visiting assistant professor of biology, has recently presented at the Helminthological Society of Washington on “Parasite abundance and diversity in river otters (Lontra canadensis) within tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.” The research was executed along with two SMCM students, Oumoul Ba and Joseph Ponticos.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Office of Institutional Advancement, led by Vice President Carolyn Curry, has won two Gold awards in the 36th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, with one award for the Dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland also selected as a Best of Show.

Physics Professor Emeritus Katsunori Mita published a paper in the American Journal of Physics titled "Schrödinger's Equation as a Diffusion Equation."

St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of the nation’s “Best Value Colleges,” according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends St. Mary’s College as one of the 200 institutions selected for its 2021 listing. More than 650 colleges and universities were evaluated for the list, and recommended based on 40 data points covering academics, affordability, and career preparation.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors Colleges, graduated 346 students with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees on Saturday, May 8, with a virtual Commencement ceremony. Simultaneously, three Grad Walks, at 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., took place at the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium for the class of 2021 and participants of the class of 2020.

On Friday, May 7, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees approved the graduates of the St.

Sarah Latchney, assistant professor of biology and neuroscience, has recently been published in Developmental Neurobiology titled, “Persistent organic pollutants at the synapse: Shared phenotypes and converging mechanisms of developmental neurotoxicity.”

Visiting Professor in Biology Thomas M.

Professor of Art Carrie Patterson’s work was selected for an exhibition at the D/E Art Gallery in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airp

Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s artwork has been published in the current issue of “New American Paintings,” No. 148 South Region. In the highly competitive selection process, Johnson was one of only 40 painters selected by Emily Stamey, curator of exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina Greensboro.