St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted the 17th Annual Southern Maryland (SOMD) Brain Bee on March 1, 2025. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition that promotes interest in and learning of neuroscience at the high school level. At the Brain Bee, 14 local high school students competed to test their neuroscience knowledge. Participants competed in individual and team rounds, each designed to challenge their understanding of the brain.