On January 12, 2019, the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (PRNAM) will partner with The Tiny House Project at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Grammy Award winning jazz musicians from The Spirit of Jazz & Democracy to host a special event and launch a new temporary exhibit highlighting the role of improvisation in technology, engineering, and democracy.

This unique opening event is called “The Spirit of Innovation and Freedom.” The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments from Enso Kitchen and a preview of a new temporary exhibit about The Tiny House Project.

Visiting Professor of Biology Seabird McKeon is quoted in this article about the extinction of an Hawaiian snail species, with the New Year’s Day death of a small, 14-year-old snail named George by Hawaiian scientists.

Cassie Gurbisz, assistant professor of environmental studies, was quoted in the most recent issue of the Chesapeake Bay Journal in an article discussing the effects of unusually prolonged flooding on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.