Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle was named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association in February 2025. The position has a 3-year term and begins in June 2025.

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.