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. 

Kevin J. Emerson
- Associate Professor of Biology
(240) 895-2123
Schaefer Hall 231
Brooke Steinhoff ’19 Awarded $500 Research Grant from Beta Beta Beta Biological Society
February 8, 2019
Brooke Steinhoff ’19 pictured
St. Mary’s College student Brooke Steinhoff ’19 was awarded a $500 research grant from the Beta Beta Beta Biological Society for her research, “Antidepressant Efficacy of L-655,708 Following Infusion into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.” Steinhoff, a biology major and neuroscience minor, is working… Find Out More
Biology Professor McKeon Speaks on Extinction of Hawaiian Snail Species
January 10, 2019
Seabird McKeon and Stan the Double Crested Cormorant pictured
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. It is another blow to the native Hawaiian ecosystem, which as the most isolated… Find Out More
Assistant Professor of Biology Jessica Malisch and Members of Her Lab Presented Their Research at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting
January 7, 2019
Dr. Malisch and her Lab at SICB 2019
Assistant Professor of Biology Jessica Malisch and students from her lab presented their research at the Annual Meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 3-7, 2019. The mission of SICB is to further research, educate and create public awareness in… Find Out More
Professor Seabird McKeon quoted in Mashable
January 3, 2019
Seabird McKeon and Stan the Double Crested Cormorant pictured
Visiting Professor of Biology Seabird McKeon is quoted in this Mashable article regarding animal and plant species that went extinct (or likely went extinct) in 2018: https://mashable.com/article/animals-that-went-extinct-2018/?europe=true#2OA4kaw7CPqp-- 
St. Mary's College Students Record 750+ Species of Local Flora and Fauna in Citizen Science Effort
December 10, 2018
Isaac Hersh '19 with a summer flounder
What is sharing our immediate environment?  This simple question has led Coastal Ecology students working with Seabird McKeon, visiting professor of biology, to document more than 750 species of animals, plants, and fungus on campus and in the surrounding area in the fall semester. 
According to… Find Out More
St. Mary's College Marine Microcosm Lab Open House Links College to Coral Community
December 5, 2018
Students maintain the Maryland Marine Microcosm Lab
On December 2, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Marine Microcosm Lab created by Professor Emeritus of Biology Walter Hatch hosted its first open house.  With an open invitation to coral reef enthusiasts throughout the mid-Atlantic region, St. Mary’s College student aquarists Colin Cassady ’19,… Find Out More
SMCM students in the Women in Science House (WiSH) hosted Math Girls Day
November 29, 2018
Susan Goldstine lecturing
On Saturday, November 17, St. Mary's College students in the Women in Science House (WiSH) hosted Math Girls Day at the College. Math Girls Day runs every semester for middle school girls from Esperanza and Spring Ridge Middle Schools. This year, 48 girls partook in math-related activities and… Find Out More
Jeff Lombardo Presented at Major International Conference.
November 25, 2018
Jeffrey Lombardo pictured
Jeffrey Lombardo, visiting assistant professor of biology, recently presented an invited talk at the joint meeting of the Entomological Society of America, the Entomological Society of British Columbia, and the Entomological Society of Canada, in Vancouver, Canada. The talked focused on research… Find Out More
Professor Price’s Research Featured in National Geographic Magazine
November 20, 2018
Price fetured
Professor of Biology and Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Sciences Jordan Price’s research, previously published in the Royal Society Journal “Proceedings B,” is featured on page 22 of the print edition of National Geographic’s December edition.

 

Prices’ research focuses on how among… Find Out More
The Naturalist Podcast Now Broadcasted from St. Mary's College Location!
November 20, 2018
NaturalistPodcast.com Episode 23: Islands, Continents, and Squirrels with David Hembry
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Visiting Professor of Biology Seabird McKeon has released the first episodes of “The Naturalist Podcast” (www.naturalistpodcast.com) from the new Maryland location. Covering all aspects of local and distant natural history, the podcast is a conversational adventure in… Find Out More
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