Environmental Studies

Organization Description

The Environmental Studies Program prepares students to address complex environmental problems requiring knowledge and skills from multiple science, social science, and humanities disciplines.

Barry Muchnick
- Coordinator
240-895-4361
Kent Hall 105
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Barry Muchnick Awarded $30,000 Grant for Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm
October 30, 2019
Professor Muchnick at the Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm
Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the United States. The funds will support research, development, and implementation of new… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Shanen Sherrer and Colleagues Awarded St. Mary’s College’s First NSF MRI Grant
October 11, 2019
pictured: (L-R Back Row): Randolph K. Larsen, professor of chemistry; Geoffrey M. Bowers, assistant professor of chemistry; Jessica L. Malisch, assistant professor of physiology; and Laboratory Coordinator Doug Hovland. (L-R Front Row): Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Shanen Sherrer and Pamela S. Mertz, professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland was awarded its first National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) grant using lead investigator Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Shanen Sherrer’s expertise on circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Geoffrey M. Bowers, assistant… Find Out More
The Impact of Climate and Environmental Change on Tick-Borne Disease
October 10, 2019
image of tick pictured
Climate change can result in weather extremes that affect tick populations and seasonal activity patterns, and influence disease outbreaks. The St. Mary’s County Health Department, in partnership with the environmental studies department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, is hosting an open talk on… Find Out More
Morgan State University Students “Touch History” at St. Mary’s College
July 24, 2019
Morgan State University students tour commemorative site
On Friday, July 19, Morgan State University students visited the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus as part of “Touching History: Preservation in Practice,” a program developed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, and the National Trust for Historic… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Undergraduate Research Fellows Present Final Projects, Wednesday, July 3
June 27, 2019
students and faculty mentors pictured
For eight weeks this summer, eight students and their faculty mentors participated in the annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. SURF provides students opportunities to engage deeply in independent research, laboratory, and creative work across disciplines, including… Find Out More
Students Newton and Powell Present at Atlantic Estuarine Research Society
April 24, 2019
Kajsa Newton ’19 and Dylan Powell ’19 pictured
Environmental studies and biology students, Kajsa Newton ’19 and Dylan Powell ’19, gave poster presentations on their St. Mary's Project research at the spring 2019 meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, which is a regional affiliate of the international Coastal and Estuarine Research… Find Out More
Assistant Professor Gurbisz’s Paper Receives Cozzarelli Prize from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
March 11, 2019
Cassie Gurbisz pictured
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz’s paper, “Long-term Nutrient Reductions Lead to the Unprecedented Recovery of a Temperate Coastal Region,” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) last March, is one of only six papers selected to receive… Find Out More
Environmental Studies Students from St. Mary's College Compete in Maryland’s Sustainable Growth Challenge
February 13, 2019
Photo of Kaitlin Aaby (’18), Ava Jensan (’20), and Jacob Rosenzweig-stein (’20)
Environmental Studies Students from St. Mary's College Compete in Maryland’s Sustainable Growth Challenge

 

On Tuesday, February 12, Kaitlin Aaby ’18, Ava Jensan ’20, and Jacob Rosenzweig-stein ’20 participated in the Fifth Annual Sustainable Growth Challenge, a collegiate competition hosted by… Find Out More
New Environmental Studies and Historic St. Mary’s City Partnership Receives Grant Award from the Maryland Agricultural Council
February 8, 2019
Award recipients at the Annual Taste of Maryland Agriculture gala held on February 7, 2019.
On Thursday, February 7, a faculty, staff, and student team representing the Heirloom Garden Project – a new partnership between the environmental studies program at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary’s City – received a grant award from the Maryland Agricultural Council during… Find Out More
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Barry Muchnick Presented on Innovative Environmental Studies Curriculum at Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference
January 25, 2019
Assistant Professor Environmental Studies Barry Muchnick, Chair, Caryn McTighe Musil (Senior Scholar and Director of Civic Learning and Democracy Initiatives, AAC&U), and fellow panelists (and awardees) Feng Lui (Associate Prof. Informatics, Mercer University), and Spoma Jovanovic (Prof. Communication Studies, UNC Greensboro).
Barry Ross Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, recently presented an invited talk at the annual conference of the Association of American Colleges & Universities in Atlanta, Georgia. His presentation highlighted the numerous and innovative ways civic learning is embedded… Find Out More
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