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
Professors Barry Muchnick and Carrie Patterson Launch Exhibit of the Tiny House at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
January 11, 2019
SMCM Tiny House in display at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum
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… Find Out More
Environmental Studies Professor Cassie Gurbisz Quoted in Chesapeake Bay Journal
January 8, 2019
Cassie Gurbisz collecting SAV sample
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.  
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
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
Seabird McKeon Named Special Initiatives Coordinator for the Ecological Society of America Natural History Section
November 14, 2018
Seabird McKeon and Stan the Double Crested Cormorant pictured
Seabird McKeon, a visiting faculty member with St. Mary's College department of biology, has been named the natural history special initiatives coordinator for the Ecological Society of America. In this national role, McKeon will be championing the role of natural history clubs and organizations on… Find Out More
Gurbisz’s Research on Chesapeake Bay Grasses Featured in Baltimore Sun
August 17, 2018
Cassie Gurbisz conducting research pictured
St. Mary’s College Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Cassie Gurbisz’s research on Chesapeake Bay grasses is featured in an article in today’s Baltimore Sun. The article discusses the impact of flooding on oysters and grasses as another surge of stormwater and pollution flows through… Find Out More
Muchnick Published in Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
July 17, 2018
Barry Muchnick, Assistant Professor Environmental Studies, St. Mary's College of Maryland
Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, published an article in June 2018 in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. In “The Challenge of Coordinated Climate Change Education,” Muchnick and his co-authors highlight how sustainability educators can more effectively… Find Out More
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Students at St. Mary’s College Present Research Projects
June 28, 2018
Rhoda, Emerson and SURF students pictured
For eight weeks this summer, nine students participated in the annual St. Mary’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), diving into research topics of their own choosing with guidance from faculty mentors representing a diverse sampling of the college’s departments.

 

On Friday, July 6,… Find Out More
Muchnick Article Featured in Wyoming History Journal
June 14, 2018
Profile image of Dr. Barry Muchnick
Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies, had an article featured in the Autumn 2017 issue of Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal. The article, “Museum on the Hoof: Mid-Century Science and Society at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Park,” uses a case study analysis approach… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Environmental Studies to Receive Grant to Spur Civic Learning in Major Design
June 1, 2018
St. Mary's College of Maryland Professor Barry Muchnick and student in the field observing pond water
The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) awarded Barry Muchnick, assistant professor of environmental studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a mini-grant to advance civic learning and social responsibility as expected dimensions within students’ majors.

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