Saint Mary’s Thought Leaders in 2024: Groundbreaking Research in the Lab and the Field, Politics Across the Country, and the Story of a Poem 

Highlights from 18 scholars, scientists, and writers whose research and creative work shaped conversations locally, regionally, and nationally

by Steven Boyd Saum, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Content | December 23, 2024

Gaels Hold Off Pesky Merrimack Squad, 73-68

The game marks the Gaels’ seventh home game win in a row. The victory was accomplished, in large part, by SMC’s “big three”: Mitchell Saxen, Paulius Murauskas and Augustas Marciulionis.

by Ryan Barnett | December 20, 2024

Saint Mary’s in the News: Highlights from 2024

From basketball to poetry, rugby to dance, the Olympics to teaching, baseball to Gen Z voters, California wine to Taylor Swift—media coverage about the Gael community.

by Steven Boyd Saum | December 19, 2024

Tradition and Momentum: Saint Mary’s Top Stories of 2024

Rugby national champions. Welcoming Roger Thompson as SMC’s 31st president. Gaels making strides in biotech, AI, and law. And much, much more.

by Hayden Royster, Staff Writer | December 17, 2024

Scientist at Work: Amy Chu on Green Chemistry, National Support for Groundbreaking Research with SMC Students, and ‘Thinking Cyclically’

Chu joined SMC’s faculty in 2022 and was recently awarded a $188,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Working together with her student researchers, she will use the grant to explore capturing (and possibly recycling) phosphates in waterways.

by Hayden Royster | December 6, 2024

Get to Know Your Saint Mary’s Class of 2028

The 547 first-year and transfer students who started at SMC this fall hail from 14 countries and six continents. More than 20% are student-athletes. They’re talented and diverse, drawn to the programs and the student experience Saint Mary’s provides.

by SMC Office of Marketing and Communications | November 25, 2024
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