Belles in Seventh After Day One at WashU Spring Invite Read More Belles in Seventh After Day One at WashU Spring Invite April 3, 2016 ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The Saint Mary's golf team battled the elements of strong sustained wind to shoot a 352 to hold seventh after day one at the Washington University in St. Louis Spring Invite. Belles Offense Iced at North Central Read More Belles Offense Iced at North Central April 3, 2016 NAPERVILLE, Ill. - The Saint Mary's lacrosse team was held to a season-low total in scoring in an 18-4 loss at North Central on a snowy Saturday afternoon. Belles Top Comets for First Conference Win Read More Belles Top Comets for First Conference Win April 2, 2016 SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team earned a 7-2 win over Olivet for the Belles' first conference win on Friday. Saint Mary’s College Presents the Musical Chicago Read More Saint Mary’s College Presents the Musical "Chicago" April 1, 2016 The Saint Mary’s College Department of Communication Studies, Dance, and Theatre is proud to present the Broadway hit “Chicago” under the direction of associate professor of theatre Mark Abram-Copenhaver in the O’Laughlin Auditorium, Moreau Center for the Arts. Performances will be Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday April 17 at 2:30 p.m. Belles Outlast Eagles in Overtime Read More Belles Outlast Eagles in Overtime March 31, 2016 LISLE, Ill. - Emilie Vanneste won the overtime draw control and took little time to end the game with a goal 30 seconds into the extra period to lift the Saint Mary's lacrosse team to a 14-13 victory over Benedictine on Wednesday. Belles Split with Spartans Read More Belles Split with Spartans March 29, 2016 NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team earned a 9-0 (6 innings) win in game one before ending on the wrong side of an 8-6 final in game two at Manchester University on Monday evening. Event Planned on the Education and Celebration of Autism Read More Event Planned on the Education and Celebration of Autism March 28, 2016 The Department of Communicative Science and Disorders at Saint Mary’s College invites the public to “An Evening of Education and Celebration of Autism” on Saturday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in Little Theatre, Moreau Center for the Arts. Admission is free of charge. The evening will start with a screening of “Stay Then Go,” an independent dramatic film about a mother raising a son with autism. It will be followed by a panel discussion with the screenwriter and others. There will then be a reception in the lobby of O’Laughlin Auditorium that features an art exhibition by accomplished artist Jimmy Reagan, son of Saint Mary’s College alumna Peg Schneeman Reagan ’82. Chemistry Professor Named a 2016 Cottrell Scholar Read More Chemistry Professor Named a 2016 Cottrell Scholar March 28, 2016 Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce that the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) named Kathryn Haas, assistant professor of chemistry, 2016 Cottrell Scholar. She is among just 24 outstanding teacher-scholars to be recognized as 2016 Cottrell Scholars for their research, academic leadership, and contributions to their scientific communities. Other recipients include professors from Duke University, the University of Southern California, and Georgia Institute of Technology. Her award includes a $100,000 research and education stipend to further her research, with students, on copper in the human body and to develop with students what Haas calls a video web—an educational video series linked to one another by topic. Haas explained the grant “will provide research and travel funds for undergraduate women at Saint Mary’s College and fund classroom technologies.” Biology Professor Receives Office of Naval Research Award Read More Biology Professor Receives Office of Naval Research Award March 28, 2016 Saint Mary’s College is proud to announce that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has honored Laura Kloepper, assistant professor of biology, with a 2016 Young Investigator Program (YIP) award. YIP is a competitive research development program that recognizes professors in the first five years of their academic careers. Kloepper’s submission, “Biologically Inspired Approaches to Overcome Mutual Interference by Active Sensor Systems,” was one of 47 projects chosen. Kloepper’s award includes a $500,000 research grant to research bat echolocation with two Saint Mary’s students during the summer over the next several years.