March 29, 2016 Belles Split with Spartans 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. March 28, 2016 Event Planned on the Education and Celebration of Autism 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. March 28, 2016 Chemistry Professor Named a 2016 Cottrell Scholar 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.” March 28, 2016 Biology Professor Receives Office of Naval Research Award 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. March 27, 2016 Belles Split with Cardinals SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's softball team claimed a 10-2 win in six innings in game one before falling 8-6 in game two against North Central on Saturday. March 25, 2016 Belles Fall in Heartbreaker to Scarlet Hawks SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Visiting Illinois Tech scored four of the final goals of the game to hand the Saint Mary's lacrosse team a heartbreaking 12-11 loss on Thursday night. March 24, 2016 Social Work Students to Host Panel Discussion on Homelessness Saint Mary’s College social work students will host a community forum called "Homelessness: Finding a Road Home" on Thursday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. in Carroll Auditorium, Madeleva Hall. This event is free and open to the public. For the past 12 years, social work students enrolled in the course Human Behavior and the Social Environment II, taught by Frances Kominkiewicz, professor and chair of the Department of Social Work and Gerontology, have organized the annual community forum, which concentrates on issues that the South Bend community faces. Past forum topics include human trafficking, violence, issues facing the elderly, issues facing veterans, and the effect the economy has on families. This year students chose to focus on homelessness and assembled a panel of experts on the subject. March 23, 2016 Belles Power Past Cardinals NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's tennis team lost just ten total games on their way to a 9-0 victory over Concordia University (Mich.) on Wednesday evening. March 23, 2016 Belles Stymied by Spartans - 3/22/2016 CHICAGO, Ill. - The Saint Mary's softball team lost both ends of a doubleheader against Aurora by matching 7-5 scores at the Chicago Bandits Stadium on Tuesday evening.