POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marist environmental science Professor Chris Bowser was recently presented with the Hudson River Environmental Society's Outstanding Educator Award. The award recognizes Bowser for his "outstanding achievement in teaching about the natural and human-affected environments in the Hudson River Valley," and for inspiring others to seek a greater understanding of this environmentally significant region.

The growing challenges of modern political polling – think more cell phones and fewer land lines – and the impact on voters and elections is the subject of a PBS NewsHour piece featuring Marist Poll Director Lee Miringoff, which was produced in collaboration with The Atlantic magazine and broadcast on December 9th.

POUGHKEEPSIE – The Marist College Center for Sports Communication will host a talk by former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine. Valentine, who also has worked as a television analyst for ESPN and other sports networks, will answer questions about his life experiences in all facets of the game.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Marist College's Hudson River Valley Institute a highly competitive $500,000 challenge grant for strengthening teaching, study, and understanding of American history and culture.

December on the Marist campus means celebrating the holiday spirit. While preparing for final exams, students find time to participate in the many traditions that define the season here on campus.

December on the Marist campus means celebrating the holiday spirit. While preparing for final exams, students find time to participate in the many traditions that define the season here on campus.

Marist College and BlackRidge Technology today announced a research partnership to develop advanced cybersecurity capabilities that provide an additional layer of protection for enterprises that compute ‘at scale,’ such as the financial sector, exchanges, and private cloud providers. The capability to provide advanced cybersecurity research was developed in the New York State Cloud Computing and Analytics Center at Marist College. The research environment includes the Software Defined Networking (SDN) Interoperability Lab, where BlackRidge will work in collaboration with eight other major network systems providers.

The Campaign for Marist, the College’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, concluded successfully on Dec. 31, 2012, after exceeding its $150 million goal.