Science for the Community
Learn about innovative research conducted at UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory from the scientists themselves!
Science for the Community (S4C) seminars invite members of the public to discover how our scientists are developing new approaches to solving the environmental challenges facing Southern Maryland, our nation, and the world. All seminars are free of charge.
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Fall 2024 Science for Community Seminar Series
Join us at the oldest state-supported marine lab on the East Coast to learn about innovative research being pioneered by CBL scientists. Our faculty and graduate students are developing new approaches to solving the environmental management problems facing Southern Maryland, our nation, and our world. Each talk will be presented by an UMCES scientist and will inform the public about a featured research effort.
Tuesday from 7-8 p.m.
October 8-29, 2024
CBL’s Bernie Fowler Laboratory
Registration is required to attend this event, which is held both on-site and via Zoom.
To attend virtually, via Zoom, please follow this link.
On-site seating at the address below will be available on a first-come/first-serve basis - follow this link to register.
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Speaker |
Topic |
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October 8, 2024 |
Dr. Lora Harris |
Cove Point Marsh: Over ten years of monitoring natural and nature-based feature in Calvert County |
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October 15, 2024 |
Anna Hildebrand & Co-authors |
Controls on Oxygen Variability and depletion in the Patuxent River estuary |
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October 22, 2024 |
Dr. Ryan Woodland |
Seines, sleds and data, oh my! How biological surveys at CBL are helping us understand the Chesapeake Bay |
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October 29, 2024 |
Jessica McGlinsey |
Diamondback Terrapins in a Changing Climate |
Spring 2024 Science for Community Seminar Series
TUESDAYS IN APRIL at 7:00PM
Our S4C Seminar Series restarts this spring! We will hold four seminars covering topics pertinent to the Chesapeake Bay, and beyond.
The schedule will be as follows:
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Title |
| April 2, 2024 | Mike Wilberg | Striped Bass: The most important fish in the Chesapeake |
| April 9, 2024 | Genny Nesslage | Finding forage in winter: Atlantic menhaden in the Mid-Atlantic |
| April 16, 202 | Michael Gonsior and Andrew Heyes | Anthropogenic changes in estuarine systems |
| April 23, 2024 | Chris Rowe | Biodiversity in the human era |
Registration is required to attend this event, which is held both on-site and via Zoom. To attend virtually, via Zoom, please follow this link.
On-site seating at the address below will be available on a first-come/first-serve basis - follow this link to register.
CBL’s Bernie Fowler Laboratory
142 Williams Street, Solomons, MD
Crabs in Crisis Again? Current and Future Challenges in Managing Blue Crab
The 2022 surveys for blue crab in the Chesapeake Bay continue to give cause for concern. In this lecture we will explore what we know about blue crab in the Chesapeake, what might be causing the patterns we observe and what we can do in response
Hanging On by a Scute: Maryland’s Sturgeon up a Creek
Sturgeons coexisted with dinosaurs, and survived asteroid blasts and glacial eras. The conundrum of sturgeon is that despite their evolutionary resilience, they are particularly sensitive to human impacts. In this seminar, Dr. Dave Secor will introduce how Atlantic sturgeon, once thought to be extinct in Maryland, were re-discovered as a small relict population in Marshyhope Creek. He will also discuss the threats, such as a large salmon factory, that jeopardize the recovery of this endangered species.
Fear for the Turtle? Climate Change and Maryland’s Diamondback Terrapins
Learn about Maryland’s state reptile and the challenges it faces as the climate continues to warm. Based on recent and ongoing studies, Dr. Chris Rowe will discuss how nest temperatures affect terrapins during development and how sea level rise is threatening the critical habitats that terrapins depend on throughout their lives.
Long Time, No Sea: Bottlenose Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake DolphinWatch was launched in 2017 to engage Bay residents in studying when dolphins visit Chesapeake Bay and where they go. Since then, incredible information on dolphin presence, distribution, and behavior in our estuary has been gathered. In this seminar, Project Coordinator Jamie Testa will discuss the research findings from the first 5 years, how graduate students at UMCES CBL are advancing dolphin research in Chesapeake Bay, and future plans for the research.
Chesapeake Reflections: What We’ve Learned During the Past 50 Years and Where We Need to Go in the Future
Dr. Walter Boynton is an internationally recognized expert in estuarine science and restoration. Throughout his career, he's experienced the pleasures and challenges of trying to better understand how these wonderful estuaries work, what causes serious degradation to water quality and habitats and what we might expect from past and continuing restoration efforts. In this seminar, Dr. Boynton will use examples from the past 50 years of his career to bring these important issues to life.
S4C Video Archive
Couldn't make it to a seminar you were interested in? Want to revisit a seminar you attended to learn more? We've got you covered! You can watch live-quality videos of most of our past seminars on the Science for the Community video archive webpage.
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