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UMCES Researchers Find Connection Between Hurricanes and Harmful Algal Blooms

March 26, 2025
Hurricanes can stimulate toxic harmful algal blooms, according to a new study conducted by UMCES researchers and published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Kids Summer Adventures at Horn Point Lab: July/August 2025
March 24, 2025
Toadfish Adventures is a co-ed, environmental education, STEM-focused experience with 3 sessions for rising 1st graders through 15 years old. It takes place at UMCES' Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, MD. With the backdrop of the Horn Point Laboratory and its 800+ acres on the banks of the Choptank River, Toadfish Adventures engages students’ sense of wonder!

Nominations for the 2025 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award Now Open

March 4, 2025
The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is currently seeking nominations of individuals or organizations for the 2025 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award.

UMCES kicks off celebration of a century of service
January 27, 2025
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science kicked off the celebration of its 100th anniversary with a centennial launch event on January 24, 2025, at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons.

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: A Century of Innovation and Impact
January 24, 2025
UMCES will celebrate its centennial year with an event series highlighting legacy and future vision for 2025 and beyond.
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Events

Apr
1st

ASPiRE Virtual Discussion Series Part 4 of 7: The role of navigating politicized relationships in building trust with communities
April 1, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The seven-part 90-minutes series is designed for geoscientists who want to explore the theories, principles, and practices that provide the foundations for equitable research with community partners. This session focuses on the role of navigating politicized relationships in building trust with communities.
Apr
8th

Science for Community Seminar: Predictive Ecology: The History of UMCES and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
April 8, 2025 7:00pm
Apr
15th

ASPiRE Virtual Discussion Series Part 5 of 7: Reciprocity as a critical component of building trusting relationships with communities
April 15, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The seven-part 90-minutes series is designed for geoscientists who want to explore the theories, principles, and practices that provide the foundations for equitable research with community partners. This session focuses on reciprocity as a critical component of building trusting relationships with communities.
Apr
15th

Science for Community Seminar: Solomons Island: a historical perspective
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
April 15, 2025 7:00pm to 8:00pm
This illustrated presentation will present a historical overview of Solomons Island.
Apr
16th

Resurrecting Poplar Island Screening
April 16, 2025 7:00pm
UMCES' true impact shines in its 100 years of cultivating productive partnerships across the region and around the world. The Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project is one of the university's longest running and most successful of these collaborations. We are proud to partner with Maryland Public Television to bring you this fascinating story of one of the most ambitious environmental engineering projects on the planet.
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