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Peggy Derrick of EA Engineering, Science, and Technology appointed to UMCES Board of Visitors
August 11, 2016
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Maryland’s leading research institution aimed at advancing scientific knowledge of the environment, recently welcomed Peggy Derrick, Vice President at EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC, to its Board of Visitors. 

Cleaner air may be driving improvements in Chesapeake Bay water quality
July 25, 2016
A new study suggests that improvements in air quality over the Potomac watershed may be responsible for recent progress on water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

Open innovation challenge brings new approaches to reduce nutrients in waterways
June 28, 2016
A technology challenge to developing better and cheaper nutrient sensors made the White House's Top 100 list of projects making an impact in American science, technology, and innovation. Mario Tamburri, director of the Alliance for Coastal Technologies at the UMCES' Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, has been a key member of the Challenging Nutrients Coalition, a national inter-agency initiative working to improve our ability to measure and understand nutrient pollution.

Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier honored with President’s Award for Science Application
May 18, 2016
Dr. Jaqueline Grebmeier has seen the impact of climate change on the Arctic first-hand. A research professor and biological oceanographer at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, she has been working for more than 30 years to understand how Arctic marine ecosystems respond to environmental changes. This spring, she was given the President's Award for Excellence in Application of Science for her exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic.

Alumni Profile: Aaron Watson
May 11, 2016

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