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Four UMCES graduate students selected as Knauss Fellows
July 29, 2019
Four University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science graduate students have been named finalists of the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program.

Sea slugs use algae’s bacterial ‘weapons factory’ in three-way symbiotic relationship
July 1, 2019
New research published in Science finds that sea slugs use algae’s bacterial ‘weapons factory’ in a three-way symbiotic relationship.

Next Generation: Taylor Armstrong on controlling toxic algal blooms in lakes
June 28, 2019
"I will be looking at how we can control and mitigate harmful algal blooms in polluted lakes. I want to figure out what those chemicals being released by the barley are to simplify the process of combating harmful algal blooms."

Kane Samuel completes undergraduate internship at Appalachian Laboratory

June 24, 2019
Kane Samuel, a Frostburg State University senior majoring in chemistry, recently completed an internship at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), under the supervision of Associate Professor Mark Castro.

Chelsea Wegner receives prestigious graduate award for Arctic research
June 17, 2019
Ph.D. candidate Chelsea Wegner has been awarded a prestigious $25,000 graduate student research award from the North Pacific Research Board. One of only six awarded nationally, the award will allow her to continue and expand her study of the potential impact of the loss of ice algae on the Pacific Arctic food web.

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