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Citizen scientist project recognized for tracking leaf changes on poplar trees
August 22, 2014
An Appalachian Laboratory project that engages citizen scientists to record observations of trees has been recognized by the White House for their efforts in collaborating with the public on climate change research.

Travel the Chesapeake Bay with science at the Horn Point Laboratory Open House October 11
August 11, 2014
The Horn Point Laboratory invites the public to take part in its annual free Open House from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2014. The theme for this year’s event is “Travel the Bay with Science.”

New Environmental Statistics Collaborative to offer state-of-the-art research and consulting services
July 31, 2014
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) announces the establishment of the Environmental Statistics Collaborative (ESC), a new initiative that will offer state-of-the-art education in environmental statistics to UMCES graduate students, provide research expertise to faculty researchers, and offer consulting services to partners in the scientific and natural resource management community.

IMET receives $600K Ratcliffe Foundation grant

July 10, 2014
The Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation awarded the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology a three-year, $600,000 grant to initiate the Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program.

With 'biological sunscreen,' mantis shrimp see the reef in a whole different light
July 7, 2014
In an unexpected discovery, researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have found that the complex eyes of mantis shrimp are equipped with optics that generate ultraviolet (UV) color vision.

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