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Bay experts Boesch and Boynton earn rank of Admiral of the Chesapeake Bay
January 30, 2015
Award recognizes the lifetime achievement and is the highest honor the governor can bestow on a person for their environmental contributions. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Donald Boesch and Professor Walt Boynton were recognized as an “Admiral of the Chesapeake” by outgoing Governor Martin O’Malley during his final days in office.

Arctic scientists receive marine research award
January 30, 2015
Biologists Jacqueline Grebmeier and Lee Cooper received an Alaska Ocean Leadership Award from the Alaska SeaLife Center in January. The awards are given annually to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the awareness and sustainability of the state’s marine resources.

Presidential Fellowships – 2014
January 26, 2015
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science congratulates the recipients of the 2014 Presidential Fellowships. The merit-based fellowships support incoming Ph.D. students and are designed to support recruitment of outstanding students into UMCES graduate programs. Students receive up to three years stipend, health benefits, and tuition.

New director takes reins of Appalachian Laboratory in Frostburg
January 6, 2015
Dr. Eric Davidson joins the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory as its new director in the new year.

Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program helps young scientists
December 16, 2014
Graduate students at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor recently completed the first semester of an entrepreneurial boot camp focusing on basic business principles, venture capital and entrepreneurism. The Ratcliffe Environmental Entrepreneurs Fellowship Program was established in June 2014 with funding from the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation to help young scientists cultivate the leadership and business skills necessary to bring their bench research into commercial markets.

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