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New Partnership Formed to Advance Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture
September 13, 2021
UMCES, Horn Point Lab and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have created a new partnership to build collaborative projects towards regenerative and sustainable agriculture in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Maryland artist and scientist team up to visualize Chesapeake Bay

September 10, 2021
This fall, visitors to the Inner Harbor will be able to view life in the Chesapeake Bay in a new way. On October 9, 2021 from 1-4 pm, water itself will tell the story of life under the Chesapeake Bay in an augmented reality (AR) project called “Under the Bay.”

Summer Intern Davonte Douglas connects environmental science and social justice
September 9, 2021
Howard University undergrad, Davonte Douglas interned this summer at Horn Point Laboratory, constructing living breakwaters to help with shoreline protection and habitat for marine species.

Xin Zhang promoted to associate professor

August 30, 2021
Dr. Xin Zhang has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

Lora Harris awarded Elkins Professorship
August 27, 2021
Dr. Lora Harris, an associate professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory has been awarded the Wilson H. Elkins Endowed Professorship for 2021-2022 by the University System of Maryland.

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