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Governor Moore visits UMCES’ oyster hatchery, signs executive order to establish oyster task force
July 21, 2023
During an Eastern Shore “Bay Day” tour, Governor Wes Moore visited the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s oyster hatchery at its Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, Md., and announced a major policy shift in how Maryland will deploy state resources to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways to restore the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays.

Horn Point Laboratory students awarded scholarships by Izaak Walton League of America
July 18, 2023
Three Horn Point Laboratory students are the recipients of $8,000 in scholarships to advance their studies through extra-curricular programs in the Pacific Northwest and Europe.

Federal funding for oyster restoration awarded to UMCES scientists
June 23, 2023
This morning, Maryland U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined oyster experts from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to celebrate a nearly $1 million federal award for oyster restoration and resiliency research and roundtable discussion on the future of oyster research for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.

Ming Li receives President’s Award for Excellence in Application of Science
May 22, 2023
President Peter Goodwin has awarded the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)’s annual President’s Award for Excellence in Application of Science to Ming Li, professor and expert in the regional impacts of climate change, sea level rise, storm surge, and estuarine and coastal dynamics.

UMCES graduates next generation of environmental leaders
May 19, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science held its annual Commencement May 19, featuring the conferral of master's and doctorate degrees, university awards, and keynote speaker Dr. Kandis Boyd, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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