News

Scientists partner with farmers and landowners to help reduce runoff
December 29, 2016
Tom Fisher and his UMCES team are working directly with farmers and residents on the Eastern Shore to measure the impacts of best management practices like cover crops and steam buffers on water quality.

Alumni Profile: Astronaut Richard R. Arnold II
November 10, 2016
"I work with an incredible international team that plans and executes some of the most complicated things that humans do—all in the name of science and exploration."

OysterFutures project kicks off discussions about fishing and restoration
March 22, 2016
A collaborative project to develop consensus on recommendations for oyster fishing practices and restoration in the Choptank and Little Choptank Rivers started off on the right foot at a kick-off meeting February 26-27 at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, Maryland.

Horn Point Lab offers 'Chesapeake Bay 101' science seminar for non-scientists
March 17, 2016
Horn Point Laboratory researchers will offer free, weekly talks about the science behind Chesapeake Bay on consecutive Thursdays from April 7-28. The 45 minute talks will not only shed light into the mysteries of the Bay, but also highlight Horn Point programs working to improve the health of the Bay and its aquatic life. Questions and participation by the audience will be encouraged.

NAS Gulf Research Program Awards $504,000 grant to Horn Point Laboratory to study impact of oil spills on marine life

December 10, 2015
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced a $504,000 grant for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory to improve understanding of the responses of zooplankton and fish to stressers such as oil spills and low oxygen in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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