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Jerry Frank honored with President’s Award for Outstanding Research Support
May 22, 2023
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Senior Faculty Research Assistant Jerry Frank has been given the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's President’s Award for Outstanding Research Support to recognize rising above the norms of research responsibilities to include unique leadership, mentorship, and service roles.

Graduate student Isabel Sanchez-Viruet receives UMCES Student Service Award
May 22, 2023
Graduate student Isabel Sanchez-Viruet has been awarded the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) 2023 Student Service Award for a high level of engagement and service to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, UMCES, and the broader community, serving in an array of mentorship, service, and leadership roles.

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.

Research team to explore the role clams, salt marshes play in carbon cycling in estuaries
April 21, 2023
An interdisciplinary team of researchers across six institutions was awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the role that clams, salt marshes and seagrasses—also known as macrobiota—play in carbon cycling in estuaries. The research will be carried out through a coordinated program of field measurements, laboratory experiments, historical data analysis, and numerical modeling, all focused on the Chesapeake Bay.

Stacy L. Hutchinson chosen for Leadership Maryland Class of 2023
February 21, 2023
Stacy Hutchinson, Associate Director, Administration at UMCES' Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, has been chosen to participate in the statewide professional development program as a member of the Class of 2023.

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