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UMCES scientists discover source of deep ocean color

May 23, 2017
How does colored dissolved organic matter, which originates from plant detritus (either on land or at sea), make it into the deep ocean? A team of scientists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and around the world potentially found a viable marine source of this colored material.

Three UMCES graduates earn Knauss Fellowships through Maryland Sea Grant
May 18, 2017
Three UMCES students were part of a group of five graduate students selected as 2017 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows through Maryland Sea Grant.

UMCES celebrates new class of graduates
May 16, 2017
Nine students, donning caps and gowns, earn their doctorate and master's degrees at UMCES' fourth annual commencement.

UMCES scientists help track porpoises to measure impact of offshore wind farms
May 5, 2017
UMCES joined scientists from Cornell University and Duke University to studyhow marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be affected by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland.

Alumni Profile: Aimee Hoover
May 1, 2017
Aimee Hoover earned her master's degree, specializing in fisheries science, in spring 2017. Working under her adviser Helen Bailey, at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, she conducted her thesis on the movement and dispersal of leatherback turtles from nesting beaches in Costa Rica considering implications for management and conservation.

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