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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.

Richard Johnson completes summer internship at Appalachian Laboratory

August 23, 2021
Garrett College student and U.S. Army veteran Richard Johnson recently completed a 12-week research-focused internship at the Appalachian Laboratory.

Female and young walruses depend on disappearing Arctic sea ice for food sources
August 17, 2021
A new study shows that disappearing sea ice is a significant element of the food web supporting female walruses and their dependent young in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea. Researchers were able to trace biomarkers that are unique to algae growing within sea ice to connect marine mammals with a food source that is rapidly diminishing in the face of climate change.

Julianna Brush to receive 2021 USM Regents’ Staff Award
July 30, 2021
Julianna Brush, Contract and Grant Specialist at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory, has been selected to receive the 2021 University System of Maryland (USM) Regents’ Staff Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Institution.

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