News Releases

New Collaborative Research Partnership to Focus on North Atlantic Marine Ecosystem

Cambridge, Md. (October 20, 2009) – Federal and academic marine scientists in the Northeast have combined resources in a new effort to understand how the large marine ecosystem off the northeastern U.S. functions. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and several leading marine research institutions on a multi-year research collaborative that brings together more than 200 ocean scientists in an effort to better understand the complexities of North Atlantic region.

Federal Spending Bill Provides Funds to Rebuild Horn Point Laboratory Computer Facilities Destroyed by Fire

Cambridge, Md. (March 13, 2009) – The FY2009 Omnibus Appropriation Act passed by Congress and signed this week by President Barack Obama includes $2 million for the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to rebuild the Horn Point Laboratory computer facilities destroyed by fire in 2007. 

Oyster Cultivation Pier Moves Forward at UMCES Horn Point Laboratory

Cambridge, Md. (March 4, 2009) – Today the Maryland Board of Public Works approved a contract allowing the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to move forward with the construction of a state-of-the-art oyster cultivation facility at the Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge.