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Matthew Kline named 2025 winner of the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award

September 23, 2025
The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science recently named Matthew Kline, science teacher at Mount Savage Middle School, as the 2025 winner of the Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award.

Dr. Jenn Burns of Texas Tech University Named New Director of UMCES’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology

July 23, 2025
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has named Dr Jenn Burns, a highly respected expert in marine physiology and ecology with a distinguished career in polar research and science leadership, as the new Director of its Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET).

New Paper Reveals Global Threat of Salt Contamination to Water Supplies, Threatening Critical Infrastructure

July 22, 2025
A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters warns of an emerging global threat posed by salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers worldwide.

Experts Convene to Advance Sustainable Nitrogen Management and Green Ammonia Innovation

July 3, 2025
Over 80 scientists, policymakers, farmers, and innovators from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. for NICCEE’s North American Nitrogen Governance Workshop and Nitrogen Summer Institute.

UMCES Honors Dr. Emily Cohen with President’s Award for Excellence in Application of Science

July 2, 2025
Dr. Emily Cohen, Associate Professor at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Appalachian Laboratory, has been named the recipient of the 2025 UMCES President’s Award for Excellence in Application of Science. This honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to applied science in the fields of wildlife migration and conservation.

Events

Oct
9th

UMCES Centennial Celebration Event

October 9, 2025 5:30pm to 8:30pm
UMCES has been leading a century of science to build a more sustainable world. Now it's time to celebrate! Baltimore Museum of Industry | Baltimore, MD Buy tickets at umces100.org/event
Oct
11th

Annual Open House at Horn Point

October 11, 2025 11:00am to 4:00pm
Oct
17th

Visiting Scholar Seminar Series: Jan Schipper, UMCES CBL

October 17, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Dr. Jan Schipper, UMCES CBL, will present a seminar as part of the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory's Visiting Scholar Seminar Series.
Nov
6th

Watershed Moments Community Learning Event

November 6, 2025 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Join us for an evening with Tom Horton of the Bay Journal.