Environmental Insights - May 2011

 

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May 2011
Glibert Recieves Academic Honor
Chesapeake Bay Health Down in 2010
Honoring Environmental Education
Palmer Lauded by USM Regents
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HPL Researcher Receives Academic Honor
Pat Glibert

HPL Professor Patricia Glibert is one of four international researchers - and the only marine scientist - who will be awarded honorary doctoral degrees by Sweden's Linnaeus University

on May 20 in Växjö, Sweden. Read on...

 



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Chesapeake Bay Health Declines Slightly in 2010

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Chesapeake Bay health slipped to a "C-minus" in 2010, according to the Center's 2010 Bay Health Report Card. Scientists noted a four percent decline in the Baywide score and attribute the decrease to weather events that occurred in the critical late-winter timeframe. Read on... 



AL Honors Western Maryland Environmental Educator

Caroline BlizzardThe Appalachian Laboratory presented its 2011 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award to the Maryland Park Service's Caroline Blizzard for helping elevate environmental stewardship and understanding throughout her western Maryland community. Read on...



CBL's Margaret Palmer Honored by University System Regents

Margaret Palmer

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientist Dr. Margaret Palmer has been awarded the University System of Maryland Regents' Faculty Award for Excellence for her scientific work informing policymakers and the public about the environmental impacts of mountaintop mining and restoration ecology. Read on...  





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