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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appoints Three New Members to Board of Visitors

April 30, 2026
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) welcomed three new members to its Board of Visitors during its meeting held yesterday at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.

Recent Paper Outlines How the Creation of a Center Focused on Extreme Events Could Improve Predictions and Emergency Preparedness

April 30, 2026
A recent paper co-authored by UMCES Research Associate Professor Dr. Hali Kilbourne considers what it might look like to create a Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events, where researchers would collaborate with stakeholders to improve resilience to rare events by utilizing knowledge of past extreme events from the geologic record.

Dr. Carys Mitchelmore honored with 2026 USM Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service

April 30, 2026
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to science and education, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Dr. Carys Mitchelmore has been awarded the 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service by the USM Board of Regents.

New Study Identifies Opportunities to Improve Manure Recycling Amid Rising Fertilizer Costs

April 8, 2026
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science published in Nature Food demonstrates that livestock manure represents a largely underused domestic resource for improving agricultural resilience.

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Partners with Council Fire to Scale Science-Based Sustainability Solutions

April 8, 2026
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Council Fire with the aim to advance science-informed, systems-scale sustainability solutions for resilient communities, healthy ecosystems, and equitable economic systems.

Events

May
2nd

2026 IMET Open House

May 2, 2026 11:00am
Join us Saturday, May 2 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. for a family-friendly day of hands-on science, interactive demonstrations, and conversations with marine scientists exploring research in Baltimore Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.
May
5th

Science for Community Seminar: AI & Wildlife Conservation | Emerging Contaminant Detectives

May 5, 2026 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Join us at the oldest state-supported Marine laboratory on the East Coast and the founding laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to learn about innovative research being pioneered by CBL and UMCES scientists. As CBL moves into its next 100 years, the focus of this spring 2026 series is to highlight the new tools and approaches that our faculty and graduate students are developing to solve current environmental issues and to identify new concerns facing Maryland, our nation, and our world.
May
29th