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NOAA award funds project to help alleviate global warming
November 16, 2023
The $2M award will support an exploration of how wastewater treatment plants could help oceans mitigate climate change.

New faces and fond farewells at UMCES Board of Visitors
November 14, 2023
Gary Epstein steps into the role of UMCES BOV Chair, as we bid farewell to former chair Charlie Monk and welcome new member Crystal Upperman.

UMCES Ph.D. Candidates Named Finalists for 2024 Knauss Policy Fellowship Program
November 2, 2023
Paulina Huanca-Valenzuela and Carol Kim, as part of the 45th Knauss Fellowship class, will serve out their year-long fellowship in the legislative, or executive branch, of the federal government in Washington, D.C.

Meet Visiting Fulbright Scholar Alejandro Roman
November 2, 2023
Alejandro Roman, a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher from Spain, recently joined the research team led by Dr. Greg Silsbe at the Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. “It is, without a doubt, the perfect opportunity to grow as a scientist and learn about ocean optics from a great specialist. I couldn’t wait for the moment to start working with him,” said Roman.

Study to explore new low-oxygen zones impacting the nation's richest fisheries
November 2, 2023
More than $1.4 million has been awarded to the UMCES Horn Point Laboratory to study a newly recognized form of coastal hypoxia—or low-oxygen zones—found on the West Florida Shelf, home to one of the nation’s most diverse and productive fisheries.

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