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Appalachian Laboratory presents annual Johnson Award to Dr. Charles Hager

April 19, 2017
UMCES' Appalachian Laboratory gave its annual Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award to Dr. Charles Hager, who for 17 years has put together a week-long, overnight camp to introduce kids to the many marvels of western Maryland at Carey Run.

Next Generation: Joel Bostic

March 7, 2017
"As part of the project we collect stream samples two times per month at four streams in western Maryland... I’ve found during the quiet time while I’m hiking through the woods I come up with new ideas and thoughts regarding possible hypotheses to test with our project."

Alumni Profile: Astronaut Richard R. Arnold II

November 10, 2016
"I work with an incredible international team that plans and executes some of the most complicated things that humans do—all in the name of science and exploration."

White-nose syndrome killing bats across Maryland

October 3, 2016
Populations of bat species are disappearing as a silent killer called white-nose syndrome emerges in caves and other winter refuges across the country.

Wind energy development has broad consequences for Golden Eagles

September 28, 2016
Roughly over a quarter of the golden eagles killed at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area in Northern California from 2012-2014 were recent immigrants to the local population, according to research led by the U.S. Geological Survey.

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