News & Events

News

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: A Century of Innovation and Impact

January 24, 2025
UMCES will celebrate its centennial year with an event series highlighting legacy and future vision for 2025 and beyond.

Songbirds socialize on the wing during migration, new study says

January 15, 2025
New research shows songbird migration may be driven by more than innate patterns and memory. Recorded flight calls reveal probable social associations between species making the nighttime trek. Here, an American Redstart streaks across the sky. Photo credit: Andrew Dreelin.

Globally diverse working group mobilizes to tackle increasing oceanic salt intrusion into estuaries and tidal rivers

December 19, 2024
Ming Li and an international team of scientists will address increasing salt intrusion and its impacts on freshwater resources and water supplies, an increasingly global threat, over the next four years.

Innovative philanthropy pushes the boundaries of environmental science discovery

December 18, 2024
Philanthropy enables scientists to answer early key questions and obtain critical proof-of-concept results that can be used to leverage support from traditional funding agencies.

Carlene Cassidy joins UMCES Board of Visitors

December 16, 2024
Carlene Cassidy, CEO of the Ratcliffe Foundation, has been appointed to the UMCES Board of Visitors.

Events

Jan
27th

Centennial Kickoff HPL

January 27, 2025 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Dr. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, President, invites you to join UMCES for a special celebration to launch our centennial!
Jan
30th

Centennial Kickoff AL

January 30, 2025 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Dr. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, President, invites you to join UMCES for a special celebration to launch our centennial!
Jan
31st

Visiting Scholar Seminar: Jian Zhao, UMCES-HPL

January 31, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Dr. Jian Zhao, UMCES- Horn Point Laboratory, will present as part of the Appalachian Laboratory's Visiting Scholar Seminar Series.
Feb
6th

Centennial Kickoff IMET

February 6, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Dr. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, President, invites you to join UMCES for a special celebration to launch our centennial!