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Nominations for the 2025 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award Now Open

March 4, 2025
The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is currently seeking nominations of individuals or organizations for the 2025 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award.

UMCES kicks off celebration of a century of service
January 27, 2025
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science kicked off the celebration of its 100th anniversary with a centennial launch event on January 24, 2025, at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons.

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.
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Events

Mar
18th

ASPiRE Virtual Discussion Series Part 3 of 7: Centering community needs as a foundation for equitable exchange
March 18, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The seven-part 90-minutes series is designed for geoscientists who want to explore the theories, principles, and practices that provide the foundations for equitable research with community partners. This session addresses centering community needs as a foundation for equitable exchange.
Mar
28th

Visiting Scholar Seminar Series: Dr. Joaquin Martinez Martinez, UMCES-HPL

Appalachian Laboratory
March 28, 2025 11:00am to 12:00pm
Dr. Joaquin Martinez Martinez, UMCES- Horn Point Laboratory, will present as part of the Visiting Scholar Seminar Series.
Apr
1st

ASPiRE Virtual Discussion Series Part 4 of 7: The role of navigating politicized relationships in building trust with communities
April 1, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The seven-part 90-minutes series is designed for geoscientists who want to explore the theories, principles, and practices that provide the foundations for equitable research with community partners. This session focuses on the role of navigating politicized relationships in building trust with communities.
Apr
8th

Science for Community Seminar: Predictive Ecology: The History of UMCES and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
April 8, 2025 7:00pm
Apr
15th

ASPiRE Virtual Discussion Series Part 5 of 7: Reciprocity as a critical component of building trusting relationships with communities
April 15, 2025 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The seven-part 90-minutes series is designed for geoscientists who want to explore the theories, principles, and practices that provide the foundations for equitable research with community partners. This session focuses on reciprocity as a critical component of building trusting relationships with communities.
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