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Dr. Emily Cohen receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2026-2027
May 20, 2026
Dr. Emily Cohen of the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

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.

UMCES Research Finds Climate Change and Species Declines Are Reshaping Communities of Migrating Birds
January 20, 2026
A new study published in Global Change Biology advances our knowledge about migratory bird communities and confirms shifts in the bird species we see together during migration; information that could change how conservationists protect migratory bird species.

Philanthropic Coalition Renews Major Investment in Appalachian Laboratory Science for Second Year
December 12, 2025
In 2024, a group of donors committed to advancing environmental conservation in the central Appalachians created a transformational solution: the Appalachian Laboratory Investor Network, or TALIN. Now, in year 2, TALIN has funded two new research projects focused on forest conservation and management.

UMCES Appalachian Laboratory hosts annual undergraduate internship program
November 11, 2025
Each summer, the Appalachian Laboratory Summer Undergraduate Internship Program hosts five to eight students from local universities and colleges for full-time, paid experiences in research and science communication. The summer 2026 application opens Monday, November 24, and can be found at www.umces.edu/al/internships.

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