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New study finds that oyster restoration can help clean the Bay

April 29, 2013
According to a recent study by Jeff Cornwell, Mike Owens, and Ken Paynter of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Lisa Kellogg of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, oyster reef restoration can significantly increase the amount of nitrogen removed from the Bay’s waters by oysters that turn it into a harmless gas and even use it build their shells.

U.S.-Australia environmental education partnership is being led by Horn Point Professor Judy O'Neil
March 25, 2013
Professor Judy O'Neil of the Horn Point Laboratory joined U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich and Australia’s Minister for School Education Peter Garrett in Canberra, Australia, on March 22 to launch the U.S.-Australia Virtual Environmental Partnership, or US/AUS-H20.

Horn Point Laboratory Graduate Student Wins Coveted Fellowship
February 6, 2013
Jennifer Bosch, a doctoral student at Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, will spend a year as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship recipient at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) headquarters in Silver Spring, MD.

Pat Glibert elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
December 6, 2012
Dr. Pat Glibert, a professor at the Horn Point Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Horn Point oyster hatchery has record year

October 4, 2012
In partnership with the Oyster Recovery Partnership and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Horn Point Hatchery produced more than 880 million oyster spat (young oysters that are attached to a larger oyster shell) this year.

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