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Tomorrow's Scientists
February 1, 2012

New national think tank poises Maryland as leader in finding environmental solutions
January 31, 2012

Horn Point Wins at the Cambridge Mainstreet Summer Send-off
September 22, 2011
Two Horn Point Laboratory teams competed, one won, in the Main Street Mile, part of the Cambridge Main Street Summer Send Off.

New Oyster Setting Facility Sets the Stage for Expanded Oyster Restoration Efforts
August 11, 2010
The new Oyster Setting Facility at the UMCES Horn Point Laboratory will greatly expand the University’s shellfish cultivation program. When fully operational, the new facility should allow the laboratory to produce up to two billion spat-on-shell for Chesapeake Bay restoration.

Study shows Bay clean up helps boost underwater grasses
July 28, 2010
A major new study comparing water quality and coverage of underwater grasses throughout Chesapeake Bay from 1984 to 2006 shows a clear link between the abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and levels of nitrogen in Bay waters. When nitrogen levels rise, SAV coverage decreases. When nitrogen levels fall, SAV meadows expand.

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