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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.

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.

Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

December 2, 2024
The practice of forest farming may be a solution to conservation challenges surrounding the wild exploitation of ramps, or wild leeks, but proper site selection is paramount to success.

Advancing U.S.-China cooperation on nitrogen management and N₂O reduction for climate action

October 31, 2024
On September 18, 2024, the joint conference of a research project led to the drafting of the "Hangzhou Joint Statement," which emphasizes the need for strengthened U.S.-China collaboration to address nitrogen management and reduce N₂O emissions.

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