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New study highlights importance of U.S. coastal habitats for migrating birds

October 7, 2020
A recently published research paper, led by UMCES' Emily Cohen, combines the two components of bird migration, passage (flight) and stopover (rest), into a new metric called the stopover-to-passage ratio.

Avoiding Pollution Swapping while Reducing Agricultural Runoff of Nitrogen to the Chesapeake Bay

June 30, 2020
A team of UMCES researchers are trying to figure out the best management practices for reducing runoff from farm land.

Matt Fitzpatrick Honored with Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award by Graduate Students

June 1, 2020
As the UMCES community convened virtually for our seventh annual Commencement ceremony to celebrate this year’s graduates, Associate Professor Matt Fitzpatrick from the Appalachian Laboratory was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award.

Zhang presents virtual seminar for FAO

May 18, 2020
Dr. Xin Zhang, an Assistant Professor at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), recently co-presented a webinar sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Celebrate Earth Day with citizen science!

April 22, 2020
A great way to celebrate Earth Day is to join a citizen science project that you can do near your home or even in your own backyard.

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