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UMCES’ Chesapeake Biological Laboratory receives transformative gift to study contaminated waterways
August 8, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) announces a $1 million gift from Brian Hochheimer and Marjorie Wax to establish the Anthropogenic Changes in Estuarine Systems (ACES) Initiative, a five-year project to study chemicals in waterways that could be having harmful impacts on environmental and human health.

JES Avanti Foundation supports UMCES’ DolphinWatch efforts
July 11, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory announces its first sponsorship donation from the JES Avanti Foundation to support its Chesapeake DolphinWatch program.

Ryan Woodland selected by UMCES graduate students as outstanding faculty mentor
May 22, 2023
Associate Professor Ryan Woodland, an ecologist whose research focuses on food web ecology, has been selected by the graduate student body at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science to receive the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for his dedication to both science and his students.

Jerry Frank honored with President’s Award for Outstanding Research Support
May 22, 2023
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Senior Faculty Research Assistant Jerry Frank has been given the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's President’s Award for Outstanding Research Support to recognize rising above the norms of research responsibilities to include unique leadership, mentorship, and service roles.

Graduate student Isabel Sanchez-Viruet receives UMCES Student Service Award
May 22, 2023
Graduate student Isabel Sanchez-Viruet has been awarded the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) 2023 Student Service Award for a high level of engagement and service to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, UMCES, and the broader community, serving in an array of mentorship, service, and leadership roles.

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