A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters warns of an emerging global threat posed by salt contamination of water supplies in tidal rivers worldwide.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has named Dr Jenn Burns, a highly respected expert in marine physiology and ecology with a distinguished career in polar research and science leadership, as the new Director of its Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET).

Over 80 scientists, policymakers, farmers, and innovators from around the world gathered in Washington, D.C. for NICCEE’s North American Nitrogen Governance Workshop and Nitrogen Summer Institute.

Today, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) released its 19th annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card, the most comprehensive annual assessment of the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed. The overall Chesapeake Bay earned a grade of C (50%). The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Health, which includes ecology, society, and economy indicators, scored C+ (57%).

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has named Dr. Beth Polidoro, a renowned expert in marine science and environmental chemistry, the new Director of its Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL).

UMCES will celebrate its centennial year with an event series highlighting legacy and future vision for 2025 and beyond.

Ming Li and an international team of scientists will address increasing salt intrusion and its impacts on freshwater resources and water supplies, an increasingly global threat, over the next four years.

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.

Carlene Cassidy, CEO of the Ratcliffe Foundation, has been appointed to the UMCES Board of Visitors.