UMCES’ Dr. Tom Miller has been elected as a Fellow of the Marine Biological Association. Based in Plymouth in the U.K., this prestigious scientific society is the oldest in the world that focuses on marine science.

UMCES officially awarded degrees to the Class of 2026 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET).

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science has named Dr. Kimberly Warner (’99) the recipient of its inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award at this year’s Commencement ceremony on May 29th at the Institute for Marine and Environmental Technology in Baltimore, MD. 

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to science and education, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Dr. Carys Mitchelmore has been awarded the 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service by the USM Board of Regents.

A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science published in Nature Food demonstrates that livestock manure represents a largely underused domestic resource for improving agricultural resilience.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Council Fire with the aim to advance science-informed, systems-scale sustainability solutions for resilient communities, healthy ecosystems, and equitable economic systems.

Three newly published studies by scientists at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Mote Marine Laboratory are reshaping our understanding of how increased water temperatures, combined with increasing nutrient footprints, influence harmful algal blooms.

A new study published in Global Change Biology advances our knowledge about migratory bird communities and confirms shifts in the bird species we see together during migration; information that could change how conservationists protect migratory bird species.

A new study published recently in Scientific Reports sheds light on how the green alga Ulva, common on shores around the world, can suddenly explode into massive blooms known as “Green Tides.”