Appalachian Laboratory scientists receive highest university award
April 10, 2014

Appalachian Laboratory scientists receive highest university award
April 10, 2014
The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has selected two faculty members from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science—Dr. Keith Eshleman and Dr. Andrew Elmore­—to receive the 2014 USM Regents’ Faculty Award, the highest honor that the Board bestows to recognize exemplary faculty achievement. This is the first time that two of the Center’s faculty members have been honored in the same year.

COSEE Coastal Trends: online teaching modules
Project Dates : July 01, 2007 - June 30, 2011
COSEE Coastal Trends increases public awareness about ocean science, empowers educators by developing interactive online modules, and fosters partnerships between researchers and educators in order to make current scientific knowledge and data available in the classroom.
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Seagrass expert Evamaria Koch remembered
March 24, 2014
Evamaria Koch, who joined the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory in 1995 as an Assistant Professor, passed away.

Science shows restoration efforts can improve local water quality in the Chesapeake Bay
March 4, 2014

Science shows restoration efforts can improve local water quality in the Chesapeake Bay
March 4, 2014
A number of case studies show that “best management practices”—including upgrading wastewater treatment plants, lowering vehicle and power plant emissions, and reducing runoff from farmland—have lowered nutrients and sediment in local waterways.

Maryland Sea Grant Announces New Projects to Study Water Quality, Fisheries
February 19, 2014
Maryland Sea Grant has awarded grants to scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science for studies that could help improve and sustain the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality and fisheries.

Scientists discover key hormone that makes it possible for female crabs to mate and care for their young
January 27, 2014

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection: Lake Tahoe conceptual diagrams
Project Dates : March 01, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Degradation of nearshore quality is a primary concern of Lake Tahoe’s residents and stakeholders. Issues impacting the nearshore environment include visible algal growth as well as the establishment and threat of aquatic invasive species. 

This project seeks to improve the effectiveness of communicating the results and findings of the Evaluation of Nearshore Ecology and Aesthetics Project to informed stakeholders, the general public, and the science community.
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Lessons learned restoring the Chesapeake will help leaders clean up Rio's Guanabara Bay

December 9, 2013
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed an agreement with Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral Filho to share best practices for keeping the Chesapeake Bay and Rio’s Guanabara Bay clean, healthy, and sustainable.

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