Press Releases

UMCES appoints Essala Lowe as Vice President for Administration and Finance
April 10, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) announces the appointment of Essala Lowe as Vice President for Administration and Finance. She joins the leadership team at Maryland’s premiere environmental research university, headquartered in Cambridge, MD, as the chief financial and operating officer.

UMCES and Frostburg State University to offer joint Master of Environmental Management in Sustainability degree
March 17, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and Frostburg State will offer an innovative joint Master in Environmental Management (MEM) in Sustainability for the fall of 2023.

Researchers pursue green technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions
February 27, 2023
UMCES-IMET researchers have been awarded a three-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to understand how microalgae can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

Stacy L. Hutchinson '23 chosen for Leadership Maryland Class of 2023
February 21, 2023
Leadership Maryland announced today that Stacy L. Hutchinson '23, Associate Director, Administration at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) - Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland, has been chosen to participate in the statewide professional development program as a member of the Class of 2023.

New insights on why improvements to Chesapeake Bay remain a challenge
January 30, 2023
A new look at the history of water quality in the Chesapeake Bay sheds light on how the estuary has responded to nutrient reduction efforts and why improvements have remained a major challenge.

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