Press Releases

UMCES celebrates fifth annual commencement ceremony May 15
May 16, 2018
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)’s fifth annual Commencement ceremony was held at its Horn Point Laboratory campus in Cambridge, Maryland, and featured Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, as keynote speaker.

New solar field, sustainability center stage at Horn Point Laboratory
April 24, 2018
The switch was flipped on a new solar field spanning 10 acres on the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory campus. The 11,000 solar panels are expected to generate the equivalent of 50% of the campus’ annual energy consumption.

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science professor Jeffrey Cornwell receives highest university award
April 20, 2018
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Research Professor Jeffrey Cornwell has received a 2018 USM Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service, the highest honor that the Board bestows to recognize exemplary faculty achievement.

Tour new 10-acre solar field at Horn Point Laboratory, on-site interviews available
April 18, 2018
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science invites members of the media to tour the new 10-acre solar field on the Horn Point Laboratory campus on Monday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m.

Long-term reduction in nutrient pollution spurs unprecedented recovery of aquatic grasses in Chesapeake Bay
March 5, 2018
According to a new study, the resurgence of grasses here—and similar recent comebacks seen throughout out the estuary in recent years—are the direct result of decades of efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.

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