Press Releases

UMCES scientists on the ecological impact of the Key Bridge collapse and recovery
April 2, 2024
On March 27, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a tanker. The 1.6-mile structure lies in the Patapsco River, closing the Port of Baltimore, one of the nation’s largest ports. What is the environmental impact of this disaster? How will cleanup and rebuilding impact the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay? Faculty at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) work every day to help state and federal lawmakers and agencies understand questions like these.

Ming Li and Matthew Gray named 2024-2025 U.S. Fulbright Scholars
March 8, 2024
Both professors will begin their collaborative research programs abroad – Li at the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere in Portugal, and Gray at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden – later this fall.

New research effort will consolidate tools to manage salt contamination of fresh water supplies
February 15, 2024
Project to be supported by an award from the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator.

Novel biomanufacturing process will capture carbon and bolster human health
February 12, 2024
Project to be supported by an award from the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator.

NOAA award funds project to help alleviate global warming
November 15, 2023
The $2M award will support an exploration of how wastewater treatment plants could help oceans mitigate climate change.

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