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The annual @UMCES Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card is out! Despite a year-over-year decline in overall Bay health - possibly caused by extreme weather in 2024 - the long-term trend remains positive. umces.edu/news/chesapeak…

IMET invites you to the annual Open House on Saturday, May 10, from 10 AM - 2 PM ! Join us at Pierce’s Park on Pratt St. to take part in hands-on STEM activities, touch tanks and marine science exhibits! Learn more: imet.usmd.edu

UMCES Professor Mark Cochrane was interviewed by WYPR Baltimore this week! Follow the link below to hear Dr. Cochrane discuss with reporter Tom Hall how Maryland communities are dealing with flooding, forest fires and anxiety. tinyurl.com/WYPR-Cochrane

For Women's History Month, we're highlighting some of our fellows, past and present, who are contributing to #science in Maryland and beyond! 👩‍🔬🐟📚🌊 This week, we're featuring Graduate Research Fellow Sylvia Jacobson, who studied how wetlands recover after #phragmites removal.

Tune in for CBL's Science for Community Seminars, starting April 8! Tuesdays @ 7 PM/EST, Bernie Fowler Lab in Solomons, Md. Free! Registration required. Learn more: umces.edu/cbl/s4c

UMCES has been a hub for world-class environmental research for a century. We’re grateful that the Maryland Senate recognized our contributions and impact, and we look forward to another 100 years of ensuring Maryland’s ecological health and economic prosperity!

To honor UMCES' Centennial in 2025, former UMCES President Donald F. Boesch penned an UMCES history and evolution of Bay research. "Predictive Ecology: The History of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 1925-2025" is now available! loom.ly/MzHzftA

Carys Mitchelmore, interim director and professor at UMCES’ Chesapeake Biological Lab, has been named a member of Leadership Maryland’s 2025 Executive Program! A hearty congrats!! 👏 Read more: tinyurl.com/CM-2025-leaders

It's official - this year marks 100 years of UMCES' innovation and inspiration! Here's to another 100 years of motivating the next-gen of environmental leaders!!!! 🫶🌎

UMCES Pres. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm was recognized on the Floor of the House of Delegates. DDana Stein recognized UMCES's centennial milestone and legacy as the oldest state-supported environmental institution on the East Coast. Watch the video: youtu.be/Da9k2QjvdcQ?fe…

It seems songbirds, such as orioles, talk to each other during migration! New research shows migration may be driven by more than instinct... recorded flight calls reveal probable social associations between species making the nighttime trek. Check it out! umces.edu/news/songbirds…

UMCES Prof. Eric Davidson has been named a Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Scholar at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in India where he will conduct research on sustainable nitrogen management and exploring India’s green ammonia and hydrogen technologies. Congrats!!

Something BIG is coming to mark 100 years of groundbreaking science at UMCES... Here's a tiny glimpse of what’s in store – can you guess what this is?? Stay tuned as we unveil more about this historic milestone! #UMCES100 #ScienceThatMatters

Tune in on January 15th to hear Yantao Li's Lab at IMET discuss the many benefits of microalgae!! Register here: bit.ly/4gAvTdh

Blue catfish are causing a stir in the #ChesapeakeBay. These invasive fish are found in Maryland’s major rivers and can have big impacts on local ecosystems. What does their presence mean for the Bay? Find out in our latest issue of Chesapeake Quarterly: loom.ly/9A7BEu8

UMCES Pres. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm ran the annual Bay Bridge 10K this past Sunday! "Happy to report that I did my best time ever for a 10K and I'm definitely doing it again next year!" he said. Check it out! thebaybridgerun.com/.../Annapolis/…

HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Registration is open for the UMCES Office of Professional Studies' winter/spring online courses! These courses are geared towards science teachers who want to help cultivate the next generation of environmental leaders! umces.edu/professional-s…

Join us on NOV 12 at the Greater Baltimore Climate Summit aimed at enhancing environmental infrastructure in Baltimore!! Speakers will include UMCES Pres Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm. Summit will take place at IMET from 8AM- 1PM. Follow this link to register: tbeffect.co/event-details/…

Three UMCES students are finalists for 2025 Knauss Policy Fellowship: Isabel Butler Viruet, Majeed Alrefaie and Shayna Keller will serve out a paid, year-long fellowship with the U.S. federal government starting next year. More: umces.edu/news/three-umc…

UMCES Pres. Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm discussed the increasing frequency & intensity of major storms on CBS WJZ Baltimore. Watch as he dives into the impact of storms like Hurricanes Milton and Helene and what this means for our future! cbsnews.com/baltimore/news…