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The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science harnesses the power of science to transform the way society understands and manages the environment. By conducting cutting-edge research into today's most pressing environmental problems, the Center is developing new ideas to help guide our state, nation, and world toward a more environmentally sustainable future.

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New Setting Facility Seeks to Expand Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration

UMCES@IMET Scientists Launch Chesapeake Bay Metagenomics Study

UMCES Scientists Respond to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

UMCES President Don Boesch Appointed to Gulf Oil Spill Commission

R/V Rachel Carson Opens Doors to Chesapeake Bay Discovery

UMCES Research Locations

 

Appalachian laboratory

Since 1962, the Frostburg-based Appalachian Laboratory has actively studied the effects of land-use change on the freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems of western Maryland.

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Chesapeake biological laboratory

As the oldest publicly supported marine laboratory on the East Coast, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory has forged a rich scientific heritage from its Solomons Island home since 1925.

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Horn Point laboratory

Encompassing more than 800 acres along the Choptank River in Cambridge, the Horn Point Laboratory has advanced society’s understanding of the world’s estuarine and ocean ecosystems.

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Maryland Sea Grant

For more than 30 years, the Maryland Sea Grant College has fostered strong connections between researchers and natural resource managers working to restore the Chesapeake Bay.

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INST OF MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Located on Baltimore's Inner Harbor, UMCES researchers at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology are seeking biotech-based solutions to protecting marine ecosystems.

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Lab summary

With locations strategically placed between the mountains and sea, UMCES research laboratories provide scientists direct access to Maryland's diverse natural ecosystems.

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UMCES in the Media

Ship's experiments look for ways to prevent foreign stowaways

Bay Journal
2010-09-01

Most days, the Cape Washington sits in Baltimore's harbor, looking majestic as the sun hits its gunmetal-gray exterior. Inside, the 700-foot ship resembles a giant parking garage, although the ramps built to withstand the weight of Humvees and tanks are empty.

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Maryland team heads to Gulf to assess oil spill impact
The Associated Press
2010-08-31

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — After several months of planning, three scientists from Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge finally will begin their long-awaited research cruise to the Gulf of Mexico to study the effect of the oil spill caused by the explosion of the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig in April on animal and plant communities in the northern Gulf.

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Oil-Gobbling Bug Discovery Raises Gulf Hopes - For Now
Wired Magazine
2010-08-24

A week after a high-profile paper suggested that the vast Deepwater Horizon oil plume could linger for months, another study claims bacteria are breaking the oil down quickly, and that the plume is likely gone.

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Environmental education can no longer be simply extracurricular
Southern Maryland News
2010-08-20

It used to be summer was a time for children to flee the confines of four walls and play outside. According to recent statistics, that is no longer the case. Studies show the average teenager spends six hours a day in front of a computer or television, and only a few minutes outside.

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