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6 Earth Day events that will ground you to our planet
While Earth Day may be a one-day affair, our everyday actions affect the Earth 365 days of the year. This April, UMBC is celebrating Earth Month, allowing the community to dedicate time to reflect...
Posted: April 5, 2024, 12:06 PM
‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees
UMBC’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment (ICARE) program, a cohort-based master’s program focused on local environmental research, held its first annual ICARE...
Posted: March 14, 2024, 4:18 PM
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
Written by Erle C. Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, UMBC. When people talk about the “Anthropocene,” they typically picture the vast impact human societies are having...
Posted: March 7, 2024, 11:41 AM
Need a fun activity? UMBC iFest delivers with 200+ student organizations and tons to explore
As waves of students swarmed the Retriever Activity Center last week, senior Micah Polsky of the UMBC Crafting Club quietly stood knitting a pale blue merino wool sock with three tiny needles....
Posted: September 12, 2023, 5:20 PM
UMBC alum leads successful pilot of method for monitoring biodiversity on farms
Research led by Adam Dixon, Ph.D. ’21, geography and environmental systems, describes the successful pilot of a novel method to study how well grassland birds are faring on croplands. The study,...
Posted: July 26, 2023, 9:20 AM
Sustainability Fellow Isabel Dastvan ’22 grows her career and invasive species management at UMBC
It’s a spring morning, and Isabel Dastvan ’22, geography and environmental systems, is slowly wending her way through the Conservation Environmental Research Area (CERA) at the southern edge of...
Posted: July 6, 2023, 4:37 PM
Graduating students share how unexpected paths and community support got them to where they needed to be
Avi Newman, who is graduating from UMBC this spring, knows all too well about learning to navigate unexpected detours beyond his control. Managing the compounding effects of COVID-19, meant...
Posted: May 16, 2023, 10:37 AM
UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration
This week, UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the...
Posted: May 12, 2023, 4:53 PM
“Someone who understood my story”: First-gen grad on the value of mentorship
Victoria Joya Euceda Degree: B.A., Geography and Environmental Studies Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Post-grad plans: Ph.D. in geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign McNair...
Posted: May 1, 2023, 1:49 PM
Calls for a ‘green’ Ramadan revive Islam’s long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
Written by Noorzehra Zaidi, assistant professor of history, UMBC For many Muslims breaking fast in mosques around the world this Ramadan, something will be missing: plastics. The...
Posted: March 22, 2023, 12:07 PM
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