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Study shows natural regrowth of tropical forests has immense potential to address environmental concerns
Matthew Fagan led development of the forest patches database that the current study relied on. (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC) A new study in Naturefinds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an...
Posted: October 30, 2024, 12:22 PM
Alumna introduces horseshoe crabs to K-12 classrooms to raise these scientifically useful arthropods
Most people wouldn’t guess horseshoe crabs—ancient arthropods with hard, round carapaces and long, spiky tails—when asked what animals you might find in a K-12 classroom. But Jessica Baniak ’23,...
Posted: October 28, 2024, 10:14 AM
Alumna introduces horseshoe crabs to K-12 classrooms to raise these scientifically useful arthropods
Most people wouldn’t guess horseshoe crabs—ancient arthropods with hard, round carapaces and long, spiky tails—when asked what animals you might find in a K-12 classroom. But Jessica Baniak ’23,...
Posted: October 28, 2024, 10:14 AM
Putting UMBC Research on the Map
Spring on UMBC’s main campus brings a host of familiar sights and sounds: blooms on the magnolia trees, the chatter of red-winged blackbirds calling from the reeds around Library Pond, greening...
Posted: May 30, 2024, 10:42 AM
Month of Earth Day events culminates with 8th Annual Earth Day Symposium
UMBC’s strength in environmental research spans all three colleges and the university’s NASA-partnered centers, and Earth Day is always a special time on campus. This year, UMBC partnered with the...
Posted: May 3, 2024, 3:58 PM
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
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