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Teaching among trees: Field research project grows UMBC partnership with community colleges
When Caitlin Beckjord stepped onto campus for the first time as a UMBC student in fall 2019, she felt energized and prepared to succeed, thanks to a unique, new summer program on urban forestry....
Posted: January 27, 2020, 4:02 PM
UMBC researchers find many countries will not meet ambitious forest restoration goals without support
The U.N. and other international organizations agree that forest restoration is a critical part of the collective global effort to combat climate change, reduce extinctions, and improve the lives...
Posted: January 17, 2020, 12:48 PM
3 Global Conditions—and a Map—for Saving Nature and Using it Wisely
By Erle C. Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, UMBC, and James Watson, professor, The University of Queensland Nature urgently needs our help. Wild creatures, from songbirds...
Posted: October 25, 2019, 5:56 PM
UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce
An interdisciplinary team of UMBC professors has received $2.8 million from the National Science Foundation to create a new master’s program focused on developing a more diverse environmental...
Posted: September 18, 2019, 8:44 PM
New UMBC study shows powerful effects of road salt and urban infrastructure on waterways
Increasing development worldwide, driven by urbanization and a growing human population, is having significant effects on our waterways. Baltimore is no exception to this trend. Because of its...
Posted: September 17, 2019, 8:57 PM
UMBC’s Erle Ellis crowdsources global archaeological research to trace the history of human impacts on Earth
For decades, UMBC’s Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, has examined the history of humanity’s impact on the planet, but he’s had lingering questions about just how far...
Posted: September 11, 2019, 7:54 PM
Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene
By Erle C. Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems, UMBC; Ben Marwick, associate professor of archaeology, University of Washington; Lucas Stephens, research affiliate in...
Posted: August 30, 2019, 3:47 PM
Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building
This fall, hundreds of Retrievers will set foot in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building for the first time. They may be inspired by the vibrant art installation, find a quiet nook...
Posted: August 26, 2019, 6:49 PM
Video Extra: Lifespan of a Dragonfly
In the spring 2019 issue of UMBC Magazine, writer Sarah Hansen, M.S. ’15, shares the research of Colin Studds, assistant professor of geography and environmental systems, senior author of a recent...
Posted: June 21, 2019, 3:53 PM
Five UMBC students see their degrees as a step toward community impact
Many students see graduation as an opportunity to embark on entirely new and different experiences. For others, graduation is one more step forward on an already clear path—a chance to delve...
Posted: May 17, 2019, 1:02 PM
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