Teaching among trees: Field research project grows UMBC partnership with community colleges

Jan 27, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

“It’s a great example of the relationships we’re building with the community colleges,” Sarah Jewett says. “What I love about this program is that it utilizes curricular infrastructure that’s in place at the community colleges, and networks and research expertise here at UMBC. We’re really drawing on the assets at both institutions to make this work.” Continue Reading Teaching among trees: Field research project grows UMBC partnership with community colleges

UMBC researchers find many countries will not meet ambitious forest restoration goals without support

Jan 17, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

“There’s a time to build your castles in the air, and now it’s time to put foundations under them. We’re underinvesting in the foundations, and we need to spend more international aid money on helping countries figure out how to meet these commitments,” Matt Fagan says. “I’d like to hope that this article helps generate more support for that kind of work, because I think it is possible to make this kind of change.” Continue Reading UMBC researchers find many countries will not meet ambitious forest restoration goals without support

Taiwanese independence activists call for a boycott of the Beijing Games. Walid Berrazeg/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

3 Global Conditions⁠—and a Map⁠—for Saving Nature and Using it Wisely

Oct 25, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

A team of scientists have developed a new world map highlighting three conditions of landscapes that will need to be approached differently if we are to succeed in conserving biodiversity. Continue Reading 3 Global Conditions⁠—and a Map⁠—for Saving Nature and Using it Wisely

UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce

Sep 18, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“The primary mission of UMBC is inclusive excellence, and our program applies that mission to the environmental sciences,” says Tamra Mendelson. “Our main objectives are to bring a diversity of backgrounds to the environmental workforce and to improve the way that scientific research is applied to environmental problems.” Continue Reading UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce

New UMBC study shows powerful effects of road salt and urban infrastructure on waterways

Sep 17, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

The relationship between urbanization and water chemistry was “more complex than we thought,” Matthew Baker says. Overall, though, he says, “We need to pay closer attention to the materials we’re using in and on infrastructure,” and “we definitely have to lower the amount of road salt we’ve been applying,” to keep our local ecosystems healthy. Continue Reading New UMBC study shows powerful effects of road salt and urban infrastructure on waterways

UMBC’s Erle Ellis crowdsources global archaeological research to trace the history of human impacts on Earth

Sep 11, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

“Our hope is that this is only the first achievement of what will become a new, massively collaborative scientific approach to understanding the global environmental changes caused by humans over the long term,” shares Erle Ellis, professor of geography and environmental systems. Continue Reading UMBC’s Erle Ellis crowdsources global archaeological research to trace the history of human impacts on Earth

People have been modifying Earth – as in these rice terraces near Pokhara, Nepal – for millennia. Erle C. Ellis, CC BY-ND

Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene

Aug 30, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

To build a more robust Earth science in the “human age,” the human sciences must play as central a role as the natural sciences do today. Continue Reading Surveying archaeologists across the globe reveals deeper and more widespread roots of the human age, the Anthropocene

Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building

Aug 26, 2019 / 5 minutes of reading

“When you share a kitchenette with a biologist, a chemist, an engineer and somebody from public policy, it’s inevitable that new things will brew,” says Greg Szeto, who is moving in to the ILSB with the new Translational Center for Age-Related Disease and Disparities. The ILSB “is a total game-changer for me,” adds Chris Hawn. With its state-of-the-art instrumentation, “There are protocols where I can get ‘level unlocked.’ It just opens things up for me and my students.” Continue Reading Open spaces nurture open minds in UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building

Video Extra: Lifespan of a Dragonfly

Jun 21, 2019 / 1 minute of reading

Watch the full lifespan of a dragonfly in this animation created by UMBC designer Layla Thompson-Koch. Continue Reading Video Extra: Lifespan of a Dragonfly

Five UMBC students see their degrees as a step toward community impact

May 17, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

“Being a valedictorian for me is about honoring South Asian women feminists whose achievements were not as visible when I was growing up. It is also about the need to transform research and community service skills into direct activism.”—Samiksha Manjani Continue Reading Five UMBC students see their degrees as a step toward community impact

Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years

Mar 20, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading

Despite conservation efforts, the global rate of loss of tropical forests is accelerating, reaching a 15-year high in 2016. Continue Reading Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years

UMBC’s Chris Swan contributes to landmark global stream ecology study

Feb 27, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading

The experimental design at each site was simple, “but to manage and deploy it across the globe to all seven continents was a Herculean task that could only be done with a network of colleagues,” says Swan. “The key here is true partnerships and global coverage.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Chris Swan contributes to landmark global stream ecology study

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