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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "University of Maryland"

Browse our articles and in-depth feature stories to learn about the latest Bay news.

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Mental health initiative connects UMD students with the outdoors

August 11, 2022

Nature Rx @ UMD is one of several campus programs in the U.S.

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Researchers give mussels new power

March 26, 2020

Transplanted mussels suggest more reintroduction efforts are possible in the Anacostia

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A community advocate on improving nature and human health

July 26, 2019

Professor Sacoby Wilson helps communities advocate for environmental justice

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Microplastics in the Chesapeake Bay

April 15, 2015

Plastic containers and other trash that gets washed into the Bay doesn’t actually disappear

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Chesapeake Bay ospreys serve as sentinels for pollution

August 30, 2013

Monitoring the buildup of chemical compounds in ospreys helps scientists track toxics in our waterways.

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University of Maryland receives federal grant to curb stormwater runoff into Chesapeake Bay

September 25, 2012

Social marketing will boost engagement in two watershed communities.

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University of Md. team wins national Solar Decathlon for Bay-friendly “WaterShed” house

October 3, 2011

University of Md won top honors at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011.

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