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2020 REU Programs
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are opportunities for students to spend a summer pursuing a research project at a hosting institution. These opportunities are funded by the National Science Foundation, and students spend usually 10 weeks working closely with an academic mentor, presenting their findings, and even going on field trips. All 7 of CRC’s member institutions offer...
Read MoreContaminants in the Bay
UMBC Researcher Leads Landmark Study on Contaminants in the Chesapeake While many studies have looked at particular contaminants of emerging concern in local rivers and small watersheds, few researchers have looked at multiple contaminants in the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed. Dr. Lee Blaney of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) led a team of researchers in quantifying...
Read MoreVibrio & Climate Change
Climate change and the Spread of Diseases in the Bay Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will create optimal conditions for disease-causing bacteria to spread, even in the Chesapeake Bay. Long-time University of Maryland researcher and Johns Hopkins lecturer Rita Colwell has been studying Vibrio bacteria since the 60’s, and has found that...
Read MoreDead Zone
Understanding the Dynamics of the Chesapeake Bay’s Dead Zone It seems like everyone this year is talking about the record rainfall and enormous dead zone predicted in the Chesapeake Bay. The story has been all over the news (e.g., The Bay Journal, Baltimore Sun, and ScienceDaily, to name a few). Jeremy Testa, a professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science...
Read MoreNew Technique for PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were used extensively in building materials and electronic transformers until their ban in 1979. PCBs are persistent carcinogenic compounds that bioaccumulate in aquatic and terrestrial environments and are frequently cause for fish consumption advisories across the US. Managing these compounds has been the center of many engineering efforts for decades, but a...
Read MoreNew Books from UMCES Professor
Two new books bring together than 40 years of expertise on Chesapeake Bay Ecologist Vic Kennedy offers baselines for abundance in Chesapeake Bay and a survey of the diamond-backed terrapin Original press release written by Amy Pelinsky for the UMCES website Once described as an immense protein factory, the Chesapeake Bay—along with its fisheries and waterfowl harvests—has changed...
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