UMCES highlights Chesapeake Global Collaboratory and record oyster plantings in budget testimony
February 01, 2024 | Education, Business and Administration Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee, SENATE, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Maryland
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The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) asked the Education, Business and Administration Subcommittee to approve the governor's FY25 operating budget and described several research and restoration initiatives.
Dr. Bill Dennison, serving as UMCES interim president, said the center is developing a Chesapeake Global Collaboratory to accelerate data‑driven solutions to environmental challenges and cited support from the National Science Foundation, NOAA and philanthropic sources for early work. He said a new collaborative facility will be built on the Horn Point campus in Solomons to house analytic and data teams.
Dennison reported a record year for oyster production and restoration work, saying the Horn Point hatchery produced what the testimony described as a record juvenile planting season and noting production of spat for aquaculture and restoration. He emphasized UMCES's role in workforce development, graduate education and new professional certificate programs that reach thousands of learners worldwide.
UMCES requested concurrence with budget recommendations and highlighted partnerships, new programs and infrastructure planning that support Chesapeake Bay restoration, applied research and regional workforce goals.
Dr. Bill Dennison, serving as UMCES interim president, said the center is developing a Chesapeake Global Collaboratory to accelerate data‑driven solutions to environmental challenges and cited support from the National Science Foundation, NOAA and philanthropic sources for early work. He said a new collaborative facility will be built on the Horn Point campus in Solomons to house analytic and data teams.
Dennison reported a record year for oyster production and restoration work, saying the Horn Point hatchery produced what the testimony described as a record juvenile planting season and noting production of spat for aquaculture and restoration. He emphasized UMCES's role in workforce development, graduate education and new professional certificate programs that reach thousands of learners worldwide.
UMCES requested concurrence with budget recommendations and highlighted partnerships, new programs and infrastructure planning that support Chesapeake Bay restoration, applied research and regional workforce goals.
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