Author: Travis Swaim

The Association of Agricultural and Resource Economists hosted a graduate coffee and poster forum at Symons Hall at the university of Maryland, where graduate students and faculty members discussed interdisciplinary research around the theme “Saving the Chesapeake Bay: Benefits, Policies, and Data Needs”.

The event was funded by Graduate Student Activities fees and all graduate students were invited to attend. “Meetings like this are a great opportunity for us to get together and see what kind

The University of Maryland’s Office of Sustainability hosted its bi-annual Chesapeake Project Faculty Learning Community (CPFLC) Luncheon Tuesday afternoon and welcomed Council on the Environment Chair, Dr. Antonio Busalacchi to talk about the effects of climate change on the Chesapeake region. The attendees were faculty members who have participated in the Chesapeake Project, which is an annual two-day workshop, held every May, geared toward members of the faculty learning about …

On Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke on future plans for rebuilding the city’s infrastructure and preparing for future storms in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

“The biggest challenge we face is adapting our city to the risks associated with climate change,” the mayor said, addressing an audience of officials from major utility and construction companies that operate in the city.

At the gathering that was cosponsored by the League of Conservation Voters and the Regional Plan

In a grass roots effort to spark climate reform, college students from dozens of college campuses nationwide are making similar requests to university officials: sell off institutional endowment fund holdings in large fossil fuel companies.

Many students are hopeful that their demands will force climate reform, after a campaign season that rarely focused on the subject of climate change.

Throughout the three national presidential debates, a sub-plot developed regarding the omission of an open

They've taken over the space previously occupied by District Dumplings (may their "dumplings in chicken broth" rest in peace). It's completely redecorated now. Dark pseudo-wood panelling, groovy torch fire lighting up at the front, fluorescent pulsating-colour tubing along the wall bench area – was I at a rave or a restaurant? Mixed decor messages aside, I enjoyed my curry tofu noodle soup. Andy and Jean mostly liked their choices, too. The place did smell kinda like …

On Thursday, Nov 29, at the University of Maryland Research Park, representatives from NOAA & UMD CIRUN met with executives from both the private and public sectors to discuss the real world applications that new NOAA weather and climate research present to the public. In attendance were 17 representatives from various fields, including agriculture, commercial real estate, emergency response planning, oil and gas, and urban planning. At the meeting, NOAA & UMD scientists explained how …

Despite inconsistencies in state and federal grants and dwindling funds, research at the University of Maryland is seeing a $31 million boost in funding.

The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) will receive roughly a third of the $502 million distribution total for the year, which was garnered through a variety of sources, including federal government agencies, private enterprises, and third-party foundations.  The Governor and state legislature’s efforts to

According to new studies, rising temperatures could mean an increased risk of forest fires in both the U.S. and Canada.

In San Francisco, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, scientist Doug Morton of NASA Goddard presented a new analysis that shows increased level of forest fire activity in the next 40 years.

Morton and his fellow researchers found that with rising temperatures, the resulting dryness in forest areas across the country will leave U.S. forests more prone to