the Appalachian Laboratory's
LAB NOTES
Vol 6, Issue 2/July 2025
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Summer 2025 Appalachian Laboratory
Internship Program
| | Summer 2025 Interns (front row, left to right): Jason Haley (FSU-Geography/Spanish) and Ty Kashporenko (FSU-Biochemistry/Molecular Biology); Back row, left to right: Nathaniel Poulin (FSU- Biology), Sarah Heckman (Garrett College-Natural Resources and Wildlife Technology) and Maria Hite (FSU- Emerging Media) | |
Summer 2025 Internship Program
The UMCES Appalachian Laboratory recently kicked off its fourth annual Summer Undergraduate Internship Program. This summer, four students from Frostburg State University and one from Garrett College are working closely with Lab scientists and staff to research wildfires, develop science communication tools, create video libraries and use chemistry to study bird migration. Professional development opportunities include field trips, workshops and networking events. These paid, full time internships run from late May to mid-August.
This year's program is made possible by generous support from the Naylor Family Trust Fund of the Community Trust Foundation and the Western Maryland Consortium, as well as from the National Science Foundation.
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Sarah Bomar, Ph.D. student, on wildfires | Nicole Ibrahim, Ph.D. student, on bird migration | |
New Video Series on Appalachian Laboratory Research
Want to learn more about what our researchers do in the lab and in the field? Be sure to check out our new six-part video series on active research projects at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory. Filmed by Frostburg State student Maria Hite as part of her summer internship at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory, the first two completed videos, linked on the left, feature graduate students Sarah Bomar and Nicole Ibrahim.
Future videos in the series will be released on the UMCES social media channels and on the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory YouTube Channel.
UMCES Facebook
UMCES Instagram
Appalachian Lab YouTube
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The Appalachian Laboratory Investors Network (TALIN) | |
TALIN
In our last newsletter, we shared exciting news about a new initiative at the Lab designed to support innovative science, an initiative made possible through a group of generous donors known collectively as the Appalachian Laboratory Investor Network (TALIN). Since that announcement, TALIN has held their inaugural meeting and funded their first three projects. We've recently launched a new website for TALIN and the research its members support. Use the "Learn More" link to visit the site.
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2025 Appalachian Laboratory Inspiration Award Winner Michael "Mick" Burkett, Bishop Walsh School | |
Appalachian Laboratory
Inspiration Award
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Michael “Mick” Burkett, science teacher at the Bishop Walsh School, received the 2025 Appalachian Laboratory Inspiration Award in a ceremony held at the Lab this past May. The award, launched in honor of the Lab’s 60th anniversary in 2022, recognizes those individuals and organizations in the tri-state region who inspire future generations of STEM professionals by supporting or delivering quality STEM programming.
Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, Burkett received $500 to support continued STEM activities at the school.
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Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award | |
Matt Kline has been selected as 2025 winner. of the Richard Johnson Environmental Education Award. Kline, who is a science teacher at Mount Savage Middle School, was selected for his work building the school's agriculture program.
Kline will receive a monetary award, made possible by generous donors, at a ceremony and reception scheduled for August. Invitations have been sent.
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UMCES Celebrates 100 Years of Science
On April 11, 2025, Dr. Donald Boesch, UMCES President Emeritus, presented a seminar at the Appalachian Laboratory based on his recent book, Predictive Ecology: The History of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 1925-2025. The book is available for purchase here.
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UMCES AL Hosts Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting
In demonstration of its continued commitment to sustainability, the UMCES community celebrated Earth Week 2025 with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Appalachian Laboratory.
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| | | | Now more than ever science at the UMCES Appalachian Laboratory needs your help! | | |
A note from the Lab Director:
A healthy environment is essential to a healthy economy and society. The world-class research and education happening here at the Lab is helping to shape policies and decisions on local-to-global scales about things that matter most: clean air and water, healthy forests and wildlife, and sustainably produced food. Working alongside our scientists, faculty, and staff who care deeply about their work and are not just doing science but also growing it, gives me energy and optimism for the future. I hope you feel that way too. Our work is more important now than ever, but we can't do it alone. I'd welcome the opportunity to connect with you about how you can contribute to the mission of the Appalachian Lab.
With appreciation for your generosity and support,
David Nelson
301-689-7171
dnelson@umces.edu
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