Morgan State to Open Estuarine Research Lab for Students

The Academy of Natural Sciences, Morgan State University and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum have announced the establishment of a relationship that incorporates the Academy’s Estuarine Research Center operations into the University’s current programs, including the Ph.D. program in Bio-Environmental Sciences.

The Estuarine Research Center, located at the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, Calvert County, MD. is a non-profit research laboratory that studies human effects on marine and coastal ecosystems. The center was founded in 1967 as a field laboratory of the Philadelphia-based Academy of Natural Sciences. Though the Estuarine Research Center is independent of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, they are both dedicated to developing programs in environmental and cultural research and education that enhance the understanding of the relationship between natural and cultural processes. The University plans to continue that rich tradition.

“This partnership represents a wonderful opportunity for both institutions as well as the Estuarine Research Center staff and will continue and strengthen the outstanding programs at the laboratory,” according to Dr. Ian Davison, senior advisor to the President at the Academy. “The Academy welcomes the new arrangement.”

Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a coeducational institution offering more than 60 academic programs leading to bachelor’s degrees as well as programs at the master’s and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s public urban university, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information on Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.