Maryland university names new president ahead of expansion

The University of Maryland Center for Environment Science has named Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm as the new president of the statewide graduate school, leading six research labs across the state. Miralles-Wilhelm joins UMCES on July 1 from George Mason University, where he served as the dean of the College of Science, overseeing 350 full-time teaching and research faculty and 160 staff, according to a news release Tuesday.