UMES alumnus is the 2020 top U.S. Army soldier Thursday, January 21, 2021 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the alma mater of the U.S. Army’s 2020 Soldier of the Year. Sgt. James B. Akinola, a combat medic assigned to the hospital at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., earned the honor this past fall…Read more UMES alumnus is the 2020 top U.S. Army soldier
Friday, July 17, 2020 Dr. E. Nelson Escobar can add two more accolades to his resume after 11 years as an administrator, professor and small ruminant specialist with University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension. Escobar, interim 1890 associate administrator for UMES Extension, was elected to the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (SARE) administrative council….Read more Escobar elected to agriculture research panel
Aaliyah Edwards appointed University System of Maryland student regent Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Aaliyah Edwards, a junior exercise science major from Parkville, Md., will be the first student to serve a two-year term representing peers on the governing board of the University System of Maryland. A 2019 state law change doubled the number of student…Read more UMES junior named to state-level post
UMES to benefit from a National Science Foundation technology upgrade grant Tuesday, July 7, 2020 University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate programs stand to benefit from a federal grant that will be used to provide access to a world-class high-speed data network. UMES’ share of nearly $800,000 awarded by the National Science Foundation will support…Read more ‘Big data’ boost a big deal
UMES’ agriculture dean chairs key land-grant institutions’ panel for 2020-21 Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Dr. Moses T. Kairo takes the reins today as national chair of the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy. Kairo, dean of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, was elected to the post during…Read more Kairo to lead nation’s Experiment Station directors
UMES’ resident veterinarian goes virtual with summer recruiting COVID-19 put the kibosh on Kimberly Braxton’s summer plans to provide local teens with an insider’s perspective on academic paths available to those considering a career caring for animals, large and small. Instead, UMES’ resident veterinarian found another outlet to channel her passion for recruiting students she…Read more Why is that goat sitting on Dr. Braxton’s desk?
UMES partners with Va. State and Del. State in three-year USDA-funded project Friday, June 26, 2020 Ensuring produce sold at Delmarva farmers’ markets is safe and preparing local farmers to comply with a federal Food Safety Modernization Act in 2021 are twin objectives of a nearly half-million dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture grant. Dr. Salina…Read more HBCU researchers probe farmers’ market safety
UMES, Salisbury University radio stations form new partnership Thursday, June 25, 2020 For more than three decades, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s WESM 91.3 FM and Salisbury University’s Delmarva Public Radio have been allies in public broadcasting on the peninsula. On Wednesday, July 1, they strengthen that bond with a new partnership to create…Read more Delmarva Public Media to launch July 1
Trio of UMES researchers are part of a nationwide food safety study Tuesday, June 23, 2020 A University of Maryland Eastern Shore research team will share $1 million in federal funding with three partner institutions to gauge how cover-crop grazing by livestock affects soil quality in fields alternately used to grow organic consumer crops. The…Read more Does grazing impact organic crops negatively?
Monday, June 22, 2020 By Abdirahman Diria Frederick Douglass once said: “Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing world, people of color are facing severe and challenging times. The global pandemic, exacerbated by racism and thoughtless acts of prejudice and ignorance, have forever changed the world. The inhumane, horrendous…Read more Racism is a human rights violation
