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Life Lessons & Life Blessings: Korey Wise urges youth to “Listen to your first voice” Tuesday, February 25, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts held over 1,000 people who sat in piercing silence as Korey Wise of the Exonerated Five shared his painful and triumphant journey from…Read more Eldest member of the Exonerated Five shares journey at UMES during Black History Month

UMES research funded by $200,000 Maryland Industrial Partnerships grant Friday, February 14, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has secured a $200,000 grant to underwrite research that a private-sector partner hopes will produce a road map to make growing industrial hemp a profitable commodity across the state.  The investment by the University of Maryland-based…Read more Searching for ways to boost hemp production

UMES researcher focuses on making it a cash crop Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Most people recognize hibiscus as a tropical plant with beautiful bright blossoms, but little do they know of its importance as a crop.  Dr. Nadine Burton, an alternative crop specialist, is researching the plant’s viability for local farmers at UMES’ Education and…Read more Hibiscus is more than just another pretty flower

‘From Thurmond to Thornton to Kirwan’ Thursday, February 6, 2020 A career educator whose impressive resume includes helping lay the groundwork on Capitol Hill to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday will visit UMES Tuesday, Feb. 18 to serve as a featured speaker for Black History Month.  Dr. Alvin Thornton, who…Read more School funding expert is Black History Month speaker

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Dr. Madhumi Mitra, professor of biological and environmental sciences, and her husband, Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, professor of engineering, have completed a project four years in the making – a textbook on bioenergy.  “Practices and Perspectives in Sustainable Bioenergy: A Systems Thinking Approach” stands out, Mitra said, because it is a contributed volume with each…Read more UMES duo produces unique textbook on bioenergy

Eldest exoneree whose story is told in Netflix’s “When They See Us” to speak on Feb. 20 Monday, January 27, 2020 Korey Wise, a criminal justice reform advocate, will be the featured speaker for, “Life After Injustice: A Conversation with Korey Wise” at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m….Read more Korey Wise of the Exonerated Five to speak at UMES during Black History Month

Focus will be on rural health disparities & social inequities Friday, January 24, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announces the addition of an online post-baccalaureate certificate specifically for professionals who develop, implement or evaluate services that address rural health disparities. “We’re excited about offering our new online certificate in rural health disparities and…Read more UMES launches new health care certificate program

UMES’ Catherine Hanssens-Passeri reflects on menacing fires Down Under Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Editor’s note: UMES’ Interim Director – Center for Instructional Technology & Online Learning shares thoughts on watching from half a world away as her native Australia endures devastating wildfires. As my New Jersey husband says “you can take the girl out of…Read more ‘I Still Call Australia Home’

Richard H. Warren Jr. holds three degrees from the university Friday, January 10, 2020 Maryland’s 2019 public schools Teacher of the Year is joining the faculty at his alma mater, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Richard H. Warren Jr. has accepted an offer to be the Hazel Professor of Education, a role that calls…Read more Former state Teacher for the Year joins UMES faculty

Sunday, December 15, 2019 The National Science Foundation had 2019 UMES alumnus Mark Joseph in mind when in 1991 it created the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program to help the nation meet its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce needs. Joseph, a Commonwealth of Dominica native, is a soft-spoken but intense young…Read more Mark Joseph, record-setting honors graduate