Holly Grove’s Hannah McCabe is 2020 regional spelling bee champ Saturday, March 7, 2020 An eighth-grader from Eden who attends Holly Grove Christian School is the 2020 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee champion. Hannah McCabe said she entered her school-level bee reluctantly, yet performed well enough to qualify for Saturday’s eighth-annual competition sponsored by…Read more The Defiant Veteran looked Contrite in his Portrait
DSU alumna is also a ‘Hawk Mom,’ so says her customized t-shirt Monday, March 2, 2020 Sheba Needam-Thomas of Worton, Md. debuted a daring fashion “leap” that was months in the making during UMES’ Feb. 29 homecoming basketball doubleheader. Needam-Thomas donned a stylish black t-shirt emblazoned with four words. The front said “Hornet Pride” accompanied…Read more Homecoming pride
SoCal honor graduate’s next stop is dentistry school in Detroit Tuesday, February 25, 2020 2019 UMES alumna Rachel Nantumbwe Kayongo will enroll in the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in August 2020. Its acceptance rate is 6.7 % and was ranked 40th among domestic dental schools, according to the 2018 U.S. News &…Read more Meet 2019 UMES alumna Rachel Kayongo
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
