Thursday, April 25, 2019 Construction of a new academic building for UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions is slated to begin this fall, triggered by a $10 million allocation from the 2019 Maryland General Assembly. The project enables the university to consolidate its pharmacy programs into a single building and fulfill a long-standing goal tied…Read more Lawmakers greenlight new UMES health professions building
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will have a say in shaping how the state should redress grievances lingering from its history of lynching incidents in the 19th and 20th centuries. The General Assembly passed a law during the just-completed 2019 session that created the “Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” The law…Read more UMES to have a say in confronting lynching legacy
Study addressed ways to make rural school curricula work Tuesday, April 23, 2019 A dissertation examining a middle-school curriculum that challenged students to identify and solve problems in their community earned UMES English professor Courtney Harned her doctorate a year ago – and national recognition. The American Educational Research Association early this month honored Harned…Read more UMES professor’s dissertation garners national acclaim
Vernajh E. Pinder is Henson Honors Program student Vernajh E. Pinder will deliver the student commentary on behalf of the Class of 2019 during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s spring graduation ceremony May 24. A hospitality and tourism management major from Nassau, Bahamas, Pinder is a member of the Richard A. Henson Honors Program and a broad spectrum of…Read more 2019 Student Commentary winner named
Monday, April 8, 2019 University of Maryland Eastern Shore engineering students have earned a spot to compete against 10 other schools in the inaugural HBCU/MI Design Competition sponsored by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) later this month. The team includes four seniors, three of whom currently are employed ahead of graduation: Kyle Baumann (Hardwire…Read more Military drone competition to feature UMES engineering students
66th annual convocation honors 759 undergraduates Thursday, April 4, 2019 Three undergraduates from the lower Eastern Shore were among four UMES students singled out for stellar work inside and outside the classroom during the university’s 2019 honors convocation. Peers applauded approvingly as Katherine Lipsius of Cambridge (Agriculture and Natural Sciences), Allyson McCullough of Crisfield (Pharmacy and Health Professions), Cailey Mitchell of…Read more Shore trio among 2019 Award of Excellence honorees
Golf management student lands Augusta National intern gig Friday, March 29, 2019 UMES sophomore Lane Dillon’s 10-day stint as an intern at Augusta National Golf Club during the 2019 Masters tournament provided up-close access to sports history he’ll undoubtedly remember the rest of his life. Tiger Woods shocked the golf world by winning his fifth green…Read more Working behind the scenes at The Masters
Researchers have your number Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Scientists looking for what’s causing the decline of honeybees might have found an answer that has UMES faculty researcher Enrique Nelson Escobar optimistic their discovery can translate into boosting Delmarva farmers’ crop production. Escobar, an agriculture extension specialist, has a small upstart collection of hives at the…Read more Bee mites beware!
Mother, Athlete, Senior Woman Administrator: Meet Neema Connor Tuesday, March 26, 2019 A willing servant and hesitant interviewee, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Neema Connor reflects on her nearly two decades at this historically black land-grant institution. Always one to have an encouraging word and a positive attitude, Connor is known for working behind the scenes…Read more Transition ahead for UMES’ Senior Woman Athletic Administrator
Friday, March 22, 2019 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has named former state lawmaker Jim Mathias its government relations director. Mathias served 4½ years in Maryland’s House of Delegates – from June 2006 until January 2011 – and the following eight years in the state Senate representing Worcester and Somerset counties and eastern Wicomico…Read more Former state Sen. Jim Mathias named UMES’ government relations director
