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PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 22, 2021)-The U.S. Department of Agriculture Senior Advisor for Racial Equity will be the keynote speaker at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension’s Small Farm Conference.  His address will be during a luncheon on November 6, the second day of the conference, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Dr. Dewayne Goldmon was appointed by the Biden-Harris administration…Read more USDA senior advisor for racial equity to keynote UMES Small Farm Conference

PRINCESS ANN, MD- (October 22, 2021)-Ebony Jenkins, a food and agricultural sciences doctoral student at UMES, is a budding entomophagist studying rearing insects for human consumption, feed and biological controls. She and her research advisor, Dr. Simon Zebelo, an associate professor of entomology and plant biology, tout cicadas, crickets and mealworms among others as a safe, economical and nutritious source of protein. Their thoughts and research have gained national attention. The Public Broadcasting System’s premiere science series, NOVA, featured Jenkins on its Season 48, Episode 14 “Edible Insects,” which aired for the first time on Wednesday, October 20….Read more UMES doctoral student’s research featured in PBS NOVA documentary

Dr. Kausik Das will share his research as an invited speaker this month at two prestigious New England institutions.  He will be the Charles C. Jones Seminar speaker for the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, on October 29. The next day, he will present a 2 p.m. symposium at the Massachusetts Institute…Read more UMES physics professor to speak at prestigious institutions

Getting accepted to an Ivy League school is a dream come true; having them pursue you is unimaginable.  That’s just the position Ayobami Ogunmolasuyi, a senior engineering major with a mechanical specialization from Nigeria, was fortunate to find himself in. Following his December 2019 graduation from UMES, Ogunmolasuyi will be an Engineering Sciences Ph.D. student…Read more Ivy League School Pursues UMES Student

Pop’s Old Place in Hurlock, Maryland is the host for an October 27 workshop, “Grazing Strategies for Resilience and Profitability,” co-sponsored by UMES Extension and Future Harvest.  Darlene Goehringer and her husband, Arthur Wilson, owners and operators of the pasture-based livestock farm for the past two decades, will share the successes and challenges they encountered over the past four…Read more UMES Extension collaborates on grazing strategies workshop

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 14, 2021)-University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension’s 4-H STEM Festival returns this year after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic.  The free event takes place November 13 as part of the seventh annual Maryland STEM Festival, a month-long celebration October 15 through November 14 focused on “fun, interactive science learning opportunities.”  This year’s theme,…Read more UMES 4-H STEM Festival slated for November 13

A new genus and species of bodotiid cumacean (commonly called hooded shrimp) has been discovered in tidal waters of the Maryland Coastal Bays thanks to researchers working through the National Science Foundation CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics at UMES.  The microscopic crustacean was duly named Carinacuma umesi. Dr. Andrés G. Morales-Núñez,…Read more New genus of hooded shrimp discovered and named after UMES

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 3, 2021)-College students in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C. that are interested in learning how their academic major can lead to a career in agriculture or food science can apply now through April 10 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates summer internship. Organizers…Read more Mid-Atlantic college students can apply to UMES summer internship

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (October 7, 2021)-UMES Extension is setting the stage for its 18th annual Small Farm Conference—a premier event for agricultural stakeholders in the Mid-Atlantic.  This year’s production is slated for November 5-6 and features demonstrations on UMES’ Research and Education Farm, bus tours to private farms nearby, workshops, vendor exhibits and knowledgeable guest speakers. “Like…Read more UMES Small Farm Conference slated for November 5-6

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 5, 2021)-NOAA announced recently that it will continue its two-decade commitment to support the next generation of marine scientists and researchers at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  The agency, through its Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions, renewed an agreement that will provide $30 million in grants over five years to support…Read more UMES receives $30 million to continue training a diverse NOAA workforce