A UMES senior is among the 12 inaugural recipients of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarships. The award is the highest honor that the board awards to recognize exemplary student achievement. Scholarships are presented in four categories: academics, scholarship and research; innovation and creative activity; leadership and advocacy; and outreach…Read more UMES senior receives top student honor by USM Board of Regents
Grad students present research and meet alumnae at toxicology conference
Graduate students in UMES’ Toxicology Program, Ijeoma Ngoka and Sherene Black, attended the 62nd annual Society of Toxicology Conference from March 19-23 in Nashville, Tennessee, to present their ongoing research. They were among 2,000 presenters and 5,000 attendees hailing from across the U.S. and countries such as Germany, Dubai, Sudan, Australia and Canada. Ngoka presented…Read more Grad students present research and meet alumnae at toxicology conference
PFAS expert relays challenges in analysis at SANS lecture
There are 4,000-5,000 known “forever chemicals” that have been found in surface and ground waters, and even in human blood. They get their nickname for their persistence in the environment and poor absorption to most surfaces. Documentaries like “The Devil We Know” and the movie “Dark Waters” have highlighted the potential for health threats to…Read more PFAS expert relays challenges in analysis at SANS lecture
$5M NRCS grant to fund UMES project aimed at helping the environment and farmers
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Department of Natural Sciences has been awarded a nearly $5 million grant for a pilot project integrating chicken litter into switchgrass production as a source of sustainable biomass feedstock to support anaerobic digestion and the production of biogas at local facilities. The five-year project looks to boost biogas production,…Read more $5M NRCS grant to fund UMES project aimed at helping the environment and farmers
UMES receives national certification by Arbor Day Foundation
This year’s Arbor Day celebration at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was one for the books. The 745 acres that make up the main campus in Somerset County were certificated by the Arbor Day Foundation as an official Tree Campus during a tree planting ceremony April 26. The school, known for its arboretum-style grounds,…Read more UMES receives national certification by Arbor Day Foundation
Diners sample gourmet edible insect dishes at UMES event series
Describing the edible insect series of events held April 3-6 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a “unique experience” would be an understatement. Who knew the campus and community would respond with sell-out attendance, capped at 75, to sample dishes such as cricket mac’ n cheese and buggy chocolate bark with crickets and…Read more Diners sample gourmet edible insect dishes at UMES event series
Expert in PFAS to speak at UMES lecture
There are over 4,000 known “forever chemicals” that have been found in surface and ground waters, and even in human blood. They get their nickname for their persistence in the environment and poor absorption to most surfaces. Documentaries like “The Devil We Know” and the movie “Dark Waters” have highlighted the potential for health threats…Read more Expert in PFAS to speak at UMES lecture
When it comes to food security, the world is “one big village” speaker says
“There is very little difference between national and global problems” was the message Dr. Jimmy W. Smith, an expert in international agriculture, delivered to some 50 lecture guests April 5 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Seminar Series. He continued, saying, “Food shortages in any place drive up…Read more When it comes to food security, the world is “one big village” speaker says
