The Engineering and Aviation Science Complex lobby at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was lined with an interest-grabbing array of interactive activities at UMES Extension’s 4-H STEM Festival November 12 as part of greater Maryland STEM Festival efforts. Aimed at getting youth K-12 interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in addition to agriculture, the…Read more UMES Extension provides free activities for science-minded youth at November 12 4-H STEM Festival
UMES faculty contribute to knowledge transfer activities in Kenya as part of MOU
As part of an active memorandum of understanding with Maseno University in Kisumu, Kenya, UMES faculty members attended a Fish Health Management workshop there September 19-24 titled “North-South Dialogue on Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer Approaches.” Joining UMES and Maseno faculty researchers were Kisumu County government officers from the veterinary and livestock & fisheries departments;…Read more UMES faculty contribute to knowledge transfer activities in Kenya as part of MOU
LSAMP students and faculty present research at ABRCMS 2022
UMES’ School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences was well-represented at this year’s Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists. Six students in the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation at UMES joined some 3,000 undergraduates in conveying their research November 9-12 in Anaheim, with one coming away with a first place poster presentation. Jay Easter,…Read more LSAMP students and faculty present research at ABRCMS 2022
UMES receives $2.5M Howard Hughes Medical Institute Driving Change Initiative Award
UMES received word of its selection as the first HBCU awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Driving Change Initiative award. A five-year grant that commenced November 1 earmarks $2.5 million to fund a new living-learning community at the university called STEM STARS. School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences faculty member and chair of the Department…Read more UMES receives $2.5M Howard Hughes Medical Institute Driving Change Initiative Award
UMES faculty conduct global food security training in the Democratic Republic of Congo
UMES faculty in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences traveled to the city of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, over the summer and fall to conduct global food security training workshops, followed by hands-on activities in laboratories and at farm sites in the countryside. All were possible due to…Read more UMES faculty conduct global food security training in the Democratic Republic of Congo
UMES’ HBCU Battle of the Brains is seeking team members for the March 2023 competition in Austin, Texas
Battle of the Brains is an annual national championship and experiential diversity recruiting showcase among HBCUs and other minority schools. Student teams come up with out-of-pocket solutions, involving design, policy, business and STEM components, to a business challenge scenario provided by one of the sponsors of the competition. Sponsors include known corporations, such as the…Read more UMES’ HBCU Battle of the Brains is seeking team members for the March 2023 competition in Austin, Texas
