SANS professors Sadanand Dhekney and Meng Xia will receive $250,000 grants through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation to fund two-year research projects co-led with peers at Princeton University. The November 1 announcement described the projects as being among the first set in motion as part of a groundbreaking alliance between Princeton University…Read more UMES SANS researchers part of Princeton University HBCU alliance
UMES MEES doctoral student awarded competitive MD Sea Grant fellowship
Kayle Krieg, a marine, estuarine and environmental sciences doctoral student at UMES, was awarded a competitive Maryland Sea Grant State Science Policy Fellowship. Since September, she has been working directly with Dr. Peter Goodwin, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences in Cambridge, and traveling frequently to Annapolis and the University of…Read more UMES MEES doctoral student awarded competitive MD Sea Grant fellowship
Fashion merchandising students benefit from Closing the Gap grant
A recently awarded $100,000 Closing the Gap grant will aid Dr. Bridgett Clinton-Scott, an associate professor in UMES’ Department of Human Ecology, in her continuing effort to connect fashion merchandising students with alumni through a fashion entrepreneur mentorship program. The grant is part of half a million in funding allocated among nine HBCUs to “boost…Read more Fashion merchandising students benefit from Closing the Gap grant
UMES pre-vet students benefit from surprise visit by Critter Fixers: Country Vets celebrity vet
National Geographic Wild TV celebrity veterinarian Dr. Vernard Hodges of Critter Fixers: Country Vets fame made a surprise visit to UMES pre-vet students and the UMES campus farm on September 28 thanks to dedicated faculty member and UMES alumna Dr. Kimberly Braxton. Braxton made the connection at the American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Philadelphia…Read more UMES pre-vet students benefit from surprise visit by Critter Fixers: Country Vets celebrity vet
