UMES Extension and New Mexico State University will play vital roles in a half million dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to provide small farmers of fresh produce the training tools to help their workers ensure safe food practices for Maryland consumers. Food Safety Specialist Dr. Melinda Schwarz, Environmental…Read more UMES Extension and New Mexico State University to collaborate with UMD on a half million dollar grant
UMES receives $1.35 million from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to help socially disadvantaged agricultural community capitalize on its grant programs
PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 27, 2021)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has enlisted the help of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to help Black, indigenous and people of color, rural and other underserved communities apply for, successfully compete for and implement its grants. The two institutions will…Read more UMES receives $1.35 million from USDA Agricultural Marketing Service to help socially disadvantaged agricultural community capitalize on its grant programs
Geoscience Bridge Program provides a leg-up for high school seniors
UMES hosted eight high school seniors from across the country, including Puerto Rico, this past summer for the 2021 Geosciences Bridge Program. Funded by the National Science Foundation and the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center at UMES, the program offers students interested in pursuing a career in the geosciences field a leg-up by introducing them to ocean…Read more Geoscience Bridge Program provides a leg-up for high school seniors
LSAMP summer interns prepare for STEM careers
Students in the 2021 summer Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation research program spent eight weeks (June 14-August 6) conducting in-person research in areas including biology, engineering, and agriculture and food sciences. The LSAMP interns worked on research projects supervised by UMES faculty members Drs. Sadanand Dhekney, Behnam Khatabi, Kausiksankar Das and Tracy Bell, coordinator…Read more LSAMP summer interns prepare for STEM careers
SANS students conduct research through STARS program
Two SANS students had the unique opportunity to work with top researchers, UMES’ Dr. Sadanand Dhekney (plant breeding and biotechnology) and University of California, San Diego’s Dr. Yunde Zhao (biochemistry and plant genetics), this summer. Joshua Claiborne, a junior majoring in agriculture, and Destiny Parker, a second semester junior majoring in biology (pre-med), were selected for a competitive,…Read more SANS students conduct research through STARS program
Physics professor shares the art of rangoli at National Folk Festival
You may already know that Dr. Kausik Das is a physics professor in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Department of Natural Sciences, but did you know he is an artist as well? Das and his family were invited artists to the 80th National Folk Festival in Downtown Salisbury September 10-12 to demonstrate a Hindu art form passed from generation to…Read more Physics professor shares the art of rangoli at National Folk Festival
Marine and Estuarine Science Program provides summer research experience for undergraduates
A group of nine students who will be sophomores and juniors this fall participated in UMES’ Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine and Estuarine Sciences. The interns represented institutions from Maine to California. The paid interns spent the summer, May 31-August 6, conducting research projects with the guidance of UMES faculty and graduate students. This…Read more Marine and Estuarine Science Program provides summer research experience for undergraduates
Northeast SARE grant will help educate farmers on sustainable practices
Dr. Lila Karki, an assistant professor of agricultural economics and program evaluation specialist for UMES Extension, is the recipient of a nearly $30,000 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education grant. His project, “Increasing Efficiency and Decision-Making Capability of Small, Socially Disadvantaged and Minority Farmers,” was among 29 proposals out of 49 that received funding through its 2021 Partnership…Read more Northeast SARE grant will help educate farmers on sustainable practices
UMES researcher awarded $1 million U.S. Navy Minority Serving Institution Grant
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (July 7, 2021)-A University of Maryland Eastern Shore researcher and students from underrepresented minorities in STEM who are majoring in natural sciences will be tackling one of the U.S. Navy’s most costly problems –biofilm formation, or fouling. Biofilms, which lead to attachment of barnacles, cause millions of dollars of damage to naval…Read more UMES researcher awarded $1 million U.S. Navy Minority Serving Institution Grant
