Students who were chosen as Future Leaders in Agriculture attended the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 99th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C. at the end of last month. They represented land-grant, non-land-grant colleges of agriculture and Hispanic-serving institutions. “These young people are the next generation of agriculture, and it is important for USDA to…Read more UMES SANS students among USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture
UMES physics professor named Kavli Institute fellow
Dr. Kausik Das was selected as a 2023-24 fellow with the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The professor of physics and director of the Center for Student Excellence with UMES’ School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences will visit the institute this summer where he will “explore and develop…Read more UMES physics professor named Kavli Institute fellow
UMES horticulture specialist expands research on micronutrient zinc to enhance corn yield
Micronutrient zinc deficiency can cause a decline in corn yield, according to UMES Associate Professor of Horticulture Naveen Kumar Dixit. Funding through the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board in Queenstown, Maryland will enable Dixit to continue his research on micronutrient zinc to enhance yield potential in corn. A recent $12,500 grant award will allow Dixit…Read more UMES horticulture specialist expands research on micronutrient zinc to enhance corn yield
UMES team forms for HBCU Battle of the Brains in Texas
UMES students have committed to competing in the HBCU Battle of the Brains in Austin, Texas for the second consecutive year. This year’s edition, the sixth annual for the event, takes place March 8-12. A team of eight students from disciplines across campus have been selected to represent the university. The team will be led…Read more UMES team forms for HBCU Battle of the Brains in Texas
UMES team forms for HBCU Battle of the Brains in Texas
UMES students have committed to competing in the HBCU Battle of the Brains in Austin, Texas for the second consecutive year. This year’s edition, the sixth annual for the event, takes place March 8-12. A team of eight students from disciplines across campus have been selected to represent the university. The team will be led…Read more UMES team forms for HBCU Battle of the Brains in Texas
UMES Extension provides free activities for science-minded youth at November 12 4-H STEM Festival
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
