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
UMES SANS researchers part of Princeton University HBCU alliance
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
LSAMP activities at UMES will continue thanks to NSF grant renewal
The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year $3M grant funding the University System of Maryland’s Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program. Aimed at increasing the number and success of minority students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the program is a collaboration among USM partner institutions, including the University of Maryland Eastern Shore….Read more LSAMP activities at UMES will continue thanks to NSF grant renewal
First annual Global Food Security Summit held in Atlanta September 12-14
The Center of Excellence for Global Food Security and Defense held its first annual summit September 12-14 in Atlanta, guided by the theme, “Prioritizing and Refining the Agenda for Addressing Global Food Security within the 1890 Universities System.” Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the center brought participants from…Read more First annual Global Food Security Summit held in Atlanta September 12-14
NSF grant boosts oceanography lab at UMES; only one of its kind at an HBCU
Underrepresented students in marine sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will benefit from a three-year half a million dollar National Science Foundation grant. The Ocean Sciences Excellence in Research grant will boost the university’s capacity to give students research opportunities while helping solve a real-world challenge, understanding and projecting the future of freshwater…Read more NSF grant boosts oceanography lab at UMES; only one of its kind at an HBCU
UMES dietetics programs receive reaccreditation
Graduates boast a 97.2% first-time pass rate on licensure exam for RDN The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics has given dietetic education programs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore a stamp of approval for the third consecutive time since the program’s inception. Students are assured that they are enrolled in programs…Read more UMES dietetics programs receive reaccreditation
UMES students receive grant-funded training for jobs in newly emerging hemp industry
A U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has opened the door for University of Maryland Eastern Shore students to receive the training they will need to successfully compete for jobs in the hemp industry. Funded by a $100K 1890 Center for Excellence in Student Success and Workforce Development grant, the project provides training in hemp production…Read more UMES students receive grant-funded training for jobs in newly emerging hemp industry
