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
