Category: SANS News Releases

Rachel Kayongo has been accepted to the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry.  The school has an acceptance rate of 6.7 % and was ranked #40 among dental schools in the U.S. according to the 2018 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings.   Tell us a little about yourself.My full name is Rachel Nantumbwe Kayongo. I…Read more Q&A with alumna and aspiring dentist

Lenneisha Gilbert recently won a first-place award in the ecology, environmental and earth sciences category of graduate oral presentations at the 10th annual Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM in Washington, D.C.  The event is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Foundation.  Her presentation was titled, “The Effect…Read more Graduate student takes home first place at ERN national conference.

H. Ward Slacum, Jr., after serving as Oyster Recovery Partnership director of Operations since 2014, was officially named its new executive director Tuesday, Jan. 7 following a two-month search. The ORP is an Annapolis-based non-profit that manages much of the state’s oyster restoration work, including a multi-year strategy to restore oyster populations in five Chesapeake…Read more UMES MEES alum to head Oyster Recovery Partnership

The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Bridge to Doctorate Program (LSAMP-BD) was awarded to UMES in May 2018, and began accepting students into the program in January 2019. Its goal is to help undergraduate LSAMP-students transition to graduate school careers, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the representation of underrepresented minority students at the…Read more Bridge to the Doctorate Program marks one year anniversary.

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(February 12, 2020)-Zoe Johnson, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in toxicology at UMES, was recently appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology subcommittee on Students, Postdoctoral Education, and Early Career Professionals.  “It’s an honor to be appointed and serve at the highest level of science and technology policy-making…Read more Johnson appointed to White House subcommittee.

Undergraduate students registered in the biology, environmental science, chemistry and physics 499 research courses showcased the work they researched under their faculty advisors.  The end-of-the-semester Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium took place December 5 in Carver Hall.  Fourteen students presented, while more than 30 students, who either co-authored the posters or did peer evaluations, attended. Yasmin…Read more Undergraduate students place at Natural Science Symposium

Nylah McClain, a senior majoring in the Environmental Science, Marine Science Program at UMES, won an award for the best poster at an early November meeting of the National Association of African American Honors Programs in New Orleans. The Richard A. Henson Honors student and Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Scholar presented the results…Read more UMES Student Takes First in Research Poster

University of Maryland Eastern Shore alums, HBCU alums and strong Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences supporters filled the roster of guest speakers for the Junior MANRRS Institute held October 4 and 5 on the UMES Campus. Some 170 attendees were benefited by messages from guests such as Bryan Perry, director of U.S….Read more Special Guests Headline Junior MANRRS Institute

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s first Industrial Hemp Conference was met with much attention from stakeholders and the local media.  Over 200 attendees and local media representatives converged on the Student Services Center for the relevant event.  The conference educated and provided participants with the most updated information about the emerging hemp industry and…Read more First Industrial Hemp Conference Attracts Stakeholders, Media

In an effort to enhance community building, the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program joined forces with ACTION Anime to host another successful STEM Thursday Game Night on October 24. The goal of STEM Thursday is to introduce and improve unity across the campus. Successful team building events are geared towards bringing students…Read more LSAMP STEM Thursday Game Night