PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (November 11, 2019) – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) was designated as a Center of Community Prosperity by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). UMES is one of several institutions around the country partnering with USDA to help increase the capacity of rural and underserved communities. The Centers of Community Prosperity…Read more USDA Names UMES a Center of Community Prosperity
Osorio Awarded Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Hernan Osorio, a senior chemistry major, is the recipient of a Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarship. The $7,400 award is a 2019-20 TMCF Department of Energy scholarship with funds going toward tuition and fees, on-campus room and board and books or other class-related teaching materials. “Hernan Osorio, a first generation Mexican American who, for lack of…Read more Osorio Awarded Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
UMES Graduate Student, Simmons is Published
Jocelyn Simmons, a UMES graduate student from New York majoring in food and agricultural sciences, recently co-authored a book chapter with Dr. Simon Zebelo, an associate professor of entomology and plant biology in UMES’ Department of Agriculture Food and Resource Sciences, and Joseph Disi, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia. Simmons co-authored Chapter 14, Plant…Read more UMES Graduate Student, Simmons is Published
MANRRS Recognizes Alumna
Commander Nisha Oatman Antoine, the deputy director of the International Equivalence Staff in the Office of Policy and Program Development within the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, was awarded the 2019 UMES MANRRS Alumni Achievement Award. Antoine joined the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service in 1995 through the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program. She…Read more MANRRS Recognizes Alumna
UMES Co-hosts Post Harvest Workshops
Chesapeake Harvest, Future Harvest CASA, the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore are sponsoring workshops November 4 and 6 on Post Harvest Handling for Improved Quality. The workshops are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s County Farm Service Agency in Leonardtown, Md. on November 4 and…Read more UMES Co-hosts Post Harvest Workshops
Ag Department Treats Children to Autumn Field Trip
Dr. Naveen Kumar, horticultural specialist in Extension and assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, treated 21 children from UMES’ Child and Family Development Center with a fall field trip. Kumar showed the children his pumpkin patch, where he gave each a bright yellow blossom and explained how they turn into…Read more Ag Department Treats Children to Autumn Field Trip
NSF REU/LSAMP summer symposium
A summer research symposium provided the perfect ending to several weeks-long summer camps on Tuesday, August 8, at the Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Center in Berlin, Md. A joint effort between the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) and Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) summer programs, a total of 11 students gave oral research presentations…Read more NSF REU/LSAMP summer symposium
Johnson receives White House Initiative student recognition award.
Pictured above from left to right (back row) are: Zoe Johnson, White House ambassador and graduate mentor; Kenneh Koker, SSI mentee, Dr. Tracy Bell, faculty in the Department of Natural Sciences; Teemer Barry, SSI mentee; Cy’Anna Scott, graduate mentor; Chinedu Ahuchaogu, graduate mentor; and Eguono Omagamre, graduate mentor. Front Row (ltor): Jocelyn Simmons, graduate mentor; Ijeoma…Read more Johnson receives White House Initiative student recognition award.
Das lauded for innovative research that includes undergraduate students
“You are my hero by bringing frontier research to student experiments!” Those words, written by Dr. Ray Baughman in a brief email, were directed to Dr. Kausiksankar Das, who recently presented his research findings at two international conferences . . . one at the Advanced Functional Materials Conference in Washington, D.C. and the other at…Read more Das lauded for innovative research that includes undergraduate students
First Industrial Hemp Conference Slated for October 31
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore holds its first Industrial Hemp Conference Thursday, October 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Services Center. The conference is designed to educate and provide its stakeholders with the most updated information about the emerging hemp industry and assist them in being nationally competitive for successful…Read more First Industrial Hemp Conference Slated for October 31
