Category: SANS News Releases

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore just received a major boost to its Chesapeake Water Quality Center from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.  The Center received nearly a half-million dollar NRCS grant to “enhance knowledge regarding use of standard metrics to assess soil health,” particularly for agricultural land management.” “As interest in soil health management continues to…Read more UMES Chesapeake Water Quality Center receives half-million dollar USDA grant

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(October 7, 2020)-University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension will host its second annual Industrial Hemp Conference November 5 in a virtual format due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.   Experts from universities and agencies across the country aim to educate growers and stakeholders about the status of the industry and the outlook for…Read more Virtual Industrial Hemp Conference slated for Nov. 5 at UMES

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(September 29, 2020)-Three Delmarva high school students will represent the Maryland Youth Institute as delegates to the 2020 World Food Prize Global Youth Institute next month.  The recipients were among 30 students who submitted essays on a global agricultural issue and gave virtual presentations in the spring as part of the Maryland Youth Institute hosted…Read more Delmarva high school students chosen for World Food Prize

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (September 24, 2020)-When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 24 its 2020 awardees of the Agriculture Research Service’s 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Program, one of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s top researchers, Dr. Simon Zebelo, was among them.   ARS is the USDA’s chief scientific in-house research agency that focuses on solutions to agricultural problems…Read more Zebelo selected for USDA 1890 Faculty Research Sabbatical Awards

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – May 15, 2020 – Growing herbs at home is the focus for the next University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension webinar. Scheduled for Thursday, May 28, at 10 a.m., the free webinar will offer up-to-the-minute techniques for growing herbs for a variety of reasons. “I am excited to be able to…Read more UMES Extension offers growing herbs at home webinar

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 15, 2020)- A University of Maryland Eastern Shore researcher has received a $474,500 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), USDA to increase the diversity of students from minorities underrepresented in Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human (FANH) sciences. Dr. Victoria Volkis, a chemistry professor at UMES, is…Read more Nearly Half a Million Dollar Grant Aims to Increase Diversity in FANH Sciences

During a recent visit to UMES, Maryland State Senator Katie Fry Hester (D-Howard/Carroll) evaluated the university’s research relevant to nutrient management and water quality issues in the Chesapeake Region.  She also discussed the relevance of the work to the implementation of the Maryland Phosphorus Management Tool (MD PMT), having been recently appointed to the MD…Read more State Senator Examines UMES Research

PRINCESS ANNE, MD — (September 17, 2020) —Dr. Jonathan Cumming is braving the academic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic during his first semester as the incoming chair of the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Cumming’s tenure began July 1. “I would like to take this opportunity to publicly express…Read more UMES announces new natural sciences department chair

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(September 8, 2020)-The pandemic has brought to light the importance of growing local food for “survival, sustainability and self-dependence.” University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit (at left) aims to help Delmarva farmers tap into consumer demand and an emerging market for Asian vegetables—a market currently dominated by South American imports. “Growers on the…Read more Farmers on Delmarva poised to enter ethnic food markets

PRINCESS ANNE-MD- (September 1, 2020)-University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension 4-H STEM educators are gearing up for this year’s 4-H STEM Challenge, “Mars Base Camp,” developed by Google for children aged 8-14. “‘The race to land humans on Mars is on!,’ is the premise of the collection of activities that incorporate skills like mechanical engineering,…Read more UMES Extension prepares for 2020 4-H STEM Challenge