PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (June 3, 2020) – The National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $1.6 million competitive grant to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, home to the newly organized Center of Excellence for International Engagement and Development. Established to strengthen global food security and education, the center is one of…Read more UMES home to International Center of Excellence
Kairo to lead nation’s 1890 and 1862 Experiment Station directors
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 30, 2020)- Dr. Moses T. Kairo is the incoming chair of the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy. Kairo, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, was elected to the post during the organization’s fall meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 25. He will…Read more Kairo to lead nation’s 1890 and 1862 Experiment Station directors
Keeping farmers abreast of COVID-19 legislation and programs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension partnered with the Small Business Development Center Eastern Region, the Agriculture Law Education Initiative and the Maryland Agricultural and Resource Based Industry Development Corporation to provide a timely, free webinar on May 20 for farmers impacted by COVID-19. The aim of the webinar was twofold: to provide agricultural producers…Read more Keeping farmers abreast of COVID-19 legislation and programs
UMES participates in USDA-funded research to ensure food at farmers markets are safe
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 19, 2020)- Keeping products sold at Delmarva’s farmers markets safe from potential foodborne illness and preparing local farmers for the mandated 2021 compliance to the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act is the goal of a nearly half-million dollar USDA Capacity Building Grant. Dr. Chyer Kim, a food scientist…Read more UMES participates in USDA-funded research to ensure food at farmers markets are safe
UMES is part of multi-state research team studying benefits of grazing on organic crops
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 10, 2020)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $9.5 million to 11 collaborative, multi-state projects to “enhance the competitiveness of U.S. specialty crops.” The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a collaborator on one of the projects. UMES, in partnership with the University of California at Davis, University of Minnesota, The…Read more UMES is part of multi-state research team studying benefits of grazing on organic crops
Tri-County residents focus of UMES health program
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 8, 2020)- Creating “healthier, more sustainable places to live, work and play” across the country is the goal of the Well Connected Communities Initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Under the leadership of Dr. Virginie Zoumenou, 1890 Nutrition and Health Programs director, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is the recipient of a $65,000 WAVE…Read more Tri-County residents focus of UMES health program
UMES Extension Makes the Shift
UMES Extension’s “Integrated Parasite Management Workshop” was originally planned as a March 26 face-to-face event. Then came the major and seemingly sudden shift brought on by COVID-19. Extension educators left their offices Friday, March 13, without a clue as to when they would return. Along with the rest of the world, quite literally, they were…Read more UMES Extension Makes the Shift
Overcoming hurricanes and a pandemic to complete graduate research
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (June 1, 2020) -It took years of hard work and persevering through hurricanes and a pandemic for Wilmelie Cruz-Marrero, a newly minted Doctor of Philosophy in marine estuarine environmental sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to achieve her dreams. Cruz-Marrero, who grew up in the small town of Toa Alta,…Read more Overcoming hurricanes and a pandemic to complete graduate research
Faculty Spotlight-Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit
Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit, previously known as Dr. Naveen Kumar, is an assistant professor of horticulture and a UMES Extension specialist in the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences. He has been at UMES for 3 years, splitting his time equally between extension and teaching/research. According to Dixit, the extension efforts involve “providing strong educational…Read more Faculty Spotlight-Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit
Min Receives Funding for Advancements in food Technology.
PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (June 25, 2019) – Dr. Byungrok Min is the recipient of two major research grants. The university’s associate professor will embark on new innovations that will aid in the sustainability and anti-microbial state of consumed foods. Min was awarded a combined total of nearly $700,000 by the National Institute of…Read more Min Receives Funding for Advancements in food Technology.
