Category: SANS News Releases

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(May 11, 2020)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has joined the National IR-4 Project network of participating institutions.  UMES was selected to provide coordination of the Northeast Region of the IR-4 Project over the next five years. IR-4 is a USDA-funded national research program that facilitates the registration of safe and effective…Read more IR-4 Project designates UMES as its Northeast Region Center

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – April 17, 2013 – UMES brings home six wins and one faculty award from the 17th Biennial Research Symposium of the Association of Research Directors (ARD) held in Jacksonville, Florida.  Overall, with one first place win, four second place wins and one third place win, the university won more research presentation awards…Read more UMES Student Researchers Receive Record Number of Wins

The UMES School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences (SANS) is gearing up to host as many youths as possible this summer with the expressed goal of exposing the next generation to the benefits of scientific discovery and the educational and career opportunities available in the fields of agriculture and natural sciences.  Summer programs include: the Research…Read more UMES SANS Gears Up for Summer

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (May 7, 2020) – Delmarva high school students interested in pursuing a degree in chemistry-related majors can participate in the American Chemical Society’s Project SEED summer program.  The program offers participants a $1,000 fellowship and the potential for an ACS scholarship covering the first year of college tuition. “Project SEED is…Read more ACS seeking scientific-minded high school students for summer program

PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (April 15, 2020)- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has qualified as a finalist for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Driving Change Initiative.  UMES is the only HBCU among the 38 finalists whose letter of intent was selected out of nearly 100 applicants.  Six institutions will be selected from the finalists to…Read more UMES among finalists in HHMI’s STEM initiative

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(March 3, 2020)-The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Spring 2020 School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Seminar Series kicked off February 27 when guest speaker Dr. Aaron Persad, a natural sciences and engineering research postdoctoral associate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke on the topic, “Dynamics of Solid and Liquid in Zero…Read more SANS Spring 2020 Seminar Series continues

PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(December 20, 2019)-UMES has the University System of Maryland’s approval to proceed with planning the construction of an “agricultural research and education center” on the east side of campus at a revised cost of $13.95 million. USM’s governing board at its November meeting signed off on a $4.45 million increase in the projected…Read more Regents Approve $13.9 Million Ag Research and Classroom Building Plan

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (June 5, 2019) – UMES Extension presents another opportunity for farmers, gardeners and everyone in between to interact with Dr. Nadine Burton and Habanera Farm’s Henriette den Ouden during its next Growing Specialty Herbs workshop.  The two-hour event starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, on the UMES Education and Demonstration…Read more Another Specialty Herbs Workshop in the Making

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (June 5, 2019) – The Eastern Shore community is invited to attend a farm field day slated for Friday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the UMES Education and Demonstration Farm. The event is organized so that the afternoon session, from 1 to 3 p.m., is a duplicate of…Read more UMES Extension Offers Family Fun on the Farm