Category: SANS News Releases

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

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (May 31, 2019) – Dr. Lombuso Khoza was recently awarded the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad Seal of Excellence award due to the UMES Center for International Education’s success with study abroad.   The Institute of International Education held an awards ceremony recognizing the study abroad efforts of ten collegiate…Read more Khoza Awarded for Excellence in International Education

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (May 31, 2019) – Dr. Salina Parveen, UMES professor of food science and technology, has been awarded the University System of Maryland (USM) Regent’s Faculty Award. She received the USM’s highest honor for her research, which is aimed at improving the safety and quality of seafood. One of four researchers to be…Read more USM Honors Parveen

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 12, 2019) – As a part of his Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Apple Workshop series, Dr. Naveen Kumar provides instruction about fruit tree pruning on Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshop, which will be held in UMES Center for Food Science and…Read more A Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop Set for March 23

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (March 7, 2019) – UMES will host a business and legal workshop for farmers on Saturday, March 23, at the Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District in Upper Marlboro, MD.  “The workshop is a one-stop-shop opportunity for farmers to get a lot of information from a variety of experts who will cover…Read more Farming Workshop Coming to Prince George’s County

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (October 24, 2018) – A special event Farmers Market is one of the highlights of the UMES 15th annual Small Farm Conference, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 2 and 3. The Market is being held in support of local farmers and will be situated in the parking lot opposite the Student…Read more UMES Marketplace Open to the Public One Day Only

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (October 9, 2018) – Fresh outlooks, practical solutions and up-to-the-minute information about fermentation, soil, beekeeping, vermicomposting, small scale mushroom production and more are what’s in store for the 15th Annual Small Farm Conference to be held in the Student Services Center on the UMES campus.  On-site registration begins at 9:30 a.m. on Friday,…Read more Small Farm Conference Set to Celebrate 15 Years

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (October 3, 2018) – The University of Maryland Extension 4-H STEM team joins Maryland Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Festival, Inc. (MSF) and Somerset County Public Schools to bring Maryland STEM Festival 2018 to the UMES Engineering & Aviation Science Complex on Wednesday, November 7.  Reserved for K-12 students and their families,…Read more Maryland STEM Festival 2018

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (September 27, 2018) – A fall 3K Fun Walk and Community Festival is in the works, according to organizers from the schools of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Professions and Business and Technology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  The event begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Services…Read more 3K Fun Walk and Community Festival