MEES grad student researches potential sites for oyster restoration
Budding marine biologist, Madeline “Maddie” Farmer, aims to contribute to the health of Maryland Coastal Bays through her research evaluating the distribution and abundance of spat, or oyster larvae. The recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore master’s program in Marine, Estuarine-Environmental Sciences hopes her work will help federal and state agencies evaluate the feasibility, scale…Read more MEES grad student researches potential sites for oyster restoration
Natural Sciences receives funds to support students
UMES students in the Department of Natural Sciences can now benefit from two recent philanthropic donations totaling over $25,000 and earmarked for student training. The Integral Scholarship Fund was established with a $7,500 gift from Integral Consulting Corporation to help students defray expenses associated with conducting research. The international environmental consulting firm with an office in Annapolis, Maryland, contacted…Read more Natural Sciences receives funds to support students
Pinto is recipient of SANS Award of Excellence
The pandemic may have posed some challenges to the end of her undergraduate days at UMES, but Gabrielle “Gabby” Pinto came out on top—literally, among her School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences peers when it came to awarding its “Most Outstanding Student” for calendar year 2020. Pinto accepted the award virtually on April 1 at the 68th Honors Convocation. Pinto…Read more Pinto is recipient of SANS Award of Excellence
SANS Honors Convocation Award Recipients-April 12, 2021
Award of Excellence (Single most meritorious student of each undergraduate school) Agricultural and Natural Sciences Gabrielle Pinto, Human Ecology: Child Development, Class of 2020 Departmental Awards (Single most meritorious student of each department) Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences Gaibrielle Bressler Human Ecology D’nasia Jones Natural Sciences Teemer Barry Departmental Distinction Spring 2020 and/or…Read more SANS Honors Convocation Award Recipients-April 12, 2021
UMES doctoral student explores effects of forever chemicals on environment
According to a January 2021 mapping study by the Environmental Working Group, significant levels of “forever chemicals” have been detected in 2,337 water systems in 49 U.S. states. Eguono Omagamre, an environmental toxicology doctoral student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, has spent the past four years studying their effect on the safety of water and…Read more UMES doctoral student explores effects of forever chemicals on environment
Edible insects gain interest with appearance of Brood X cicadas
UMES’ resident expert on 17-year cicadas, Ebony Jenkins, has met with recent acclaim. The food and agricultural sciences doctoral student has been called on to share her fascination with and knowledge of the curious insect to local media and community groups. She, however, adds a quirky and interesting angle to the story—not the insect’s entomology,…Read more Edible insects gain interest with appearance of Brood X cicadas
Department of Natural Sciences hosts international visitor for July seminar
Professor Moris Eisen traveled to UMES from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel for a July 27 seminar. SANS students, faculty and staff attended the 2 p.m. presentation, “Tailoring the Chemical Properties of Molecules: From Catalysis to Polymers and Membranes for Water Purification,” in the Carver Hall auditorium. He was the guest of his former PhD…Read more Department of Natural Sciences hosts international visitor for July seminar
Zebelo receives 2021 FMC New Investigator Award
Dr. Simon Zebelo an associate professor of entomology and plant biology and director of UMES’ Center for Integrated Pest Management, is one of four recipients of the 2021 New Investigator Award by the FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The researchers joining Zebelo in the honor this year represent the University of…Read more Zebelo receives 2021 FMC New Investigator Award
Horticulture and Fruits Program
The University of Maryland Extension Horticulture and Fruits Program at UMES is administered by Dr. Naveen Kumar Dixit, horticulture specialist for UMES Extension and assistant professor of horticulture for the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences. The primary goal of the program is to increase knowledge that will directly influence food security on the…Read more Horticulture and Fruits Program
