With some creative planning and effort on the part of faculty and staff, students in UMES’ Pre-Vet Club were able to gather safely on October 7 for an in-person social event. Club advisor and UMES’ resident veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Braxton arranged for members to enjoy an African safari “outdoor movie night” style. Braxton with the…Read more Pre-Vet Club takes members on an African safari
Area farmers can receive free opportunities through new MyFaRM initiative
PRINCESS ANNE, MD- (October 5, 2020)-Registration is now open for MyFaRM, a new University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension initiative to deliver risk management education free to area farmers. Mastering Farm Risk Management, for which MyFaRM stands, also includes incentives for a select group of participants to receive free admission to future events hosted by UMES’ Small Farm…Read more Area farmers can receive free opportunities through new MyFaRM initiative
MEES doctoral student defends dissertation
Detbra Rosales, a doctoral student in the Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, successfully defended her dissertation September 25 during a virtual presentation. The title was, “Assessing the Microbial, Phytoplankton Community and Associated Water Quality in the Delaware and Maryland Coastal Bays.” Rosales’ research focus is on ecology. “My dissertation added new knowledge…Read more MEES doctoral student defends dissertation
UMES takes the lab outside for summer REEU program.
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s USDA, NIFA-funded Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates program pressed on in a hybrid format for nine weeks, beginning June 8. The program continued in its mission to provide “minority chemistry, biology, environmental science and technology students underrepresented in Food, Agricultural, Natural Resources and Human…Read more UMES takes the lab outside for summer REEU program.
LSAMP summer program goes virtual for 2020
Getting creative was the name of the game for educational summer programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program rose to the challenge by engaging 15 undergraduate scholars from various STEM fields in an intriguing virtual program. Students took part in co-curricular activities, career development stations, webinars,…Read more LSAMP summer program goes virtual for 2020
Summer Geosciences Bridge Program prepares students for college life.
This year, seven incoming freshmen participated in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Summer Geosciences Bridge Program, organized virtually for the first time in seven years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students attended online lectures in various areas of geoscience, including marine science, atmospheric science and remote sensing/GIS, said Dr. Paulinus Chigbu, the University System of…Read more Summer Geosciences Bridge Program prepares students for college life.
Farm Bill helps heirs property farmland owners.
For U.S. farmers, having clear title to land has been the key that opens the door to federal programs, including loans, conservation programs, crop insurance and disaster assistance. That’s because, in order to apply for federal programs, USDA requires farms to have a “farm number.” And, in order to get a farm number, the USDA…Read more Farm Bill helps heirs property farmland owners.
Escobar elected to Northeast SARE administrative council.
Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, the interim associate administrator for UMES Extension, was promoted to associate professor with tenure in the university’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences July 1 and was elected to the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s administrative council. Northeast SARE is among four regional offices across the nation whose mission is “to advance—to the…Read more Escobar elected to Northeast SARE administrative council.
ALEI faculty legal specialist awarded NERME grant for MyFaRM
Nicole Cook, environmental and agricultural faculty legal specialist at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Berran Rogers, UMES Extension Small Farm Program coordinator, were recently awarded an 18-month grant for $98,000 from the Northeast Extension Risk Management Education Center to provide free risk management education to farmers who are underserved by crop insurance. The…Read more ALEI faculty legal specialist awarded NERME grant for MyFaRM
Two-year accreditation effort comes to fruition for human ecology.
Friday, June 26 was a day of affirmation for UMES’ Department of Human Ecology. It was recognized at the 2020 conference of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for achieving accreditation for the first time in the department’s history. The Council on Accreditation of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences voted…Read more Two-year accreditation effort comes to fruition for human ecology.
