Jailynn Britt, a sophomore general agriculture major from Brandywine, Md., was recently selected through a competitive process as an Agriculture Future of America Ambassador. She is among a group of 24 ambassadors who will strive to increase awareness of AFA programs on their respective campuses and in their regions during their year of service, March…Read more SANS student to serve as AFA Ambassador
Farm Credit Foundation Partners with UMES
Westminster, MD – (May 30, 2019) – The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement announces a $100,000 commitment to partner with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) over 2019, 2020, and 2021. The donations will benefit various programs hosted by UMES, including the World Food Prize – MD Youth Institute, Maryland FFA State Convention, Maryland…Read more Farm Credit Foundation Partners with UMES
Future Farmers Roam the Hallowed Halls of UMES
Some 225 students from across Maryland walked the campus of UMES during the 91st annual Maryland Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Convention. The three-day event was extremely significant. “This was a historic event in that it was the first time that this particular convention was held on campus,” said Dr. Moses Kairo, dean of the School of…Read more Future Farmers Roam the Hallowed Halls of UMES
UMES participates in career explorations event for middle schoolers
UMES was among some 140 businesses and educational institutions that took part in the Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore’s Inspire event February 27 at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City. Thousands of eighth-grade students explored career fields through displays and hands-on activities. The Department of Human Ecology and UMES Extension represented…Read more UMES participates in career explorations event for middle schoolers
UMES biochemistry majors accepted to prestigious grad schools
Yasmin Roye has committed to Duke University’s biomedical engineering Ph.D. program as a William M. “Monty” Reichter Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow. She was also accepted to Yale University in New Haven, Conn. Roye attributes her success to experiences at UMES, which led her to a Leadership Alliance internship at Brown University conducting…Read more UMES biochemistry majors accepted to prestigious grad schools
UMES Shows Up for Legislators and Alumni Alike
UMES faculty, staff, students and administrators were all on hand to help President Heidi Anderson welcome Maryland legislators and UMES alumni to the west wing of the Miller Senate Office Building in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, February 12. Agriculture and healthcare initiatives supported the theme for the evening, wherein visitors were met with scholars and…Read more UMES Shows Up for Legislators and Alumni Alike
Q&A with aspiring marine scientist
Chryston Best-Otubu, an environmental sciences/marine sciences major, will be attending the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Ph.D. program in marine biology and ecology upon his May 2020 graduation from UMES. Tell us a little about yourself.I was born to immigrant parents who now live in Ellicott City, Md. The…Read more Q&A with aspiring marine scientist
New 1890 Scholarship Program set for Fall 2020
A new scholarship program for 1890 land-grant food and agricultural sciences (FAS) majors is set to begin the 2020 fall semester. Reserved for first-generation college students and for students who transfer from community colleges in the region, the national 1890 Scholarships Program aims to address the shortfall of FAS graduates available to enter the nation’s…Read more New 1890 Scholarship Program set for Fall 2020
SANS Seminar Series Commences with Zero Gravity Talk
The spring 2020 SANS Seminar Series begins Thursday, February 27, at 4 p.m. in the Richard A Henson Center ballroom. Dr. Aaron Persad, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Post Doctoral Research Fellow from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is scheduled to present. The title of his presentation is “Dynamics of Solid and Liquid in…Read more SANS Seminar Series Commences with Zero Gravity Talk
Students among USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture
UMES undergraduates Jailynn Britt and Isaiah Nance and graduate student Stephon Fitzpatrick are among 30 students selected to attend the USDA’s 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum as participants of its Future Leaders in Agriculture Program. Selection was based on essays on agricultural careers and challenges. Those selected will spend a week in Washington, D.C. were they…Read more Students among USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture
