{"id":15114,"date":"2026-01-06T11:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:52:18","slug":"the-year-in-review-a-look-back-at-the-best-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/the-year-in-review-a-look-back-at-the-best-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The year in review, a look back at the best of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we look ahead to the new year, the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences also reflects on the accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff. In 2025, we celebrated our 135-year mission as a land-grant university, joining our &#8220;19 Strong\u201d HBCUs. Our research and scholarly activities shined bright. Here is some of our best moments in 2025. \u00a0\u00a0<br><br><strong>December 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/uncategorized\/umes-research-highlighted-at-student-led-research-symposium\/\">UMES research highlighted at student-led research symposium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>November 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/umes-small-farm-conference-helps-family-farms-profit-explore-shifting-trends\/\">UMES Small Farm Conference helps family farms profit, explore shifting trends<\/a><br><br><strong>October 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/students-selected-for-million-acre-challenge-soil-health-fellowship\/\">Students selected for Million Acre Challenge soil health fellowship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-improves-science-learning-experience-in-carver-building\/\">UMES science building gets facelift, improves student experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/connections\/real-farm-research-for-agribusiness-success-umes-hosts-ag-showcase\/\">&#8216;Real farm research&#8217; for agribusiness success, UMES hosts Ag Showcase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-graduate-student-contributes-to-poultry-research-awarded-industry-scholarship\/\">UMES graduate student contributes to poultry research, awarded industry scholarship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/heres-what-our-spring-2025-graduates-had-to-say\/\">Here&#8217;s what our Spring 2025 graduates had to say<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-professor-emerita-celebrates-the-law-that-shaped-hbcus\/\">UMES professor emerita celebrates the law that shaped HBCUs<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/umes-honors-our-history-looks-to-future-as-land-grant-university\/\">UMES &#8216;honors our history,&#8217; looks to future as land-grant university<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>March 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/biennial-forum\/\">LMRCSC hosts biennial forum, drawing science scholars from across the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>February 2025<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/standout-winter-grad-to-successors-put-yourselves-out-there\/\">Standout winter grad to successors: &#8216;Put yourselves out there&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we look ahead to the new year, the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences also reflects on the accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff. In 2025, we celebrated our 135-year mission as a land-grant university, joining our &#8220;19 Strong\u201d HBCUs. Our research and scholarly activities shined bright. 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