The environmental movement came of age April 22, 1970 Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Editor’s note: This essay is inspired by the author’s lecture series, “Deep Ecology, Synergism and Sustainability,” which she covers in great detail for UMES’ marine and estuarine ecology students. By Madhumi Mitra The concept of “Integral Synergism” is based on cosmic unity,…Read more Earth Day’s golden anniversary
Monday, April 20, 2020 Editor’s note: For many college faculty members, teaching online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier. Here is another essay from the frontlines. By LaShawn D. Nastvogel It came as a shock to us all when the university decided to end mid-term exams on Thursday before spring break. …Read more Transition & Reposition: From teaching to learning
Thursday, April 16, 2020 Editor’s note: For many college faculty members, teaching online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is a new frontier. Here is an essay from the frontlines. By Amy Hagenrater-Gooding It’s 8 a.m., the designated posting time for my younger son’s online work. He has been up since 6:30 a.m. and we…Read more Tele-teaching: ‘Remind yourself you are here’
2020 senior Samantha Hernandez sees her study in Peru cut short Saturday, April 11, 2020 UMES senior Samantha Hernandez was walking down a street in Cuzco, once Peru’s ancient capital, the morning of March 22 when police stopped her for not wearing a mask. Peru was among the leading western hemisphere nations to take aggressive steps early on to…Read more ‘Toque de queda’
UMES is only HBCU selected as competition finalists to drive culture change in STEM Friday, April 10, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has qualified as a finalist for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Driving Change Initiative. HHMI is a “science philanthropy whose mission is to advance basic biomedical research and science education…Read more UMES among finalists in HHMI’s Driving Change Competition
Aviation science major had an eventful 2019 Wednesday, April 8, 2020 By Tiffany Jackson I am a senior majoring in aviation science with a concentration in aviation management, and I had an exciting 2019. A year ago, I was studying abroad, traveling to six European nations. I completed a fall internship at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),…Read more A soaring senior
UMES doctoral student Rob Figliozzi has a hand in its development Friday, April 3, 2020 By Hannah Combs ~ The Star-Democrat Life as we know it changed early in 2020 across the United States, but here on the Eastern Shore two scientists had already developed a test that will be instrumental in predicting a patient’s…Read more Cambridge scientists develop COVID-19 test
UMES to welcome 20-member class in August 2020 Thursday, April 2, 2020 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore this week received accreditation confirmation to offer its Physician Assistant program. This will allow the University to offer graduate-level courses leading to a physician assistant degree in the coming academic year. Based on the review of the program…Read more Physician assistant accreditation secured
’67 Maryland State alum Ralph Paden revered in Prince George’s County Wednesday, April 1, 2020 UMES alumnus Ralph C. Paden Sr. is a widely admired “father figure” by those whose lives he touched over a three-decade career as a Prince George’s County (Md.) educator. His father, seeking reliable employment, moved the family from Greenville, S.C. when…Read more ‘Father figure’
1991 UMES alum Roger Davis reaches the top of his profession Tuesday, March 24, 2020 For Marian Elizabeth Wilson Davis, being the mother of a college president is more than she envisioned when she adopted a 3-year-old boy in 1972. In the early 1970s, Davis and her late husband, Belford, were in the midst of…Read more Making his Mom proud
