Somerset native embraces agriculture education Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Annette Kenney is proof it’s never too late to pursue a college education. On the cusp of turning 50, Kenney earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in December 2016. And she isn’t finished. Kenney is a master’s degree candidate…Read more Getting back to the land
UPDATE: Mr. Joyner informed UMES Dec. 6 he would be unable to serve as speaker Thursday, November 8, 2018 Philanthropist-broadcaster Tom Joyner will put an exclamation point on his recent efforts to help the University of Maryland Eastern Shore boost its scholarship fund by serving as the December 2018 commencement speaker. Joyner will be just…Read more Tom Joyner headlines December 2018 graduation
By Joshua Dacres Monday, November 5, 2018 Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from remarks the writer delivered during the 2018 President’s Donor Reception Oct. 25. What is life without the ability to receive and give gifts? Giving can create an array of many colorful perspectives, and a world of many great opportunities. I have…Read more Circle of Giving
Served at UMES for 33 years Monday, October 29, 2018 Dr. Henry M. Brooks, who served 33 years as 1890 extension administrator at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame for his lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the Maryland 4-H Youth Development Program, Brooks…Read more Henry Brooks – 4-H Hall of Fame honoree
By Miriam C. Purnell, Pharm.D. Sunday, October 28, 2018 I always wanted to pursue a career in health care. A presentation at a career day in high school set me on the path to becoming one of America’s most trusted professionals: a pharmacist. As I began to learn more about what pharmacists do, I came…Read more Pharmacists help people live better lives
Event promotes, supports UMES golfers Wednesday, October 24, 2018 The Million Dollar Golf Shootout, hosted by WMDT 47ABC and sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, begins this weekend and provides a chance for one local golfer to win $1 million. The event features qualifying rounds at three different Lower Shore golf courses, where…Read more 2018 $1 Million Golf Shootout starts Oct. 27
Friday, October 19, 2018 Jordan Wesley of Mitchellville, Md. received his undergraduate degree in computer science from UMES this past December, launching him on a path to a post-graduate internship with the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. Wesley, who played baseball for two years and graduated with a 3.4 grade point average, currently is enrolled at…Read more UMES alum flourishes at prestigious D.C.-area research lab
… they’re taking me to Marrakesh’* Thursday, October 4, 2018 By Allyson McCullough / UMES Class of 2020 A recent overseas adventure demonstrated to me, as Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. once wrote, that “A mind stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimension.” Traveling forces you to trust the unknown, and let…Read more ‘Through clear Moroccan skies …
… Good things can happen Wednesday, October 3, 2018 First, it was zucchinis and squash. Now, it’s pumpkins (and late-season strawberries). Oh my. Dr. Naveen Kumar is the latest University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty member to produce a bountiful harvest from a small experimental plot on the east side of campus. The assistant horticulture…Read more When pumpkins & strawberries grow side-by-side @ UMES
Students design 3D zero-gravity payloads Wednesday, October 31, 2018 UMES physics professor Kausik Das spent a week with the National Research Council of Canada in mid-October participating in suborbital flights to conduct experiments under zero-gravity conditions, including one developed by four University of Maryland Eastern Shore students. Das worked alongside and observed astronauts and scientists who were…Read more The sky is not the limit for UMES researchers
