Category: News

UMES researcher’s gene splicing idea earns U.S. Patent Thursday, July 13, 2017 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Dr. Peter Wang is on a mission to unlock the mysteries behind a medical diagnosis dreaded by half the planet: prostate cancer.  Along with fellow oncology researchers with whom he’s worked since immigrating from Taiwan 15 years ago, Wang…Read more A new frontier fighting prostate cancer

UMES faculty, cartoonist team up to revamp curriculum Friday, June 2, 2017 Drawing inspiration from the world of cartoon art, a team of University of Maryland Eastern Shore researchers has come up with a strategy to improve the success rate of students who take college physics courses. Led by Dr. Kausik S. Das, the team has…Read more Making Physics Phun

Young & not-so-young celebrate rite of passage Friday, May 26, 2017 Members of UMES’ Class of 2017 won’t likely forget how their Memorial Day weekend started – with pomp and circumstance.  The university awarded 441 degrees during Friday’s spring graduation ceremony, a quarter of which went to graduates who listed Prince George’s County communities as…Read more Perseverance pays off for the Class of 2017

UMES engineering student a 3-D pioneer Friday, May 12, 2017 Ben Whiteley has the distinction of being the first engineering graduate (Class of 2017) to leave the University of Maryland Eastern Shore with virtual reality programming skills, much of it self-taught.  His senior-year design project has established a new standard that he and faculty adviser Dr. Lei Zhang are hopeful…Read more Making virtual reality a really cool tool

Money will be used for digital design hardware Thursday, May 11, 2017 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that will be used to bring the latest digital technology to fashion design and merchandising classes.  The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture notified Dr. Grace Namwamba, chairwoman…Read more USDA grant to support fashion merchandising

Pocomoke High alumna will deliver student commentary Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Jasmine E. Brown will represent nearly 330 members of the senior class on stage at spring 2017 commencement exercises May 26 when she delivers the student commentary.  Brown, a member of the Richard A. Henson Honors Program, was the top choice of a panel of five…Read more Meet Jasmine Brown, Class of 2017

Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Blue skies and unseasonably warm temperatures for late April provided ideal conditions for high school students putting their Chesapeake deadrise crab boat models through the test in the 2017 Eastern Shore Crab Boat Engineering Challenge sponsored by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  For Jeremy Novak, the 16-year-old Stephen Decatur High School…Read more 2017 Crab Boat Engineering Challenge

Dr. Isrea Butler picked to direct the 369th Experience Band Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Dr. Isrea Butler embarks on a seminal personal journey this summer alongside young musicians who together will retrace the footsteps and performances – symbolically and literally – that will show how a World War I military band overcame segregation and changed history.  Butler,…Read more WWI tribute band will feature UMES musicians

By Dr. Maurice Crawford Monday, May 1, 2017 “Science serves our nation” was among the many signs displayed during the March for Science on Earth Day 2017.  Even though it was damp and cold on the National Mall in Washington D.C., thousands of scientists turned out in a very spirited mood.  Like others march participants,…Read more My March for Science

Alumnus Art Shell among those being honored Friday, April 28, 2017 Rushern L. Baker III, Prince George’s County executive, will be the spring 2017 graduation speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore May 26 in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center.   A sizeable number of audience members on commencement day will be his…Read more UMES announces 2017 spring graduation line-up