Sunday, October 9, 2016 Researcher earns UMES its first exclusive patent in 20 years PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Oct. 9, 2016) – Dr. Yuanwei Jin has come up with an invention that could head off energy pipeline ruptures like the one that caused gasoline prices to spike in September, and he’s been issued a patent for…Read more Making “structures” smarter
By L. Morgan Dykes, Pharm.D. Friday, October 7, 2016 DELMAR, Del. – (Oct. 7, 2016) – Autumn brings many wonderful things to us: pumpkins, crisp air and colorful foliage. Unfortunately, it also brings the annual risk of the flu. With flu and pneumonia viruses being the eighth leading cause of death in the United States,…Read more Flu vaccine; be informed
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 UMES alum Earl Holland competes on Sports Jeopardy! – and wins! PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Oct. 5, 2016) – Earl Holland, UMES class of 2005, apparently has high-stakes quiz competition in his blood, and now some extra cash in his pocket. A sports journalist for the News-Journal newspaper, Holland won $5,000 as a…Read more THIS is Earl Holland, Sports Jeopardy! champion
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD -Tickets go on sale Oct. 5 for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s gourmet dining series; a long-time fall tradition. This year, hospitality and tourism management students and faculty have planned a Veterans’ Day salute and a month later, a holiday celebration. The five-course meals take place Nov. 11…Read more 2016 Gourmet Dinner Series tickets on sale
Friday, September 23, 2016 UMES center earns $15.5 million to train students in marine science PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – (Sept. 23, 2016) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Education has awarded nearly $3 million to the NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center at UMES to continue its mission of training and…Read more NOAA extends its grant support of UMES marine research
Friday, September 23, 2016 Museum of African American History and Culture offers inspirational message Every year I get a little closer to understanding why I am passionately in love with African American history and culture. But every year it becomes less necessary to explain my love to anyone else. I got a sneak-peek at the…Read more ‘Huge and … triumphant stories’
Monday, September 12, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Sept. 12, 2016) – UMES alumni who were students during the nearly four decades William Percy Hytche walked the grounds of their beloved alma mater saluted the late educator Saturday with a statue unveiling and grand opening of a permanent exhibit featuring his personal and professional mementos. The three-hour event…Read more Hytche statue unveiling culminates legacy initiative
Friday, September 9, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Sept. 8, 2016) – One by one, the 27 members of UMES’ physical therapy class of 2016 crossed the performing arts center stage to receive their professional practice doctorates. Each bent slightly at the knees to receive their symbolic hood from department chairman Michael Rabel, then accepted the…Read more Physical therapy: A caring profession has 27 new members
Friday, September 9, 2016 Hotelier donation to benefit campus lodging PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Sept. 9, 2016) – One of the partners of an award-winning Gaithersburg, Md. hotel has volunteered to help UMES modernize its lodging options. Vira Safai, managing partner of a Comfort Inn just a 10-minute drive from the Universities at Shady Grove in…Read more Hotelier donation to benefit campus lodging
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 UMES celebrates Hytche legacy during 2016 Founders’ Week PRINCESS ANNE, MD– (Sept. 7, 2016) – Members of the William P. Hytche Legacy Initiative committee gather on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 4-to-7 p.m. in the William P. Hytche Athletic Center to celebrate the culmination of “a labor of love” that began nearly…Read more Hytche Initiative celebrates late leader’s legacy
