Monday, May 2, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 20, 2011)Several University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) researchers are recipients of awards won at the 16th biennial research symposium of the Association of Research Directors held in Atlanta, Ga., earlier this month. Dr. Anugrah Shaw, Xavier Henry and Mark Gooden were recognized among some 700 faculty,…Read more Agriculture faculty and students receive research awards
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Adelphi, Md. (May 31, 2011) — William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland, has appointed Mortimer H. Neufville, former executive vice president with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and current APLU consultant, as interim president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. His first day will be Aug. 16,…Read more Mortimer Neufville returns to UMES as interim president
Thursday, April 28, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 18, 2011) – Ricky Stanfield has worked on some of America’s critical defense and science projects over the past 20 years, including Army tactical hardware, Navy missile-flight tests and payload development for NASA’s sounding rockets. Now, the Northrop Grumman Corp. engineer is applying that real-world experience…Read more Rocket Engineer Teaches UMES Course
Monday, April 25, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ga. – (April 23, 2011)–The University of Maryland Eastern Shore claimed its first United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships title here over the weekend. By defeating Lindenwood University of St. Charles, Mo., UMES carved out a place in collegiate sports history by becoming the first team to win an NCAA Women’s bowling title and an ITC…Read more UMES: Home of America’s Best Collegiate Bowlers
Monday, April 25, 2011 Adelphi, Md. — (April 25, 2011) — William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM), today announced the appointment of the search and screening committee for the president of University of Maryland Eastern Shore, one of the university system’s 12 institutions. Thelma B. Thompson announced last month that she will retire…Read more Kirwan names UMES presidential search panel
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 19, 2011) – Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university made two campus blood drives this school year the most productive in recent memory. A community service project co-sponsored earlier this month by UMES’ Office of Resident Life and the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions generated 63…Read more Campus blood drives produce encouraging results
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Three collegiate bands unite for Jazz Appreciation Month celebration PRINCESS ANNE, MD-(April 18, 2011)In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), held each April, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hosting the first annual Big Band Bash. The jazz ensembles of Bowie State, Morgan State and UMES gather on one stage to…Read more UMES celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with Big Band Bash
Friday, April 15, 2011 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (April 4, 2011) – UMES researcher Fawzy Hashem won the 2010 Project of Excellence award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture National Water Program for his role in a study examining E. coli and Salmonella in run-off water on the Eastern Shore. Hashem’s award-winning presentation, “Microbial Transport in Run Off…Read more UMES Researcher Wins National Water Program Award
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Dr. Timothy H. Baughman, a historian by training, is the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s new dean of the School of Education, Social Sciences, and The Arts. Dr. Charles Williams, vice president of academic affairs, announced the appointment earlier this month. Baughman (pronounced BOCK-man) comes to UMES from the University of…Read more New dean of the School of Education, Social Sciences, and The Arts named
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 UMES’ Exercise Science Club is coordinating the launch of the first “President’s Challenge Hawk Walk” on Saturday, April 30, to promote health and wellness in the community. The 2.5-mile-walk starts at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center at 9:30 a.m. and ends at the field by University Terrace on campus around 2 p.m….Read more Hawk Walk promotes fitness
