Aspiration of becoming a researcher in Japan was not part of the plan for Nylah McClain when she enrolled at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as a freshman.
Now a graduate research assistant in the Marine-Estuarine Environmental Science (MEES) program, McClain made her first trip to Japan as UMES’s first esteemed Boren study abroad student.
She attributes clarity in finding her chosen field of study to the thoughtful guidance of her professors and the discovery of a different culture through language and international studies offered at UMES.
A partnership with NOAA-LMRCSC (Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center) helps make such research opportunities possible for UMES researchers.
Nylah has Hawk Pride, and she wants others to catch it.
