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The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) has reached another significant milestone in its work to establish Maryland’s first in-state veterinary school. A comprehensive site visit by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education was conducted at UMES from June 21–26, 2026. The AVMA COE is the accrediting body recognized for veterinary medical education…Read more UMES School of Veterinary Medicine Awaits Decision Following Comprehensive Accreditation Site Visit

Jada Skye Brown, a senior digital media studies major at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Sydney Rutledge-Smith, a recent UMES graduate, won awards from the Chesapeake chapter of the Associated Press for their work with Delmarva Public Media.   The recognitions were part of a record 17 awards received by Delmarva Public Media, including first-place awards in eight categories, from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcaster Association (CAPBA) on May 30. Delmarva Public Media is a collaboration of three radio…Read more Delmarva Public Media earns a record 17 Associated Press Awards 

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…Read more I AM UMES: Nylah McClain

High school students from underprivileged and underrepresented communities around the country are arriving at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this July to participate in a two-week residential STEM program. The NASA-sponsored HAWKS Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Precollege Summer Institute launched in 2023, growing each year and attracting participants far beyond the…Read more NASA MUREP Program shows growth in its fourth year

Students from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Richard A. Henson Honors Program ended the spring semester with a summit focusing on leadership development taught by experts in their fields. The event, held May 2 at UMES’ School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Building, focused on various topics including financial literacy, effective leadership, mental health,…Read more Developing scholars into leaders

Six University of Maryland Eastern Shore faculty recently completed the second iteration of the University’s Provost Faculty Fellows Program. This year’s cohort, which included Dr. Bryan Gere, Dr. Simon Zebalo, Dr. Ismail Farajpour, Dr. Madhumi Mitra, Kathleen Davis-Bierman and Corrie Cotton, was recognized at an event at the Richard A. Henson Center last month. “Each…Read more Second cohort of UMES Faculty Fellows completes program

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is proud to announce that Dr. Brian O. Clemmons has been selected as the new Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Experience (EMSE). The hiring of Clemmons, who most recently served as Bowie State University’s inaugural vice president for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs for the past eight…Read more Dr. Brian Clemmons Named New UMES VP of EMSE