Gerry Weston returns to Delmarva Aug. 21 Friday, August 18, 2017 Veteran broadcaster Gerry Weston has accepted an appointment to be the general manager of WESM (91.3 FM), the National Public Radio affiliate on the campus of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Weston was general manager of Delmarva Public Radio at Salisbury University from 2007…Read more WESM 91.3 FM has a new general manager
Targeted undergraduate classes can help applicants qualify Friday, August 11, 2017 The Peace Corps is establishing an undergraduate certificate program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore that starts this fall. The Peace Corps Prep partnership with UMES will combine targeted coursework with hands-on experience to prepare students interested in becoming Peace Corps volunteers or other intercultural…Read more Peace Corps Prep now an option @ UMES
The Bennie & Shirley Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund established Thursday, August 3, 2017 The owners and operators of Bennie Smith Funeral Home Inc. have established a new scholarship fund at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bennie and Shirley Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund is being created to provide need-based scholarships to deserving UMES students. …Read more First State philanthropists start new UMES scholarship
Thursday, August 31, 2017 In addition to the annual faculty show’s display of recent paintings, drawings, prints, photos, ceramics, sculpture, glass works and installations, I invited our talented faculty to also create works specifically addressing the theme, “Homage.” During our careers as professional artists and art educators, we have all learned from and been inspired…Read more Mosely Gallery faculty exhibit opens Sept. 7
Friday, July 21, 2017 When Governor Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan hosted the 10th annual Governor’s Buy Local Cookout July 20 at the Government House in Annapolis, a student chef from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at the Universities at Shady Grove’s entrée was featured. Keshav Poudel, a native of Nepal, and fellow Hospitality and Tourism…Read more Student chefs showcase talent at Governor’s event
New classroom building is next goal Thursday, July 13, 2017 The University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s School of Pharmacy has secured accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education through June 30, 2019. The council formally approved the peer-review credential in late June and notified UMES President Juliette B. Bell of the decision this week. …Read more Pharmacy school secures accreditation thru 2019
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
