Thursday, November 3, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Nov. 3, 2016) – For the first time in my forty-plus years as a Caribbean-American woman, I will be voting in a United States presidential election. A U.S Virgin Island resident gets almost all of the perks that someone living in the contiguous United States (plus Alaska and…Read more An interesting time to cast my first vote for president
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Nov. 2, 2016) – CISCO Systems Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, named UMES junior Waunye Seawell and senior Christian Walston, winners in the second annual CISCO Invitational Sales Competition at UMES. “This was a dynamic sales competition that challenged top university students to engage in a mock sales…Read more UMES nurtures Silicon Valley pipeline
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Local photographer and world traveler Cheryl Nemazie presents, “A Career in Balance; Capturing the World from Both Sides of the Economic Divide,” at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Mosely Gallery. The exhibit opens with a reception Thursday, Nov. 3, from 4-6 p.m. and remains on display through…Read more Nemazie photographs on exhibit at Mosely Gallery
Friday, October 21, 2016 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Oct. 21, 2016) – A team of researchers that includes UMES agriculture, food and resource sciences professors is scratching the surface of a new frontier searching for alternatives to fossil fuels that power combustion engines. Actually, that frontier is eight-to-12 inches below the surface of a fifth of…Read more Sugar beets ~ a reliable source of biofuel?
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Henson Foundation donates $1 M; atrium named for Delmarva Power’s prior gift; building receives LEED Gold certification PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (Oct. 19, 2016)-The Richard A. Henson Foundation, in the enduring philanthropic spirit of its namesake, continues to support the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, this time with a $1 million gift…Read more Engineering & Aviation Science Complex dedicated
Thursday, October 13, 2016 Tri-County College Fair an annual community service PRINCESS ANNE, MD – High school juniors and seniors can connect with representatives from colleges across the country at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Tri-County College Fair. The event, in its 15th year, is free and takes place Thurs., Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to…Read more UMES sponsors College Fair Oct. 20
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
