Dear SANS Stakeholders,
The weather has certainly turned as autumn colors fade with trees continuing to shed their leaves and cooler temperatures creeping in. I think I speak for all in SANS when I say that we are extremely appreciative of President Anderson’s strong leadership during these unprecedented times. With just about three weeks left in our fall semester, I am extremely excited to say that we can see light at the end of the tunnel. Let me also express my deep gratitude to all of our SANS students, staff and faculty for their resilience and diligence during these challenging times. Clearly, we must remain highly vigilant as we continue our journey in these uncharted waters.
I am delighted to announce several appointments that I firmly believe will place SANS in a strong position to respond to the current challenges we face. These positions will allow for greater efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of key programs in the school. They will also allow for the strategic growth that is critical at this time when resources are scarce.
Please click here to view the new SANS appointments.
Please join me in welcoming these three highly qualified individuals to their new appointments. I have no doubt in my mind that SANS is in a stronger position.
With very best wishes for November and deep gratitude as we approach the Thanksgiving break,
Moses T. Kairo
SANS Professor and Dean
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The health and well-being of our campus and the community is our highest priority. The University's Task Force is working diligently to stay informed of changing dynamics in the coronavirus outbreak.
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Chitnis directs state of the agency remarks to Northeast Management Officers
The annual meeting of the Northeast Management Officers was held virtually on Tuesday, October 20, with 72 participants in attendance throughout the day. UMES was the hosting member institution.
Administrative and financial officers from land-grant institutions in the Northeast region of the U.S. conducted business spanning budgetary, financial and human resource management. The theme of the day expressed the sentiment of each individual: We Can Do Virtually Anything Together!
A highlight of the conference involved a morning address from Dr. Parag Chitnis, acting director of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. He discussed the transition of NIFA from Washington D.C. to Kansas City over the past year, which has been transformational.
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UMES is seeking farmers to volunteer for research project
Dr. Salina Parveen, a professor in UMES' Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences, is looking for growers from integrated crop-livestock farms to participate in a research study to identify on-farm food safety practices. Farmers will gain knowledge about food-born pathogens, their distribution, ecology transmission and control in an effort to help reduce production costs and increase profits.
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Click on image above to view WMDT 47 abc's interview with Dr. Salina Parveen.
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Youth experience marine science through 4-H STEM education series
Educators in UMES Extension’s 4-H STEM program have continued to provide area youth with ways to experience STEM topics despite the challenges of the pandemic. Brad Hartle, an agent associate with the program, recently partnered with the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education’s Next Generation Scholars Program in delivering an educational series, “An Introduction to Marine Science and a Look into Marine Biology,” to 20 students in grades eight-12.
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Faculty member starts UMES post one building down from where he attended high school
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Dr. John B. Jacob has come full circle. Once a ninth grader in Kiah Hall when it housed Somerset Junior-Senior High School, he has come back to campus as an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology located one building away in Henson Hall.
After a 21-year career that took him to the West Coast’s Washington State University and the Southeast’s West Virginia and Radford universities, Jacob will put his expertise in fashion merchandising and design to work at UMES teaching introductory courses in the fashion industry, fashion forecasting and textiles.
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Pre-Vet Club takes members on an African safari
With some creative planning and effort on the part of faculty and staff, students in UMES’ Pre-Vet Club were able to gather safely on October 7 for an in-person social event. Club advisor and UMES’ resident veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Braxton arranged for members to enjoy a real-time African safari through WildEarth “outdoor movie night” style.
Since the pandemic, Braxton has thought outside the box to continue in her efforts to recruit young people to the profession, one that earned her passion as an undergraduate pursuing a degree in agriculture and animal science at UMES. This past summer when COVID-19 nixed her plans to offer local youth a hands-on veterinary science camp, she instead lent her assistance to a virtual experience for middle school students through a colleague’s STEM Career Prep program in the Baltimore-Washington region.
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Coops to Co-ops is closed for the season!
Please look for re-opening information in the spring!
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Ingenuity, Spring 2020
The official research magazine of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences.
In this edition of Ingenuity, you will find stories about research and key linkages we hold with our community. It means we care about what's important to you. From one story, you will learn how UMES is paving the way to a newly legalized hemp industry. And as usual, we like to tell you about outcomes concerning some of the activities of our students, faculty, alumni and Extension agents over the last year.
Read all about it ►
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UMES Extension launched its e-newsletter Connections in November last year!
Subscribers will be privy to opportunities available to the public as well as those only available to our subscribers.
To get your copy, subscribe today!
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The NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) trains and graduates students from underrepresented communities in marine science for careers in research, management, and public policy that support the sustainable harvest and conservation of our nation's living marine resources. With its partner institutions, the LMRCSC conducts research on marine and estuarine systems congruent with the interests of NOAA Fisheries. The Center is supported by the NOAA Education Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI). Click on the image to read its latest newsletter.
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New Research Publications
Elnaiem, Dia-Eldin A., Dakein, O., Alawad, A. M., Alsharif, B., Khogali, A., Jibreel, T., Osman, O.F., Has'san, H., Atia, A.M., Elhag, M., Den Boer, M., Ritmeijer, K., Bem, C., Alvar, J., Khalid, N., Courtenay, O. (2020). Outdoor residual insectic ide spraying (ODRS), a new approach for the control of the exophilic vectors of huam visceral leishmaniasis: Phlebotomus orientalis in Easte Africa. Doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008774
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