Science-minded high school students
can get a leg up this summer at UMES
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Delmarva high school students interested in pursuing a degree in chemistry-related majors can apply now through April 26 to the American Chemical Society’s virtual 2021 Project SEED summer program. The program, June 21 to July 30, offers participants a $1,000 fellowship and the potential for an ACS scholarship covering the first year of college tuition. Previous Project SEED fellows have received scholarships to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
In-person research for this year’s summer experience has been suspended due to the pandemic and ACS’ desire to uphold its core values of professionalism, safety and ethics,” said Dr. Victoria Volkis, associate professor of chemistry and ACS Project SEED coordinator at UMES. “It will still take place, but in a virtual format following last year’s model.”
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"Creative Science" art and science lessons offered though UMES Extension 4-H STEM and In The Art Room
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UMES Extension 4-H STEM agent associate for Wicomico County, Bradley Hartle, has teamed up with In The Art Room to offer virtual art/science lessons for ages 8 and up. The classes are from 6-8 p.m. and cost $40 per youth participant. Non 4-H members are welcome to participate.
Their Paint by Science series includes: "Bull Shark" on April 1, "Shiitake Mushroom" on April 14, "Narwhal" on April 29, "Short-Eared Owl" on May 12, "Chesapeake Bay Cutaway" on May 27, and "Queen Conch" on June 9. Participants learn about the subject while painting it on canvas.
The Art Exploration series includes: "Shrinking Turtles" on April 15, "Seed Dissection" on April 28, "Owl Pellet Dissection" on May 13, "Fossil Hunt" on May 26 and "Paper Circuit (Angler Fish) on June 10. Hands on activities in art and science, including experiments, arts and crafts and combined projects await registrants.
Register here! Use promo code (EARLYBIRD) for 10% off now through June 3. Registration closes one week prior to the lesson date in order for supplies to be shipped to the participant's provided address. |
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UMES' Graduate Research Symposium goes virtual
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"Global Approaches: Multidisciplinary Research in the 21st Century" is the theme for UMES' virtual 11th annual Graduate Research Symposium slated for April 22, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Click here for more information.
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UMES hosts 2021 Maryland Youth Institute
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The Maryland Youth Institute is a life-changing experience where high school students engage with local leaders and experts on critical global challenges, participate in hands-on activities and explore exciting ways to make a difference in Maryland and around the world.
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore hosts the 2021 edition on May 8. Registration and essay submissions are due online by April 22.
Students research issues they care about and propose their ideas to solve these grand challenges. Read More>
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UMD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
offers free lecture series
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Registration is now closed for the 2021 AgDiscovery summer program slated for June 13-26 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Students will be notified within the next few weeks of their acceptance into the program.
"We were particularly satisfied with the interest in UMES' program this year," said Corrie Cotton a research assistant professor in UMES’ Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences and the program director for the annual summer camp. "The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service received over 57 applications for UMES, which placed it among the top hosting institution's for applicants."
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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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Upcoming Events
Creative Science by UMES Extension 4-H STEM and InTheArtRoom
Paint by Science Series
April 1, 14, 29, 6-8 p.m., virtual
May 12, 27, 6-8 p.m., virtual
June 9, 6-8 p.m., virtual
Art Exploration
April 15, 28, 6-8 p.m., virtual
May 13, 26, 6-8 p.m., virtual
June 10, 6-8 p.m., virtual
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New Research Publications
Alah Jahandideh Mahjen Abadi, V., Sepehri, M., Khatabi, B., Rezaei, M., 2021. Alleviation of zinc deficiency in wheat inoculated with root endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica and rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida. Rhizophere 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2021.100311
Noell, K., Pitula, J., 2021. A dual omics approach to evaluate transcriptional and metabolic responses during lipid deprivation in an oyster parasite, Perkinsus marinus. Omics. https://doi.org/10.1089/omi.2020.0172
Sepehri, M., Reza Ghaffari, M., Khayam Nekoui, M., Sarhadi, E., Moghadam, A., Khatabi, B., Hosseini Salekdeh, G., 2021. Root endophytic fungus Serendipita indica modulates barley leaf blade proteome by increasing the abundance of photosynthetic proteins in response to salinity. Journal of Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.15063
Sun, L., Liang, X., Xia, M., 2020. Developing the coupled CWRF-FVCOM modeling system to understand and predict atmosphere-watershed interactions over the Great Lakes region. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002319
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Tune in (below) as Dr. Moses Kairo, the current chair of the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy, discusses the highlights of 1890s agricultural research, education and extension.
Dr. Kausik Das, an associate professor of physics in UMES’ Department of Natural Sciences, is among an elite group of faculty members within the University System of Maryland recognized for their contributions to their individual institutions. The 2021 USM Regents’ Faculty Awards include Das and Dr. Hoai-Truong, a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at UMES, along with 16 peers across the state. The announcement was made March 9.
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