University of Maryland Eastern Shore

UMES is a small, primarily residential public 1890 land-grant research and doctoral university with a student-centered, community-engaged character. Its 1,100-acre campus in Princess Anne anchors partnerships across Maryland’s Eastern Shore, while UMES Extension connects faculty expertise with farms, aquaculture businesses, public agencies, and community organizations. A new Agricultural Research & Education Center adds six research laboratories and six greenhouses to the university’s applied research and outreach infrastructure. The Office of Research provides a focal point for sponsored activities and external collaborations. Research is supported by competitive funding from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes of Health, and NOAA, with strategic goals focused on technology transfer and commercialization.