Ingenuity is the Research and Extension Magazine of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It is published yearly for alumni, students, stakeholders, clients, and friends of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences.
DEPARTMENTS 9 | Linkage Spotlight 20 | Extension 26| International Reach 28 | Undergraduate Research & Scholarship 35 | Graduate Research & Scholarship 37 | Faculty Focus
ADMINISTRATION Juliette B. Bell, Ph.D. President Moses T. Kairo, Ph.D., DIC Dean and Director of 1890 Land-Grant Programs School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Maifan Silitonga, Ph.D. 1890 Associate Administrator for Extension Jurgen Schwarz, Ph.D. Associate Research Director and Chair, Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences Laura Duck Assistant to the 1890 Research Director Tracie Bishop REEport Site Administrator Earle Canter Farm Manager, Crop Research and Aquaculture
INGENUITY MAGAZINE Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Waters Street, M.B.A. Agriculture Communications Specialist Designer Debi Rus, Rus Design, Inc. Photographers Anne Dudley, Jim Glovier, Muhammad Khan, Edwin Remsberg, Suzanne Street Stock Photos: © Can Stock Photo Inc. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by the University, School, or editor. This publication is available in alternative media upon request. UMES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cover Photo by Jim Glovier – Trigg Hall is named for the University’s fourth leader, Principal Frank J. Trigg. With great passion for education and agriculture, he successfully led the institution from 1902 to 1910. This publication has been funded in part with Evans-Allen Program and other state appropriated funds at a unit cost of $2.31. Ingenuity is printed on recycled paper.
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