This page is a collection of stories that highlight AGNR DEIR efforts. The DEIR@AGNR newsletter is distributed periodically September - June.
- June 2024 Newsletter Diversity at AGNR
Recent Stories
As thanks for his generous contribution, Veterinary Medicine recently honored Dr. T. Spike Terwilliger by naming the newly designated Barbara Holton Terwilliger Seminar Room in memory of his mother.
Jose-Luis Izursa from Environmental Science & Technology joined NPR's Climate Solutions Week discussion to share his work with students researching sustainable alternatives for growing food, combining aquaculture and hydroponics.
Balancing the Scales Towards Gender Equality in Family Farm Systems in Sierra Leone.
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Landscape Architecture Master's Student Helps Transform Community Wellness Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
More Archived Stories
2023
- AGNR Welcomes Dr. Jimmy Smith as Director for International Programs (2023)
- Meghana Kotraiah Named Udall Scholar (2023)
- Student Spotlight: Fulbright Scholar Mariah Campbell (2023)
- Showing What Accessible Transportation for All Could Look Like (2023)
- Agriculture: A First Priority for His Second Act (2023)
- Primary Care for People and the Planet (2023)
- A Digestible Discovery (2023)
- Building Empathy By Design (2023)
- A Food Security Superstar (2023)
2022
- Inspiring Maryland Stewardship for More than Three Decades (2022)
- In Celebration of Pride Month (2022)
- Digging Deep for Soil Solutions (2022)
- University of Maryland Extension Welcomes Dr. Jinhee Kim as New Associate Dean and Associate Director (2022)
- AGNR’s Associate Dean for Research Received the 2022 Best Technical Paper from the Journal of Hydrological Engineering (2022)
- Biogas from Kitchen Scraps Fuels a Powerful New Business Plan (2022)
- Looking Beyond the University’s Built Environment (2022)
- Harford County Youth Experience the Connections Between Personal and Environmental Health and Wellness (2022)
- Mapping a Path to Food Equity in Prince George’s County (2022)
- Creating a New Sense of Belonging (2022)
- Taking Stock In Assessing Fish Populations (2022)
- The Purpose and Promise of Maryland 4-H (2022)
- Was the nation’s first female agriculture agent from Maryland? (2022)
2021
- UMD Landscape Architecture Students Continue their Dedication to Revitalizing and Beautifying Baltimore’s Druid Heights Community (2021)
- Students learn skills to carry them to graduate school in summer SOARE experience (2021)
- Award winning UMD team uses native indigenous experience in self-sustaining station"Ripple" (2021)
- Decades of Visionary Leadership to Improve Health and Health Literacy for Marylanders and Beyond (2021)
2020
- NSF award "PEARLS" program provides experiences and training for students from non-traditional geoscience fields (2020)
- Six AGNR women making exceptional strides in research, education, Extension, and administration (2020)
- Soil chemistry and anthropology help bridge gaps in African American History (2020)
- Disability-inclusive Landscape Design (2020)