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
![Group photo of Dr. T. Spike Terwilliger with students](/extension.umd.edu/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-10/461410768_1084810090311276_5002490740453930536_n.jpg?itok=BhEgk9fY)
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 with students in his aquaponics lab](/extension.umd.edu/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-10/aquaponics.jpg?itok=uH-RcDHj)
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.
![Binta Jalloh works with a group of female students in Sierra Leone](/extension.umd.edu/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-10/BintaAGNR.jpg?itok=ZrI6B0ye)
Balancing the Scales Towards Gender Equality in Family Farm Systems in Sierra Leone.
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![Marci-Ann Smith standing with Naomi Sachs text to her poster display](/extension.umd.edu/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2024-10/Marci-Hero.jpg?itok=Fzd1a-5H)
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)