ANSC graduate student, Chaitra Surugihalli in Dr. Nishanth Sunny's lab was recognized with one of the Graduate School’s Outstanding Research Assistants Awards (AY 2018-19) at the Graduate School’s...
On November 13, graduate students, Chaitra Surugihalli from Dr. Sunny’s lab and Rini Pek from Dr. Hamza’s lab, were winners in the poster competition for Bioscience Day 2018 in the Stamp Student...
The 2018 Shorb Lecture, co-sponsored by ANSC and NFSC, was given on October 23 by Dr. David Mangelsdorf, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Texas Southwestern...
Drs. Chad Stahl and Bhanu Telugu have been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the NIH for their proposal, “A...
Sixteen cooks faced off to win the coveted Cookoff ribbons this year on September 20. They made all sorts of exceptionally delicious dishes and the competition was fierce, but when the marbles were...
This October 4th, you're invited to the college's major summit focused on issues related to domestic and international food safety and security. We are thrilled to feature Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, 2009...
Dr. W. Ray Stricklin, long time member of the faculty of Animal and Avian Sciences passed away on September 5, 2018. Dr. Stricklin whose research was in Animal Behavior had recently retired from the...
Come join ANSC faculty, staff, and students for FREE FOOD! ANSC Concourse | Tuesday, September 17th, 2018 @ 5pm Come hungry, eat delicious food served by ANSC professors, and vote on your favorites!
The Campus Farm successfully debuted its Katahdin sheep flock at a national sale when two spring 2018 ewe lambs brought premium bids at the 14th Annual National Katahdin Sale in Fishersville, VA on...
The University wide commencement was held Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 1:00 p.m in the Xfinity Center. The College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences commencement ceremony was on May 19, 2018 at 3:00 p.m...
Timothy Sheets, doctoral candidate in Dr. Bhanu Telugu's laboratory, was recently selected for the young investigator travel award to present his research during the Large Animal Genetic Engineering...
The Department of Animal and Avian Sciences held the 32 nd Annual Symposium on May 22. This full-day event showcased our department's ongoing research as presented by our graduate students and...
The Gates Foundation has awarded a $1.3 million dollar grant to Dr. Bhanu Telugu in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources to facilitate...
In his first race ever, Go Lassie Go, place 2nd in the 2nd race at Belmont racecourse on May 3, 2018 after an extremely slow start left him trailing the field. The colt (Buffum-Daylight Lassie) was...
Marie Iwaniuk, graduate student in Dr. Rich Erdman’s lab, was chosen as the 2018 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in the college by the AGNR Student Council. Marie received this award at the...
This year, the weather was beautiful for the Ag Day Livestock Show held on April 28 as part of the campus-wide Maryland Day. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Smith, winner of the Grand Champion Award, and...
Latisha Judd was recognized by the UMCP President’s Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues (PCEMI) at the 2018 Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards Ceremony held Special Events Room in McKeldin Library...
Dr. Amy Burk was honored by the AGNR Student Council as its Outstanding Educator of the Year at their annual awards banquet on May 7 at the Riggs Alumni Center. The council chose Dr. Burk for this...
Dr. Tom Porter and Dr. Hsiao-Ching Liu at North Carolina State University have been awarded a five hundred thousand dollar grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for their grant...
