Our interdisciplinary, international team develops holistic technology- and policy-based solutions that focus on all areas of the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus, enhancing climate resilience and protecting global public health.
UMD Global STEWARDS Graduate Fellowship, 2025 - Apply Now!
We are now accepting applications for the 2025 cohort of the UMD Global STEWARDS (STEM Training at the Nexus of Energy, WAter Reuse, and FooD Systems) graduate training fellowship, part of the Global FEWture Alliance Institutional Grand Challenges Program.
Applications are due by October 15th, 2024, and the cohort will begin in January 2025. Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted into an MS/PhD program at the University of Maryland College Park.
Approximately 5-8 Global STEWARDS Fellows will be accepted to the 2025 cohort and receive a $6,000 summer stipend.
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Summer interns share their research success
Our programs with CONSERVE, DAWN, WOW, and the Global FEWture Alliance offer summer internships for undergraduate students who research dynamic questions in food, energy, and water systems. Now, they've shared their work with the public.
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Global STEWARDS Fellow Aishwarya Rao Honored with AOAC "Testing for Life" Award
Congratulations to Aishwarya Rao for her award from AOAC INTERNATIONAL! Aishwarya researches the survival of foodborne pathogens in greenhouse-grown microgreens using whole genome sequencing. Her work aims to improve control measures for commercial microgreens producers.
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Do Good: Rainwater Harvesting for Urban Farms
President Pines is featured in this short profile of Dr. Rachel Rosenberg Goldstein's rainwater harvesting work with Farmer Chippy at Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm in Baltimore. Check it out!
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Israel Research and Capacity Building
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Maryland Research and Capacity Building
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Nepal Research and Capacity Building
Tanzania FEWture
Tanzania Research and Capacity Building
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Inclusive, Holistic ApproachesRe-Forested!
Graduate students in MIEH 690 took a field trip to the 10-acre Bowie agroecology site, Forested, founded and managed by Lincoln Smith. Many biodynamics were there to consider: edible species including both native and non-native fruits, veggies, and herbs; grafting techniques that enhance the fruit yield and taste of existing rootstocks; adjacent mature forest with wild orchids; humanure composting. See photos from our visit below!
