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href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/programs-pathways/fermentation-science" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3753">Fermentation Science</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/future-students/certificates" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/137">Institute of Applied Agriculture</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/programs-pathways/landscape-architecture" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2343">Landscape Architecture</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/programs-pathways/nutrition-food-science" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2338">Nutrition & Food Science</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/programs-pathways/plant-science" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2344">Plant Science</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/academics/programs-study/veterinary-medical-science" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2345">Veterinary Medical Science</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/academics/programs-study/veterinary-medicine" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2346">Veterinary Medicine</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/future-undergraduate-students" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/126">Future Students</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/future-students/visit-agnr" 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href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/agnr-commencement" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1825">AGNR Commencement</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/departmental-resources" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2803">Departmental Resources</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/peer-mentor-program" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/153">Peer Mentor Program</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-students/peer-mentor-program/peer-mentors" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1895">Peer Mentors</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs-and-student-services" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/142">Academic Programs and Student Services</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/fund-your-education" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/139">Fund Your Education</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/undergraduate/fund-your-education/scholarship-acceptance-instructions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2944">Scholarship Acceptance Process</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/graduate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/136">Graduate</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/outside-classroom" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/24">Outside 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Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/board" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2329">Board of Directors</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/board-0" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2970">In Remembrance of Dr. Russell Brinsfield</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/board-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3083">In Remembrance of Dr. Sarah Taylor-Rogers</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/education-and" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2484">Education and Outreach</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/education-0" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2489">Hughes Center News</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/russell" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2598">Russ Brinsfield Internship Program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/scientific" 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href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/scientific-13" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5981">Water Quality</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/scientific-15" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8261">Evaluating Riparian Buffer Incentive Programs</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/scientific-4" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2802">Forestry</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/scientific-1" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2798">Saltwater Intrusion</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/maryland" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3284">Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/harry-r-hughes-center-agro-ecology/agricultural" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2532">Agricultural Conservation Leasing</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/joint-institute-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2326">Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/lower-eastern-shore-research-education-center" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2314">Lower Eastern Shore Research & Education Center</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/lesrec/poplar-hill" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2079">Poplar Hill Facility</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/lesrec/salisbury" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2085">Salisbury Facility</a> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/lesrec/ir-4" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2971">Interregional Research Project #4</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/northeastern-regional-aquaculture-center" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2332">Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center</a> <ul> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/northeastern-regional-aquaculture/org-structure" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2340">Organizational Structure</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/extension.umd.edu/agnr.umd.edu/research/research-and-education-centers-locations/western-maryland-research-education-center" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2316">Western Maryland Research & Education Center</a> <ul> <li> <a 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We analyzed and categorized each comment to identify key thematic areas that captured the breadth and depth of AGNR鈥檚 expertise and impact on our communities and citizens. From that process, these Strategic Initiatives emerged as our foundation, upon which we will build a stronger and more influential College.</strong></p> <p><a class="btn btn--small" href="https://view.publitas.com/agnr-university-of-maryland/celebrating-our-strategic-initiatives/page/1" target="_blank">Celebrating Our Strategic Initiatives</a></p> </div> <div class="section__inner"> <h2>Establish a Healthy Food System and Ensure Global Food and Nutritional Security</h2> <div class="image-with-text-feature"> <div class="image-with-text-feature__image" style="background: url('/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2023-11/foodsystems.jpg?itok=PWBtDjAz') top center/cover;"></div> <div class="image-with-text-feature__content"> <p class="text-align-center"><img alt="Food" data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/files/images/Strategic%20Initiatives/food.png"></p> <ul> <li>Improve human health and well-being by increasing availability and access of safe and nutritious food with the goal of healthy food consumption.</li> <li>Encourage creativity and entrepreneurship in the production and processing of safe and nutritious food.</li> <li>Inform food safety and food security policy based on sound basic and applied research.</li> <li>Utilize food resource management education as a mechanism to increase food access and healthy food consumption.</li> </ul> <p> <a class="btn btn--small" href="https://agnr.umd.edu/healthy-food-system-test-page" target="_blank">Featured Work</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section__inner section--padded"> <h2>Ensure Healthy Watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay</h2> <div class="image-with-text-feature"> <div class="image-with-text-feature__image" style="background: url('/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2020-12/chesapeakebay.jpg?itok=Ps73NfJ-') top center/cover;"></div> <div class="image-with-text-feature__content"> <p><img alt="Bay" data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/files/images/Strategic%20Initiatives/bay.png" class="align-center"></p> <ul> <li>Safely apply fertilizer, manure, biosolids and other landapplied materials to protect water quality and soil health.</li> <li>Develop stormwater management technologies in the built environment to protect and conserve water resources.</li> <li>Create environmentally aware communities to promote interest and participation in environmental stewardship.</li> <li>Design land use management strategies to minimize negative environmental impacts.</li> <li>Adapt in the face of climate change to address sea level rise and extreme weather.</li> <li>Collaborate with partners across the watershed in the development of strategies for the protection of the Bay鈥檚 living resources.</li> </ul> <p> <a class="btn btn--small" href="/node/2841" target="_blank">Featured Work</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section__inner section--padded"> <h2>Advance Innovative, Profitable, and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems</h2> <div class="image-with-text-feature"> <div class="image-with-text-feature__image" style="background: url('/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2020-09/agproduction_0.jpg?itok=pcNLc7A9') top center/cover;"></div> <div class="image-with-text-feature__content"> <p><img alt="Ag Innovation" data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/files/images/Strategic%20Initiatives/innovate.png" class="align-center"></p> <ul> <li>Increase plant and animal productivity through new technologies, cutting edge research and Extension programs.</li> <li>Improve and conserve soil health and water quality to sustain farms through the generations.</li> <li>Address measures to manage the changing climate and its impact on agricultural production in Maryland.</li> <li>Contribute to the success of agricultural businesses.</li> <li>Provide educational opportunities to create the next generation of agricultural leaders.</li> </ul> <p> <a class="btn btn--small" href="/node/2795" target="_blank">Featured Work</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section__inner section--padded"> <h2>One Health: Improve Human, Animal, and Environmental Health</h2> <div class="image-with-text-feature"> <div class="image-with-text-feature__image" style="background: url('/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2022-10/onehealth_agnr_0.jpg?itok=BUwig1vd') top center/cover;"></div> <div class="image-with-text-feature__content"> <p><img alt="Health" data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/files/images/Strategic%20Initiatives/health.png" class="align-center"></p> <ul> <li>Improve animal and human health by reducing disease transmission between animals and humans.</li> <li>Advance community health in a changing world.</li> <li>Reduce chronic diseases in animals and humans.</li> <li>Analyze environmental, agricultural, and health policy and inform decision makers.</li> <li>Promote and support healthy and livable communities through education of all ages.</li> </ul> <p> <a class="btn btn--small" href="/node/2842" target="_blank">Featured Work</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section__inner section--padded"> <h2>Optimize Urban Environments Through Design, Green Technology, and Community Engagement</h2> <div class="image-with-text-feature"> <div class="image-with-text-feature__image" style="background: url('/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/styles/optimized/public/2020-09/rooftop.jpg?itok=_bqRaKBd') top center/cover;"></div> <div class="image-with-text-feature__content"> <p><img alt="Green Tech" data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/agnr.umd.edu/files/files/images/Strategic%20Initiatives/green.png" class="align-center"></p> <ul> <li>Improve the design and performance of built environments to optimize resource use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</li> <li>Encourage development, access, and adoption of green technology.</li> <li>Build capacity for communities to meet self-identified needs related to nutritious food, clean water and air, safe shelter, and other social justice issues.</li> <li>Establish a broad coalition of stakeholders to tackle issues and problems related to urban environments.</li> <li>Train and prepare the environmental and agricultural workforce for the unique challenges and complexities of urban environments.</li> </ul> <p> <a class="btn btn--small" href="/node/2843" target="_blank">Featured Work</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </main> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="footer__main"> <div class="compartment"> <div class="footer__top expand"> <div class="footer__name"> <a href="/"><img src="/themes/agnr/logo.svg" alt="College of Agriculture and Natural Resources"></a> </div> </div> <div class="footer__bottom"> <div class="silc-grid silc-grid--no-gutters silc-grid--collapse silc-grid--reverse-800"> <div class="silc-grid__col silc-grid__col--8-800"> <div class="footer__right"> <nav 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