Current Research by Department

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From understanding migratory wildlife patterns or predicting consumer behaviors, to identifying pest resistant plant genetics and pioneering new techniques in veterinary medicine, our research helps define the world around us. Explore our areas of expertise and discover the exciting advances we're making today.

An irrigation system over a field.

Agricultural and Environmental Management

 

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
A drone surveying a field.

Digital Agriculture, Robotics, and Environmental Sensing

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences (Joint appointment, Department of Geography)
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
A farmer standing in his field.

Human Dimensions of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences (Joint appointment faculty, Department of Geography)
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
A forest scene.

Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences

Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences (Joint appointment faculty, Department of Geography)
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
A screen with statistical models.

Data Science and Statistics

Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences & Geography and Spatial Sciences (CEOE)
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Someone picking a watermelon from the field.

Food Production, Safety, and Policy

Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences (Joint appointment, Department of Geography)
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Dean, UD College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
A diseased leaf.

Plant and Animal Health and Disease

Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Applied Economics & Statistics
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
Department of Plant & Soil Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
Department of Animal & Food Sciences

Research in the News


Animal and Food Sciences

Improving performance and health of animals and the safety and quality of food

Applied Economics and Statistics

Agribusiness management, food marketing, the economics of environmental and resource management, and statistics


Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

UD research investigates migratory birds’ habitat concerns on coffee farms

Plant and Soil Sciences

Plant biology, agronomy, horticulture, landscape architecture and environmental soil sciences


Cooperative Extension

Brining knowledge to the people of Delaware