Research and Innovation
Discovering lab research
Grad student Erikah Dozier discovers her skill and passion for research
Coastal communities, flooding and salinization
UD receives $6 million in research funding on best practices for how coastal communities can combat sea level rise
Advancing knowledge
UD researchers map out the anatomy of wooden breast syndrome in broiler chickens
Valuing our ecosystem
UD researchers receive $1.5 million federal grant to assess the value of ecosystem services
Feed the world. Protect the planet.
Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary solutions. For 150 years, the daring innovations of our graduates have shaped the world we know today. Now, we carry on that daring spirit, using cutting-edge technology and scientific advances to envision a better tomorrow.
Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.
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Agricultural and Environmental Management
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Digital Agriculture, Robotics, and Environmental Sensing
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Human Dimensions of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Ecology and Ecosystem Sciences
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Data Science and Statistics
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Food Production, Safety, and Policy
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
Plant and Animal Health and Disease
University of Delaware tick research aims to understand host specificity of Lyme disease: youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=com.synechron.udel.models.functions.SubstrAfter
UD Research Initiatives
In an age of technology and innovation, the future has never looked more exciting.
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Sustainable waste
February 13, 2025 | Written by: Nya WynnFood science and chemical engineering double major Gensure is exploring how yeast cells take excess carbon and store it as oils. He is aiming to find ways to reduce costs by using agricultural waste to fuel yeast cells. Gensure is also investigating how he can control what kinds of oils the cells can create. -
Plant pathology students organize UD’s first Carroll Symposium
February 11, 2025 | Written by Molly SchaferGraduate students Lauren Irwin, Shiv Singla and Adelaide Mullin planned and organized the University of Delaware’s first Carroll Symposium. The student-led event was possible thanks to a generous donation made in honor of UD’s Bob Carroll, emeritus professor. The event, which included a research presentation competition, also served as a reunion for UD’s Bob Carroll and the plant pathology community. -
Deb Jaisi’s phosphorus research earns national award from the Soil Science Society of America
January 31, 2025 | Written by Dante LaPentaDeb Jaisi has received the 2024 Jackson Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy Award from the Soil Science Society of America, which honors advanced soil chemistry and minerals research. In the Environmental Biogeochemistry Lab, Jaisi investigates phosphorus, a critical element for plant fertilizers and a notoriously scarce nutrient. -
Monarch butterflies in decline as experts weigh the impact of proposed federal protections
January 31, 2025 | Written by Delaware Public MediaMonarch butterflies migrate to warmer forested area, so they can survive the colder conditions. Over the past few decades, the number of monarchs overwintering in some areas has plummeted. To find out why, Delaware Public Media caught up this week with UD's Michael Crossley, agricultural entomologist and molecular ecologist.
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