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  • Plant pathology students organize UD’s first Carroll Symposium

    February 11, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer
    Graduate 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 LaPenta
    Deb 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 Media
    Monarch 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.
  • Greener turf

    January 24, 2025 | Article by Nya Wynn
    Charanpreet Kaur, who completed her doctoral degree in plant and soil sciences, conducted research of beneficial bacteria in turfgrass systems. Her research has awarded her the 2024-25 Encompass Fellowship.
Research News
  • Plant pathology students organize UD’s first Carroll Symposium

    February 11, 2025 | Written by Molly Schafer
    Graduate 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 LaPenta
    Deb 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 Media
    Monarch 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.

A video of Transforming Lives with Scholarships: Shem Msabila, Marcia & Jim Borel: youtube.com/watch?v=FvfcsQJw8Sw

Shem Msabila, ANR24, from Tanzania, Africa never even imagined the possibility of researching plants in the United States. He had heard “no” too many times to have hope in pursuing research that will make a difference in his home country. But funding from Marcia and Jim Borel helped Shem experience more that he could have ever dreamed.

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