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For questions on a specific program, the graduate program director in each department can serve as a contact for further information.

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Soil scientist Yan Jin awarded University’s highest faculty honor: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh__5gorAvo

Research News
  • An innovative mass vaccine administration method at poultry hatcheries

    October 31, 2023 | Written by Hong Li and Kenneth Elliot
    Mass vaccination plays a critical role in the health management of poultry production. Numerous economically important infectious diseases are controlled through vaccinations. The current industry standard method is hatchery spray vaccinations. However one of the biggest hurdles is that conventional methods fail to deliver a consistent dose to each bird. Our foam based mass vaccine administration delivery system, along with our formulation of a safe and edible foam carrier, leads to longer contact times and higher vaccination efficacy.
  • These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

    October 17, 2023 | Written by Emily Mullin (WIRED)
    Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.
  • University of Delaware receives funding for brownfield sites

    October 05, 2023 | Written by Kate Zincone
    Members of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration are tackling brownfield sites throughout Delaware through a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. In conjunction with the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), UD’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) will bring technical assistance to communities in need.
  • Poultry power

    October 03, 2023 | Written by Katie Peikes
    Poultry is big business for Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula; the Delmarva Chicken Association is celebrating 100 years of chickens grown on Delmarva. Over the past century and into the future, the University of Delaware has played and continues to play a major part in Delmarva’s $5 billion industry through research, education and Cooperative Extension, helping shape the industry’s success.
Research News
  • An innovative mass vaccine administration method at poultry hatcheries

    October 31, 2023 | Written by Hong Li and Kenneth Elliot
    Mass vaccination plays a critical role in the health management of poultry production. Numerous economically important infectious diseases are controlled through vaccinations. The current industry standard method is hatchery spray vaccinations. However one of the biggest hurdles is that conventional methods fail to deliver a consistent dose to each bird. Our foam based mass vaccine administration delivery system, along with our formulation of a safe and edible foam carrier, leads to longer contact times and higher vaccination efficacy.
  • These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu

    October 17, 2023 | Written by Emily Mullin (WIRED)
    Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection.
  • University of Delaware receives funding for brownfield sites

    October 05, 2023 | Written by Kate Zincone
    Members of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration are tackling brownfield sites throughout Delaware through a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. In conjunction with the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), UD’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) will bring technical assistance to communities in need.

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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