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Hands-On Learning
In our college, you’ll find an ideal environment to explore and experience hands-on science. Experience research in brand new laboratories and greenhouses bursting with life. And get your hands dirty in our wetlands, ecology woods, apiary and botanic gardens.
Click through the photos on the right to see some of our favorite highlights from 2021.
Students in ANFS240 Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals study skeletons to identify the relationship between form and function in domestic farm animals. Animal science and pre-veterinary medicine majors compare animal body systems to better understand the various management practices employed in animal agriculture.
Students in PLSC201 Botany II learn about algae in one of the newly redesigned laboratories in Worrilow Hall.
In ANFS324 Equine Lameness and Disease, students experience a day of hands-on instruction in the horse stables at UD's Webb Farm. Students learn to palpate the structures of a horse related to lameness and to examine gait.
Now open inside the Barnes and Noble University of Delaware Bookstore (83 E Main Street), the UDairy Creamery Café serves favorites like ice cream, waffle cones and cheese. Additionally, the café offers a full coffee drink menu and light fare, including sandwiches made with UDairy Creamery cheese. This new location increases the number of intern opportunities available to UD students.
CANR students, faculty and staff celebrated the start of a new semester with Fall Fest 2021, an afternoon of food, music, games and club activities.
The darkling beetle is a major pest of poultry. In Agricultural Entomology, students study how far darkling beetles disperse after poultry litter is spread on fields to see if this is a point source for future infestations in surrounding poultry farms. Knowing how far beetles are moving can help tailor management recommendations.
Soil scientist and professor Yan Jin is internationally known for tackling global issues in water quality, agriculture and food safety - but she's also mentored more than 30 graduate students in her career at UD. This combination of talented researcher and treasured mentor is the reason Jin was awarded the 2021 Francis Alison Faculty Award, UD's highest faculty honor.
UD students learn the science of hydroponic food production with the help of hands-on courses, NASA-funded research, high-tech lighting, and a new restaurant partnership with Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen that will bring the freshest, locally-grown ingredients directly to the Newark community.
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) hosted an open garden tour for members and donors. Summer interns lead tours of the grounds, explained their work and outlined future garden plans.
Under Dr. Qingwu Meng, UD graduate students conduct a wide range of hydroponic research projects. Eva Birtell, a PhD student, conducts a hydroponic hot pepper experiment under LED lighting while others study chrysanthemums, lettuce and mustard greens.
Living Lab is a UD research collaborative designed to assist Delaware communities in planning, implementing, and evaluating active transportation pop-up demonstrations. Demonstration projects like this parklet allow community members to test run potential projects before they’re built, and provide a short-term tool to accomplish a range of potential outcomes.
Graduate students in Dr. Angelia Seyfferth's lab clip flag leaves and use a mini combine as they harvest rice for analysis.
UD Fresh to You is a student-run farm located on the University of Delaware South Campus that provides produce to the university and local community. The farm consists of nearly three acres including four high tunnels that help to extend the growing season. Fresh to You operates a farm stand that is open to the community during the summer months and also delivers produce donations to the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center.
The 2021 Fall Fest offered students a chance to reconnect with classmates and faculty, learn about student clubs, and enjoy ice cream from UD's own UDairy Creamery.
CANR welcomed students to campus and celebrated the start of the fall semester with Fall Fest 2021, an afternoon of food, music, and student club activities.
Students in ANFS267 Clinical Pre-Vet Experience practice blood draws on animal models. In the anatomy and physiology lab in the newly redesigned Worrilow Hall, pre-veterinary and animal science majors experience combined lecture and lab space with mobile lab tables, improved lighting and upgraded ventilation systems.
In ENWC165 Introduction to Insect and Wildlife Field Studies, Dr. Michael Crossley asks students to search for insects on the UD farm.
UD researchers complete bee colony strength assessments of 60 bee colonies and record the number of adult and larval bees, as well as the amount of honey, pollen and wax in each colony. This data allows the team to monitor the performance of genetically diverse bee populations.
Students in Dr. Deb Delaney’s ENWC426 Aquatic Entomology class travel to White Clay Creek State Park to collect and examine samples of aquatic insects.
Students in Dr. Deb Delaney’s ENWC426 Aquatic Entomology class travel to White Clay Creek State Park to collect and examine samples of aquatic insects.
Students in ANFS267 Clinical Pre-Vet Experience work with dogs to locate various veins before practicing blood draws on plastic models. In the newly redesigned Worrilow Hall, UD undergraduates study in a state-of-the-art anatomy and physiology lab as they take the first steps on their journey into veterinary medicine.
In APEC429 Community Economic Development, students play the urban development and city building game Suburbia to illustrate concepts and assumptions about economic development.
In ANFS112 Animal Handling, students work with Dr. Hong Li to learn about poultry life cycles from egg to chick to chicken.
In ANFS324 Equine Lameness and Disease, students experience a day of hands-on instruction in the horse stables at UD's Webb Farm. Students learn to palpate the structures of a horse related to lameness and to examine gait.
Stop by the UDairy CreameryCafe (83 E Main Street) for a Cownado, a refreshing blend of coffee, ice, and any UDairy ice cream flavor.
Explore 350 acres of possibilities
We provide hands-on experience with animals, crop plants, wetlands, forests, greenhouses and state-of-the-art laboratory spaces both indoors, and out, with our four high tunnels.
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With more than 20 student clubs just within the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources you will find numerous activities to participate in and many unique people to meet.
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