Research and Innovation
Agricultural Entomology Lab
Committed to understanding the ecology and evolution of insects in agricultural landscapes in a changing world.
Sharing their research
Thirty-three student researchers showcase their work at the Fall 2022 CANR Research Symposium.
Backyard carbon
Researchers quantify carbon emissions from lawns and lawn maintenance in cities
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.
Focused on identifying and addressing future challenges, students and faculty of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources are mastering research in five areas of unique strength:
- Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation;
- Human dimensions of food, agriculture and natural resources;
- Sustainable food systems, landscapes and ecosystems;
- Genetics and genomics for plant, animal and ecosystem improvement; and
- One Health intersections among animal, plant, human and ecosystem health.
Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.
Robot captures imaging of root systems at UD Farm: youtube.com/watch?v=HKqOdS-i4BI
UD Research Initiatives
In an age of technology and innovation, the future has never looked more exciting.
Upcoming events
Soil scientist Yan Jin awarded University’s highest faculty honor: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh__5gorAvo
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Soil science scholar
August 24, 2023 | Written by Kate ZinconeOriginally from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Samuel Oluwapamilerin Bamidele came to the University of Delaware to study plant and soil sciences. He recently earned membership into the prestigious Encompass Fellows Program. -
Agricultural policy making
August 21, 2023 | Written by Katie PeikesUD’s Kent Messer and Leah Palm-Forster are co-authors on a paper that analyzed six research projects to argue that involving stakeholders in the process of creating economic experiments can lead to more acceptance of studies’ results. -
In The War Against The Spotted Lanternfly, Two Tiny Wasps Could be The Secret Weapon
August 10, 2023 | Written by Nala Rogers of Popular MechanicsPopular Mechanics spotlights the work of Tyler Hagerty, UD graduate student who is working on spotted lanternfly biocontrol. The article features an interview with Hagerty and an inside look at the lab he's working in at UD. -
UD-developed beneficial bacteria UD1022 promising for disarming fungal pathogens that affect turfgrass
August 01, 2023 | Written by Karen B. RobertsUniversity of Delaware researchers and collaborators are studying the beneficial properties of UD1022, a UD-patented beneficial bacteria, against fungal pathogens that affect turfgrass, such as creeping bent grass, found on golf courses and other professional managed fields.
Faculty expert spotlights
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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Research & Innovation | College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | University of Delaware 
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