The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is a unified community of leaders addressing the grand challenges that define our relationship with the natural world and the future of global agriculture through rigorous and engaged research, innovative and discovery-based teaching, and impact-driven outreach and engagement.
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Leading through service: Mireille Chahine joins UD Cooperative Extension
October 08, 2026 | Written by Dante LaPenta | Photos by Michele WalfredMireille Chahine is the newly minted associate dean and director of UD Cooperative Extension. A long-time Cooperative Extension veteran of the University of Idaho, Chahine was drawn to the First State because of the prominence of agriculture. -
UD honors faculty, graduate students for excellence in teaching and advising
October 07, 2026 | Article by Jamie Washington | Photo by Evan KrapeThe University of Delaware recognized four faculty members for outstanding work in teaching and two for their excellence in advising and mentoring. Additionally, two graduate students were also honored for excellence in teaching. The awards were presented at the Sept. 14 Faculty Senate meeting. -
Communicating plant stress
October 06, 2026 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase | Photos and video courtesy of Jung-Youn LeeUniversity of Delaware plant scientists have uncovered new knowledge that tiny nanopores called plasmodesmata send alert signals from cell to cell, generating a huge burst of hydrogen peroxide when a plant is wounded. The team recently published their findings in the journal The Plant Cell. The role of this burst of hydrogen peroxide is a key finding that could prove useful in engineering more climate-resilient crops. -
UD Carvel Center’s expanded field and crop tours provide key outreach to Delaware agriculture
September 30, 2026 | Article and photos by Michele Walfred. Video by Cassandra DaleyEvery August, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension experts at the Elbert N. and Ann V. Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown open up their 347-acre campus and invite agriculture stakeholders to view first hand the latest research in both fruit and vegetable and agronomic crops. A decades-long tradition, the summer event attracts local farmers, farm-related businesses and vendors, certified crop advisors and anyone with a vested interest in Delaware’s largest economic sector — agriculture.
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Land-Grant Institution
In 1869, the University of Delaware (UD) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources was established as the state’s land-grant university with a mission consisting of three elements: teaching, research and “extension”. Cooperative Extension fulfills the third part of this mission: bringing knowledge to the people of Delaware. Today, we offer university knowledge, research and resources — just for you!
College graduates with expertise in food, agriculture, renewable natural resources and the environment are essential to our ability to address the U.S. priorities of food security, sustainable energy and environmental quality.
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Supporting the Townsend East Lawn and Garden
Valann Budischak sees Townsend East Lawn and Garden as the missing piece of the puzzle. The former director of the UD Botanic Gardens shares how the project will transform a UD campus parking lot into an ecologically-minded space for student engagement, experiential learning, and community connections.
Supporting the Townsend East Lawn and Garden: Valann Budischak: youtube.com/watch?v=CMG3VE3EowM
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