Research and Innovation

A sign located inside Worrilow Hall, "Feed the World, Protect the Planet."

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.

Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.

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University of Delaware tick research aims to understand host specificity of Lyme disease: youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=com.synechron.udel.models.functions.SubstrAfter

UD Research Initiatives

In an age of technology and innovation, the future has never looked more exciting.

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Faculty expert spotlights

Behnam Abasht

Prof. Abasht investigates wooden breast, a novel muscle disorder of unknown etiology in commercial broiler chickens.
Michael Crossley

Prof. Crossley seeks to develop and refine innovative pest management strategies that benefit growers, the environment and society.