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New BASF biofungicide uses UD patents
Velondis biofungicide contains beneficial microbe to help plants fight fungal disease Janine Sherrier (left), professor of plant and soil sciences, and colleague Harsh Bais, associate professor of...
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UD study looks at how light pollution lures birds into urban areas during...
On their fall migration south in the Northern Hemisphere, scores of birds are being lured by artificial light pollution into urban areas that may be an ecological trap, according to the University of...
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UD holds sixth annual Microbial Systems Symposium
Much like the microbes they study in the world—which can be found anywhere from oceans to human skin cells—microbial researchers are spread out pretty much everywhere at the University of Delaware....
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CANR 2018 Research Symposium set for Monday, April 30
The 2018 College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Symposium will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, April 30 in a large tent behind Townsend Hall. All CANR researchers, including...
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UD researchers investigate population of black ducks in coastal North Carolina
For one of the first times at a large scale, University of Delaware researchers are studying breeding black duck populations in coastal North Carolina to determine nesting site preference and hatching...
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UD professor collaborates on publication focused on the importance of...
We rely on accurate weather forecasting every day to help us determine what to wear or how to prepare for impending storms. Weather forecasting has become such a part of our lives and so common place...
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UD’s Rodrigo Vargas works with NASA to map carbon dynamics across Mexico
The University of Delaware’s Rodrigo Vargas is partnering with NASA and an international team of collaborators to understand carbon dynamics in soils and diverse landscapes in Mexico. Using one of the...
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CANR holds 2018 Research Symposium
The University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) held its third annual Research Symposium on Monday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in an Ag Day tent outside of...
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UD doctoral student co-authors guide on Mexico’s Mangrove forests
Mangrove forests cover just 0.1 percent of the earth’s surface and yet they are seventy percent more productive than most terrestrial ecosystems. In Mexico, specifically, mangroves cover 775,555...
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New study uses weather radar technology to identify important stopover sites...
Every fall, dozens of species of landbirds migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada to wintering grounds as far away as South America. The migration period is one of...
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UD research shows beachgoers negatively impacted by offshore oil platforms
Every year, visitors flock to Delaware’s beaches for an opportunity to relax, soak up the sun and take a dip in the ocean. But if offshore energy platforms—especially oil rigs—were installed off the...
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UD Cooperative Extension coordinates statewide insect trapping program to...
Since the early 1970s, the University of Delaware’s Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program has coordinated a statewide insect trapping program—which includes black light traps...
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UD scientists examine how plants protect themselves by emitting scent cues...
When plants are in distress or being fed on by insects, they have been known to send out sensory volatile cues that alert organisms in the area — such as birds — that they are in need of help. While...
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UD graduate student investigates energy expenditure of ducks
With waterfowl habitat continually changing and wetland loss occurring on a regular basis, it is imperative for researchers to see if landscapes provide enough habitat to support waterfowl populations...
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Summer Scholar Amelia Griffith looks for ways to defend key global food source
Amelia Griffith is a biochemistry major from Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Q: What are you studying, where and with whom? Griffith: I am doing research on rice in the College of Agriculture and Natural...
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What Do Ducks Hear? And Why Do We Care?
Scientists from the University of Delaware have created a hearing test for ducks. The New York Times put together a video to illustrate what Kate McGrew, a masters student in wildlife ecology at the...
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Warrington Farm featured in USDA’s ‘As if You Were There’ virtual...
The University of Delaware is working with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on “As if You Were There,” a project highlighting key climate adaptation practices at farm and forest sites...
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Food security under changing climate
UD part of $3.5 million NSF-funded study to improve key crop resilience Jeffrey Caplan (left), UD associate professor of plant and soil sciences, and post-doctoral researcher Kun Huang, are part of a...
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Jake Bowman reflects on 17 years of deer research at UD
When Jake Bowman came to the University of Delaware 17 years ago after getting his doctorate from Mississippi State University, he encountered a problem with regards to deer research that he had never...
View ArticleThe Art of Scientific Publishing with Harold Drake
Scientific journals have very high rejection rates — 75 percent or greater. The transformation of a manuscript into a published paper is a major challenge. Learn the logistics of publishing in...
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