Graduate Student Programs
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The University of Delaware offers over 50 doctoral and over 130 master’s degree programs. In Agriculture and Natural Resources, our unique setting offers access to laboratories using cutting edge technologies as well as the college’s 350-acre agro-ecosystem.
Our graduate programs are characterized by the recruitment of high-quality students from major U.S. and international universities, highly competitive graduate stipends, travel opportunities for research projects and participation in professional meetings worldwide. Our faculty conduct cutting-edge research in basic and applied disciplines and are personally committed to the success of their graduate students.
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate Programs | College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
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Graduate & Research News
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Decoding rice roots
April 26, 2024 | Written by Nya WynnFrank Linam, a plant and soil sciences doctoral student at the University of Delaware, is studying how the wet soil conditions in flooded rice paddies affect the way the roots take in nutrients and filter out toxins. Linam found that the plaque successfully holds onto the arsenic in various environments and soil types so that it doesn’t make it into the roots. -
Kali Kniel leads the charge in safe food practices globally
April 18, 2024 | Written by Nya WynnUniversity of Delaware faculty member Kali Kniel traveled to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in an expert committee meeting on viruses and food safety with other experts. Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) committees are convened to review the state of science on particular topics and in turn provide information that is useful to global guidance, in this case to improve the control of viruses in food. The group ranked the most prevalent viruses transmitted through food and recommended how countries across the world could help combat outbreaks. -
Recovering the coast
April 16, 2024 | Written by Molly SchaferGraduate student Laura Taylor is testing a new approach to encourage coordination between adjacent homeowners who have become eligible for a flood-related buyout. Full participation in coastal buyouts can protect homeowners from repeated and severe flood risk and restore floodplain functionality. Working with UD Prof. Christina McGranaghan, Taylor conducts her economic experiments at UD’s Center for Experimental and Applied Economics (CEAE). Taylor is funded by the Delaware Sea Grant and a Graduate Research Enhancement Grant from Gerald J. Mangone Climate Change Science and Policy Hub.