A listing of current college research projects that have associations/collaborations with institututions that serve minorities.

Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate

Thought for Food: Training Scientists Who Can Translate Basic Research Into Healthy Foods 2/12 - 1/17

USDA -- NIFA -- FY 2011

Principal Investigators:

  • Coupland, John N* Food Science
  • Dudley, Edward* Food Science
  • Ziegler, Gregory R*Food Science
  • Roberts, Robert F* Food Science
  • Hayes, John E* Food Science
  • Lambert, Joshua D* Food Science
  • Cutter, Catherine N* Food Science
  • Elias, Ryan J* Food Science
  • Radhakrishna, Rama B* Agricultural & Extension Education

Collaborating Institution: North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC

USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

Protective Structures for Berry Crop Production: Assessing Grower Needs and Market Potential 9/10 - 8/12

USDA -- NIFA -- FY 2010

Principal Investigators:

  • Demchak, Kathy* Horticulture
  • Kelley, Kathleen M.*Horticulture
  • Harper, Jayson* Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Collaborating Institution: Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - NIFA Fellowships Grant Program

Plant Detection of Herbivore Feeding Cues: A Comparative Approach Towards Understanding Host Evasion 4/11 - 3/16

USDA - NIFA -- FY 2010

Principal Investigators:

  • Felton, Gary W.* Entomology
  • Luthe, Dawn* Crop and Soil Sciences

Collaborating Institution: University of West Alabama

Southern University & A&M College 1890 Institution Teaching

Enhancing Graduate Education and Training in Global Food Security and Agricultural Bio-Security 9/10 - 8/13

Subcontract under USDA -- NIFA -- FY 2010

Principal Investigator:Gildow, Frederick Plant Pathology

Collaborating Institution: Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge, LA

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development - 7/10 - 8/13

USDA -- NIFA -- Non-Competitive RFA RRDC Program 2010

Principal Investigator: Goetz, Stephan J.* Agr Econ & Rural Soc

Collaborating Institutions:

  • Delaware State University, Dover
  • West Virginia State University
  • University of Maryland - Eastern Shore

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development - 9/10 - 8/13

USDA -- NIFA -- Non-Competitive RFA RRDC Program 2010

Principal Investigators:

  • Goetz, Stephan J.* Agr Econ & Rural Soc
  • Hinrichs, C. Clare* Agr Econ & Rural Soc
  • Bonanno, Alessandro* Agr Econ & Rural Soc
  • DeCiantis, Deno Cooperative Extension - Directors

Collaborating Institution: Delaware State University, Dover, DE

Regional Rural Development Centers

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development - 9/11 - 8/13

USDA -- NIFA -- Non-Competitive RFA RRDC Program 2011

Principal Investigator: Goetz, Stephan J. Agr Econ & Rural Soc

Collaborating Institute: Delaware State University, Dover DE

Special Research Grants Program - Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources

Improving Sustainable Agriculture Through On-Farm Research and Demonstration 7/10 - 1/12

USDA -- NIFA -- FY 2010

Principal Investigators:

  • Sylvia, David M.* Crop and Soil Sciences
  • Curran, William S.* Crop and Soil Sciences
  • Hoover, Ronald Crop and Soil Sciences

Collaborating Institution: The Rodale Institute

National Science Foundation Collaborative Research

Role of Pulsatile Ca2+ in Controlling Hyphal Growth; Exploring Subcellular Dynamics Using a Combination of Cytological, Biochemical, and Genetic Tools 7/11 - 5/14

University of Delaware -- subcontract under NSF

Principal Investigator: Kang, Seogchan* Plant Pathology

Collaborating Institute: Delaware State University, Dover DE