2025 1890 Land-grant Universities Impact Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2024 1890 Land-grant Universities Impact Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Project Impact Statement Index 2025 1890 Land-grant Universities Impact Report 2024 1890 Land-grant Universities Impact Report Funding Source Project Title Research Category University SCC-81(Multistate) includingUSDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production Animal Health \/ Production\/ Products Multistate USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen;NC170 Multistate Project Personal protective technologies for current and emerging occupational hazards (NC170 Multistate Project) Personal…Read more Project Impact Statement Index<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1537","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/ard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\n Funding Source<\/strong> <\/td> Project Title<\/strong> <\/td> Research Category<\/strong> <\/td> University<\/td><\/tr> SCC-81(Multistate) including
USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td>Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production<\/a><\/td> Animal Health \/ Production\/ Products<\/td> Multistate<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen;
NC170 Multistate Project<\/td>Personal protective technologies for current and emerging occupational hazards (NC170 Multistate Project)<\/a><\/td> Personal Protective Technologies<\/td> Multistate\/
UMES<\/td><\/tr>USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen, Cap. Bldg. Grant, NC Agromedicine Inst., LSAMP, NIH<\/td> Impact of indoor and pasture-based management program on respiratory function of swine <\/a><\/td> Animal Health \/ Production\/ Products and Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grants Program <\/td> Effects of mixed species grazing systems and forage quality on the performance of cattle and goats<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products\/Sustainable Agriculture<\/td> SU and A&M College<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen and Cap. Bldg. Grants<\/td> Sustainable Aquaculture <\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> WVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen Funding<\/td> Increasing the efficiency of artificial insemination and embryo transfer in Capra hircus<\/a>.<\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center<\/td> Identification and isolation of novel probiotic bacteria for use in marine aquaculture<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> NOAA EPP\/Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<\/td> Potential impact of ocean acidification on estuarine and marine fish<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> The NMFS Bycatch Reduction Program, Lenfest Ocean Program, Dupont Corp.and NOAA-NMFS <\/td> Conservation engineering and modeling approaches to improve seafood sustainability<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> Purina, Inc<\/td> Poultry production parameters: The Heritage Delaware<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grants<\/td> Using agro-byproducts to improve growth of forage-fed hair sheep<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> VSU<\/td><\/tr> Southern Regional Aquaculture Center; USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Studies confirm that fish health improved by using prebiotics<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> UAPB<\/td><\/tr> Southern REgional Aquaculture Center, USDA\/NIFA<\/td> Improved marketing can net bigger market for catfish producers<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> UAPB<\/td><\/tr> SARE, USDA\/NIFA-CBG, AFRI, SBIR<\/td> Sheep and Goat Internal Parasite Management <\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/ Production\/ Products<\/td> FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen MDX-AS21<\/td> Alternative Compounds to Commercially Available Anthelmintics to Be Used in Sheep and Goats<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen
MDX-AS20121001<\/td>Induction and Estrus Synchronization of Sheep and Goats During Fall and Late Spring Using Controlled Internal Drug Release Devices on Delmarva<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/
Productive\/Products<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA SARE, NIFA, Evans-Allen<\/td> Sustainable Methods for Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Natural Dewormers<\/a><\/td> Animal Health \/
Production\/ Products<\/td>TU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA, Evans-Allen<\/td> Moringa Research<\/a><\/td> Animal Health and
Plant Products<\/td>NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA-NIFA-OREI, SBIR<\/td> Use of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) for sustainable parasite control in small ruminants (sheep and goats)<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/Production
\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA CBG, Evans-Allen<\/td> Training the next generation of animal biotechnologists<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA CBG, Evans-Allen<\/td> Development and Quality Evaluation of Reduced Fat Dairy Goat Products and Goat Milk Infant Formulas<\/a><\/td> Animal Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen and Cap. Bldg. Funds<\/td> Vegetable genomics and plant breeding<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>WVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Management of vegetable insects in organic production system<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>Alcorn<\/td><\/tr> The State of Delaware and NSF EPSCoR <\/td> Characterization and isolation of candidate genes responsible for fungal rust Uromyces appendiculatus resistance in common bean Phaseolus vulgaris<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Identifying the gene that controls arsenic transport in purslane<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>VSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Ultra-High resveratrol specialty peanut seeds<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> VA Dept. of Ag. and Consumer Sciences<\/td> Organic viticulture in VA<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>VSU<\/td><\/tr> VA Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission<\/td> Sesame as a new crop for Virginia farmers<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>VSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA, USDA\/ARS, TN Dept. of Ag.<\/td> New Controls for Invasive Insects Lead to Increased Profits for the Nursery Industry<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>TSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant<\/td> Trap cropping: A simple, effective, and inexpensive pest management tool for small- and mid-scale farmers<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products
(Sustainable Ag) <\/td>Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Bldg. Grant<\/td> Genetically enhancement of American native grapes for overexpression of flavonoid nutraceuticals<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA-NIFA and GA Dept. of Agriculture<\/td> Quantifying the Market for Organic Fruit and Vegetable Production in Georgia<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen, WV Dept. of Ag., Riceland, Inc. (AR) and MagniMoist (MN)<\/td> Searching for a renewable\/ biodegradable hydroponic substrate for crop production<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>WVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA-NIFA GEOX-02529<\/td> Development of high density genetic map and its utility in QTL mapping for agronomic traits in pearl millet<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> VA Tobacco Indemnity and Community Revitalization Commission<\/td> Edamame to the rescue?<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>VSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA-NIFA Capacity Bldg. Grant<\/td> Development of a native bee for orchard pollination<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>VSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA-NIFA 2011-38821-30928<\/td> Germplasm conservation, anti-adipocytic and anticancer activity, and metabolic engineering in the genus Scutellaria <\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant<\/td> Gardening as therapy for physical and mental health<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Sustainable sweet potato production<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>Alcorn<\/td><\/tr> USDA Evans-Allen<\/td> Sweet potato as an alternative agriculture enterprise in Delaware<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> Plant Powered Production Center, NSF-EPSCoR<\/td> Sweet potato producers reap benefits of new study.<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>UAPB<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Bldg. Grant<\/td> Genetic Straighthead control can conserve water and money<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>UAPB<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Bldg. Grant 0223136<\/td> Building curriculum and experiential learning in sustainable agriculture to enhance students’ communication and problem solving skills.<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Orogram, Alabama Dept. of Agriculture and Industry<\/td> Development of ethnic vegetable crops as niche market cash crops to sustain small farms in Alabama.<\/a><\/td> Plant Health\/
Production\/Products<\/td>AAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Cap. Bldg. Grant; Missouri State Environmental Agency <\/td> Novel Escherichia coli genetic markers for water safety<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment (Water Quality)<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant<\/td> Tracking dissolved organic nitrogen in terrestrial aquatic systems using fluorescence excitation and emission matrix spectroscopy<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment (Water Quality)<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen and USEPA-STAR<\/td> Improving drinking water quality for small rural communities<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment (Water Quality)<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA: Evans-Allen, NSF<\/td> Biofuels for Sustainable Energy Future <\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> Alabama Dept. of Ag., Alabama Econ. Dev. Office, USDA – REEIS<\/td> Partnership in Biodiesel Su<\/a>s<\/a>tainability<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment<\/td> AAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen and Cap. Bldg. Grants<\/td> Bioenergy, anaerobic digestion and renewable resources<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>WVSU<\/td><\/tr> McIntire-Stennis, USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen and Cap. Bldg. Grant<\/td> Natural Resources Management<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>WVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Development of a dry poultry litter soil incorporation technology to protect air and water quality.<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allan <\/td> Towards Environmentally Conscious Precision Agriculture<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment
<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant<\/td> Establishment of an agricultural robotics lab at Prairie View A&M University<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant<\/td> Establish an intelligent equipment lab for precision agriculture at Prairie View A&M University<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Cap. Bldg. Grant<\/td> Environmentally conscious precision agriculture (ECPA) – A platform for active learning and community engagement<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen MDX-108-22-361<\/td> Use of Small Ruminants for Vegetative Control<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Biodiesel feedstock determination using an electronic nose<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>FVSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> A mesh-pad technology for observing soil erosion in large-scale field experiments<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>FAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NRI and NSF\/Atmospheric Chemistry Grant<\/td> Accuracy of particulate matter (PM) emission factor determinations from prescribed burns and forest fires<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>FAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Biochar technology and its potential for sustainable agriculture and carbon sequestration<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>FAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant Program<\/td> Hydrologic influences on soil organic carbon loss monitoring using stable isotopes<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> Delaware Dept. of Agriculture, USDA\/NIFA, NSF-EPSCoR<\/td> Soil-based recycling of organic waster for crop productivity and environmental health<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Microalgae cultivation for swine wastewater treatment and bioenergy <\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grant <\/td> Developing a decision support interface system for selection and implementation of agricultural best management practices in Florida<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment; water quality, climate change<\/td>FAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA McIntire Stennis Cooperative Forestry Program<\/td> Ecological and environmental assessment of urban forests<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> State of Delaware and NSF EPSCoR<\/td> Methylome sequencing and DNAse-seq: Genome-wide groundwork for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) for use as renewable biofuel source<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Univ. of Delaware, First State Marine Wind (Gamesa)<\/td> The value and conservation of bats<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> NOAA and DSU EPP Environmental Cooperative Science Center<\/td> Biodiversity, ecological connectivity, and climate change<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Reducing health and environmental risks of lead-bearing solids in shooting range by surface coating technology<\/a><\/td> Renewable Energy,
Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Testing scheduling methods of irrigation in vegetable production for limited-resource growers<\/a><\/td> Water Security; Ag. systems; Renewable Energy, Natural Resources,
and Environment<\/td>Alcorn<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Cap. Bldg. Grant<\/td> Combating childhood obesity with caregivers as change agents<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition;
obesity prevention <\/td>SU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Faecalibacterium -like Bacteria for tracking agricultural source of fecal pollution in surface water<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Highly specific and rapid immunofluorescent visualization and detection of pathogenic bacteria<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Cap. Bldg. Grant<\/td> Use of biodegradable polymer systems for food protection<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> PVAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> The influence of environmental interventions on childhood obesity of preschoolers in Southwestern Mississippi<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition; obesity prevention <\/td> Alcorn<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grants Program<\/td> Development of a multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid quantification of Vibrio spp. and total bacteria in seafood and seawater for multipurpose assessment<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Capacity Building Grants Program<\/td> Reducing Arsenic content in rice grains<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Chemical characterization of Njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii) seed oil and its oxidative stability<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Understanding the health impact of Bifidobacterium microbiota on longevity <\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Effects of Omega-3 fatty acids on biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in obese individuals<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition <\/td> Lincoln<\/td><\/tr> USAID, NIFA-Evans-Allen<\/td> Hypoallergenic Peanuts <\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Examining dietary habits of African American families to reduce obesity<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans-Allen<\/td> Perception of the presence of German cockroaches in residential housing and day care centers in rural communities in North Carolina <\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Improving immunity, intestinal health and growth performance of weaned pigs with synbiotics <\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> NCAT<\/td><\/tr> USDA Evans-Allen; VA Dept. of Ag. and Consumer Services<\/td> Getting on the hummus bandwagon<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> VSU<\/td><\/tr> USAD\/NIFA Evans-Allen
#KY-1001384<\/td>Food safety of local produce: Helping farmers produce safe food for consumers<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> KSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen and Capacity Building Grant Program<\/td> Kentucky State University Food Security Initiative<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> KSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA Evans Allen<\/td> Molecular characterization and predictive modeling of Salmonella recovered from processes poultry<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA NRI<\/td> Microbial models of the effect of storage temperature on the growth and survival of Vibrio species in oysters<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> UMES<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA 1890 Cap. Bldg. Grants<\/td> Prevalence, growth, survival, and control of Listeria monocytogenes in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) meat<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> UMES<\/td><\/tr> Title III HBGI<\/td> Bioaccumulation, distribution, and toxicity of N-nitrosamines in red swamp crayfish<\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> AAMU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA, USDA Nat’l Integrated Food Safety Initiative, and FDA<\/td> Protecting senior citizens from foodborne illness <\/a><\/td> Food Safety\/Security, Health and Nutrition<\/td> TSU<\/td><\/tr> USDA\/NIFA, NSF EPSCoR<\/td> DSU-CIBER: Reaching out with research.<\/a><\/td> STEM<\/td> DSU<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"