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University of Delaware—s Carvel Research and Education Center briefs Sussex County Council on diagnostics and outreach; greenhouse plan on hold

Sussex County Council · October 21, 2025
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James Atkins of the Carvel Research and Education Center described state research assets based at the center, including diagnostic labs, research farms and extension programs. A previously funded greenhouse planning effort is on hold while designs are scaled back, and a qPCR machine in a sterile lab has enabled nearly $1 million in grant funding.

James Atkins, representing the University of Delaware—s Carvel Research and Education Center, presented an overview of research, outreach and facilities housed at the Carvel site south of Harrington.

Atkins described the Carvel complex as more than a single building: it includes a research station south of Harbeson (approximately 120 acres), the poultry diagnostic lab that serves the…

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