Collaborative Research

• Southern Land-grant scientists team up to promote Pollinator Friendly Lawns (Mississippi State University, Auburn University and University of Georgia) This also appeared in the NIFA Update March 19, 2025
  • MS: https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2025/02/msu-turfgrass-expert-offers-lawncare-advice-increase-refuge-insect
• What Foods and Drinks Are Consumed Less by Those on GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds? (University of Arkansas and Oklahoma State University)
  • AR: https://aaes.uada.edu/news/weight-loss-drug-survey/.
  • OSU: https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agriculture/2025/glp-1-food-types.html
• Research Team Homes In on Genetics Behind Blackberry Thorns (University of Arkansas and North Carolina State University)
  • AR-https://aaes.uada.edu/news/genetic-region-blackberry-thorns/