**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE ASSOCIATION OF 1890 RESEARCH DIRECTORS (ARD) WILL HOST ITS 21ST BIENNIAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AT THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND HOTEL IN NASHVILLE, TN, ON APRIL 6-9, 2024. THE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM AIMS TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR INTERACTIONS, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, BUILDING NETWORKS TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIPS AND SHOWCASE THE TALENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 1890 COMMUNITY. BY PLACING PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON STUDENT PARTICIPATION, THE ARD PROVIDES ITS STUDENTS WITH AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE DIVERSITY OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES. BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WILL MAKE SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS, THE SYMPOSIUM ADDRESSES ONE OF NIFA'S GOALS OF EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN SCIENTISTS THAT ARE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES THAT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVEALS.