The University of Delaware is committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and service. From its roots as a private academy in 1743, the institution today is a research-intensive, technologically advanced university with global impact that serves nearly 24,000 students.
(see more)The University of Delaware is committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and service. From its roots as a private academy in 1743, the institution today is a research-intensive, technologically advanced university with global impact that serves nearly 24,000 students.
Students conduct summer research
Research never stops at the University of Delaware, where undergraduate students are using the summertime stretch to work with mentors, develop new research skills and/or learn while serving in community settings.
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2016 Jul 27
UD students participate in summer research
This summer, more than 150 UD undergraduate students have worked on a range of research projects in disciplines all across the university as well as in the community. Over the past 10 weeks, they have collaborated with their faculty mentors and, in many cases, with other undergraduates and with graduate students, learning how original research takes place and creating new knowledge themselves.
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2017 Aug 21
Students conduct summer research
Research never stops at the University of Delaware, where undergraduate students are using the summertime stretch to work with mentors, develop new research skills and/or learn while serving in community settings.
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2015 Aug 27
Senior chosen as the outstanding man of UD's 2014 graduating class
Two University of Delaware seniors have been selected as the recipients of the Alexander J. Taylor and Emalea Pusey Warner awards, respectively, as the outstanding man and woman of the 2014 graduating class.
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2014 May 5
Senior chosen as the outstanding woman of UD's 2014 graduating class
Two University of Delaware seniors have been selected as the recipients of the Alexander J. Taylor and Emalea Pusey Warner awards, respectively, as the outstanding man and woman of the 2014 graduating class.
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2014 May 5
Students share ideas at Clinton Global Initiative University
Several students represented the University of Delaware and shared their ideas at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), March 21-23, at Arizona State University.
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2014 Mar 27
Students selected as new UD Social Media Ambassadors
This achievement badge is presented to this semester's new Social Media Ambassadors, a committed group of students who tell their UD stories through officially branded twitter accounts. Social Media Ambassadors (or SMAs) live-tweet events around campus, drum up excitement and engage with their peers, assist OCM's social media team with outreach initiatives and act as everyday ambassadors for the Blue Hen Community.
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2014 Mar 27
UD student named Executive Team Leader at Target
This student will gain experience as an Executive Team Leader at Target and will manage a team dedicated to improving performance and ensuring costumer satisfaction.
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2013 Dec 3
Seniors Selected For Homecoming Court
The University of Delaware has selected six finalists for the 2013-2014 Homecoming Court.
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2013 Sep 30
OCM announces Fall 2013 Social Media Ambassadors
This badge is presented to this semester's Social Media Ambassadors, a committed group of students who tell their UD stories through officially branded twitter accounts. Social Media Ambassadors (or SMAs) live-tweet events around campus, drum up excitement and engage with their peers, assist OCM's social media team with outreach initiatives and act as everyday ambassadors for the Blue Hen Community.
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2013 Sep 16
Local students assist with a disability advocacy program at the University of Delaware
Several local students were part of the staff facilitating the Junior Partners in Policymaking program at the University of Delaware last month. The program is aimed at helping young adults ages 15-22 -- both with and without disabilities -- get involved in disability advocacy at the local, state and national levels.
Local students include:
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2013 Jul 15
Local Students Participate In Experiential Learning Class at the University of Delaware
Local students participated in an innovative transdisciplinary course at the University of Delaware this spring. The course, entitled Chronic Illness in America: From Policy to Person, incorporates both classroom and experiential learning by pairing students with chronically ill clients in the community.
Students active in the spring 2013 course include:
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2013 Jul 11
Local Students featured as the University of Delaware New Blue Hen of the Day
Several local students have been chosen as the "NSO New Blue Hen of the Day" during New Student Orientation (NSO) at the University of Delaware.
Those students include:
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2013 Jul 5
Local Students featured as the University of Delaware New Blue Hen of the Day
Several local students have been chosen as the "NSO New Blue Hen of the Day" during New Student Orientation (NSO) at the University of Delaware.
Those students include:
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2013 Jun 29
Local students scheduled to attend orientation at the University of Delaware
Local students will join the incoming class of Blue Hens during the University of Delaware's New Student Orientation (NSO) program this summer.
NSO will be held every weekday from June 18 through July 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Local students attending NSO include:
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2013 Jun 19
Local students share ideas at Clinton Global Initiative University
Several students from our area were selected represented the University of Delaware and share their ideas at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), April 5-7, at Washington University in St. Louis.
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2013 Apr 10
Local Students Named to University of Delaware's Homecoming Court
Several local students were nominated as members of Homecoming Court at the University of Delaware's Homecoming 2012:
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2012 Oct 26
Local Students Selected for University of Delaware's Homecoming 2012 Planning Committee
Thirty-one students have been chosen by the University of Delaware Office of Alumni Relations to help plan Homecoming 2012 and serve as members of the Homecoming Student Committee.
The group, selected from among more than 40 applicants, includes 20 freshmen, 11 sophomores and six juniors, and six of the University's seven colleges are represented.
In addition, six Student Alumni Ambassadors are serving on the committee.
Students will help plan, market and manage Homecoming events as well as coordinate community and student group outreach. In addition, all committee members will promote spirit and fun throughout the week of activities.
Students selected to the committee from our area include:
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2012 Mar 7
Local Students to Speak at National Biology and Biochemistry Conference
The ASBMB awarded two students complete coverage of the cost of their travel expenses to San Diego, amounting to about $1,125 each, and both students will be speaking at symposiums during the conference.
Those students are:
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2012 Mar 1
Local Students Shine at University of Delaware
Students at the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been busy with internships, attending conferences and conducting research.
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2011 Dec 1
Local Students Present at Minority Research Conference
Addressing topics as diverse as the importance of kinship networks to African American single mothers, to the effect of viper venom proteins on melanoma cells, eight University of Delaware students will present their research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Nov. 9-12, in St. Louis.
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2011 Nov 4
Local Student Works for a Sustainable Future
Transportation at the University of Delaware became more environmentally friendly recently, when the campus bus fleet began using biodiesel produced by undergraduate engineering students to, in part, fuel its travel.
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2011 Oct 25
Local Students Honored as 'Students of Distinction'
The University of Delaware Office of Equity and Inclusion hosted the Students of Distinction Awards Breakfast Oct. 15 at which President Patrick Harker and UD faculty and administrators honored African American and Latino undergraduate students.
Honored students from your area included:
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2011 Oct 27
Local Students Shine at University of Delaware
Students at the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been busy with internships, attending conferences and conducting research.
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2011 Oct 14
Local Student Shines at University of Delaware
Students at the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been busy with internships, attending conferences and conducting research.
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2011 Sep 23
UD sophomore Jenna Byers keeps busy as FFA Agricultural Ambassador
Having worked four jobs last semester, cutting down to three just wouldn't satisfy Jenna Byers, a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), so when she saw the opportunity to become an FFA Agricultural Ambassador, she decided to add a fourth.
In addition to being a full-time student as a food and agribusiness marketing and management major, Byers works as the UDairy Creamery's communications and marketing manager, is a Blue Hen Ambassador and serves as a research assistant studying poultry in the laboratory of Robert Alphin, instructor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences and manager of the Agriculture Experiment Center.
And she has now also taken on the challenge of being an FFA Agricultural Ambassador, a term that will last until July 2012.
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2011 Sep 4