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.
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 17
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 17
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student Ambassador for the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
A select group of University of Delaware students have been accepted to the pilot year of the University of Delaware Horn Program in Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador program. Students will create awareness and drive participation to programs and events at UD and in the community.
Accepted -
2016 Oct 14
Student internship
Marinelle Zarraga, a rising sophomore at the University of Delaware, spent the summer of 2016 learning about the variety of veterinary careers available and the many perks and challenges associated with the field. She received hands on experiences while working with professors as her exposure to the many aspects of the field grew.
Research / Grant -
2016 Sep 21
Students conduct research
During the summer of 2016, a select group of University of Delaware students worked on campus full time on research projects with assistance from faculty. Students involved in undergraduate research have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of creative projects in a variety of disciplines to augment their education outside of the classroom.
Work Experience -
2016 Sep 19
Summer Founders Program Participant
This summer the co-founders of social venture Lazarus Rising are taking part in the University of Delaware's Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business ideas. Summer Founders students receive mentoring, education and stipends while they work to develop their ventures.
Business/professional -
2016 Aug 15
Summer Founders Program
Jason Bamford is a participant in the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business ideas. Jason is spending the summer developing Geoswap, a location-based data-sharing app.
Business/professional -
2016 Jul 28
Summer Founders Program
Elizabeth Soulas is a participant in the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business ideas. Soulas is co-founder of JADE Biotech, which has developed a process to address a uniquely troubling problem plaguing hospital pharmacies.
Business/professional -
2016 Jul 28
Summer Founders Program
Daniel Charytonowicz is a participant in the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business ideas. Charytonowicz is co-founder of JADE Biotech, which has developed a process to address a uniquely troubling problem plaguing hospital pharmacies.
Business/professional -
2016 Jul 28
Summer Founders Program
John Lowman is a participant in the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business models while providing students with stipends as they work to develop their ventures. Lowman is part of a team that launched JADE Biotech, which has developed a process for safely disposing of narcotics used in hospital pharmacies.
Business/professional -
2016 Jul 28
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.
Achievement (Other) -
2016 Jul 27
Summer Founders Program
Amira Idris is a participant in the Horn Program in Entrepreneurship's Summer Founders Program, a 12-week long pre-accelerator used to validate members' novel business models while providing students with stipends as they work to develop their ventures. Her business concept, Vibrating Therapeutic Apparel, aims to help amputee patients manage "phantom pain."
Business/professional -
2016 Jul 26
Plastino Scholar
Katie Katz, an Honors nursing major, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination." Through the Plastino Scholars Program, Katz will partner with an organization in Rwanda to focus on "Oral Rehydration Solutions," a liquid mixture given to those suffering from diarrhea - the second leading cause of death in young children. She will observe current practices and help in community education efforts.
Scholarship -
2016 Jul 25
Plastino Scholar
Alexis Holzmann, an Honors student majoring in international relations with minors in urban educational studies, sociology and French, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination." Through the Plastino Scholars program, Holzmann will spend the summer in Australia, observing the Koonwarra Village School, an alternative primary school that practices a holistic, child-centric approach to education.
Scholarship -
2016 Jul 25
Plastino Scholar
Emily Wunsch, an Honors student with a dual major in exercise science and Spanish studies and a minor in chemistry, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination." The program will enable Emily to assist with health care outreach programs in Latino communities in the U.S. Southwest. She hopes to gain insights into developing a new program in Delaware.
Graduation -
2016 Jul 25
Plastino Scholar
Max Holdsworth, an Honors student with a dual major in public policy and economics, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination." Through the Plastino Scholars program, Holdsworth will travel to England to assist in research on prevention programs operated through Great Britain's National Health Service. He will examine the perspectives of academics, healthcare professionals and consumers.
Scholarship -
2016 Jul 25
Plastino Scholar
Christopher Gunter, a criminal justice major with a minor in sociology, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination." Gunter designed "The Missing Voices Project" as a way to understand the narratives of convicted individuals and the effects on their families. He plans to attend law school and become a leader in the criminal justice system.
Scholarship -
2016 Jul 25
Plastino Scholar
Navika Gangrade, an Honors student majoring in dietetics with a minor in psychology, has been selected as a David A. Plastino Scholar for exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination. Gangrade received a grant to study urban farms throughout the United States in an effort to understand their nutritional impact on their communities, and plans to bring effective programs and ideas back to Delaware.
Scholarship -
2016 Jul 25
Fulbright Award
Will Lescas, a 2016 graduate of the University of Delaware, has been awarded a Fulbright for graduate study at the University of Aarhus in Denmark. There, he will take on a master's in political science, concentrating on the integration of Denmark into the European Union. The Fulbright Program annually provides 8,000 grants for research or teaching in one of over 140 countries throughout the world.
Study Abroad -
2016 Jun 8
Dean's List at University of Delaware
Students have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester.
Honors List -
2016 Jun 30
Fulbright Award
Rebecca Jaeger, a senior biology, history and Spanish major, will spend the next year in Spain as a Fulbright English teaching assistant (ETA), conducting English instruction at the university level. The Fulbright Program annually provides 8,000 grants for research or teaching in one of over 140 countries throughout the world.
Study Abroad -
2016 Jun 8
2016 Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award
University of Delaware graduate Elijah Conte, a former star defensive midfielder for the Blue Hen men's lacrosse team and contributor to numerous community service events throughout his UD career, has been selected as the winner of the 2016 Yeardley Reynolds Love One Love Unsung Hero Award. The national award is given to two Division I lacrosse players - one male and one female - who demonstrate dedication, integrity, humility, hard work, community service, leadership, kindness and sportsmanship.
Sports -
2016 Jun 1
Peace Corps Volunteer
Bridgette Spritz has been selected as a Peace Corps volunteer and will depart in September for Rwanda to teach English.
Volunteer -
2016 Jun 1
Peace Corps Volunteer
Selected as a Peace Corps volunteer and will serve in Ghana, where he will teach math to middle school students.
Volunteer -
2016 Jun 1