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.
Four UD students awarded prizes at McNair Scholars competition
Students from several institutions presented their undergraduate research during the National McNair Scholars Research Competition held at the University of Delaware. Four winners, all from UD, shared $1,000 in cash prizes.
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Local Students Win Essay Contest at University of Delaware
Several students from our area were recently recognized for their accomplishments in the 2012 First Year Seminar essay contest at the University of Delaware.
Students from our area include:
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2012 Oct 26
Local Students Find Success at National Research Conference
University of Delaware students received numerous awards at the annual conference of the Experimental Biology Meeting, held this year in San Diego.
As part of the conference, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) sponsored its 16th Undergraduate Poster Competition, in which 18 UD students took part. This is the 13th year in which students from the University's Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Undergraduate Science Education Program have attended the conference to present their research, and they have won more awards than students from any other institution.
Students from our area included:
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2012 May 4
Local students win Writing Awards at the University of Delaware
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2012 Apr 18
Local Students Selected as Finalists in National Dairy Competition
The UDairy Creamery student management team at the University of Delaware has been selected as a top six finalist in the Dairy Research Institute (DRI) product competition to develop a cutting-edge dairy beverage.
Student team members from our area, who are mentored by creamery manager Melinda Litvinas, include:
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2012 Mar 19
Local Students Among Best at National Championships
YoUDee, the first mascot in the First State, finished first and the University of Delaware cheerleading and dance teams placed near the top at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) College Cheerleading and Dance National Championships, held Jan. 13-15 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
For the fourth time in 11 years, YoUDee won the UCA's open mascot division, finishing ahead of Villanova, Tennessee Tech and Arkansas State universities.
The UD cheerleaders finished second in the Division I championships and the dance team, also in Division I, took second place in the hip-hop finals and ninth in the jazz finals.
Students competing on the UD teams from our area included:
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2012 Jan 24
Local Students Present at Regional Research Conference
The University of Delaware was well represented at the 14th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, held Saturday, Oct. 22, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County thanks to area students.
More than 200 students from 40 schools competed for awards in 35 judging groups at the symposium. UD students received first-place awards in 11 groups, more than half of the groups in which they competed.
28 students from the University of Delaware presented research posters, including from our area:
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2011 Oct 27
Local Students Excel at Regional Research Conference
Local students represented the University of Delaware at the 14th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, held Saturday, Oct. 22, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
More than 200 students from 40 schools competed for awards in 35 judging groups at the symposium. UD students received first-place awards in 11 groups, more than half of the groups in which they competed.
Of the 28 UD students who presented research posters at the symposium, several second-place winners are from our area:
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2011 Oct 27
Local Students Take First Place at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Area students represented The University of Delaware at the 14th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, held Saturday, Oct. 22, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
More than 200 students from 40 schools competed for awards in 35 judging groups at the symposium. UD students received first-place awards in 11 groups, more than half of the groups in which they competed.
Of the 28 UD students who presented research posters at the symposium, 11 received first-place awards, and three students received second-place awards.
Winners from our area included:
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2011 Oct 27
Local Talent Competes on NBC's 'The Sing-Off' This Fall
NBC announced Aug. 16 that The Deltones -- hailing from the University of Delaware -- will be one of 16 groups competing this September in season three of The Sing-Off.
Local members of The Deltones include:
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2011 Aug 18