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.

A select group of UD student-performers have been chosen to appear in a musical, Campus Chatter, addressing the challenges of college life in the 21st century.

A group of University of Delaware students teamed up with a non-profit dance organization to host a two-week dance and arts camp for children in New Orleans. The camp provides children who are still being affected by Hurricane Katrina with an opportunity to express themselves artistically.

Members of the University of Delaware's Students Acting for Gender Equality (SAGE) recently partnered with a nonprofit organization in an effort to end the backlog o rape kits.

The University of Delaware has selected six finalists for the 2013-2014 Homecoming Court.

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.

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:

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:

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:

On a morning marked by wispy clouds in a blue sky, more than 21,000 people -- graduates and their families and friends -- braved gale force winds to celebrate the University of Delaware's 164th Commencement, held Saturday, May 25, at Delaware Stadium. Graduating students from our area included:

Several local students recently received 2013-2014 Autism Delaware scholarships at the University of Delaware. These students include:

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:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Spring 2013. Those students include:

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:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Spring 2013. Those students include:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Spring 2013. Those students include:

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.

Several local students were among the newest members of the University of Delaware's Class of 2012, celebrated during Winter Commencement ceremonies held Sunday, Jan. 6, in the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del. Students from our area included:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Fall 2012. Those students include:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Fall 2012. Those students include:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Fall 2012. Those students include:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Fall 2012. Those students include:

Several local students have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for Fall 2012. Those students include:

Top students in the University of Delaware Honors Program were recognized in a special ceremony, held Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Trabant University Center. Distinguished students from our area included:

Several students from our area are in their first semester as Blue Hens at the University of Delaware, including:

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:

Several local students were nominated as members of Homecoming Court at the University of Delaware's Homecoming 2012:

A pair of University of Delaware baseball players were nationally honored by Perfect Game for their outstanding performance during the summer baseball season in the Valley Baseball League:

The University of Delaware Chorale and UD-17 spent three weeks this past summer in Europe, not as tourists, but as performers. Students from our area included:

Autism Delaware awarded the Daniel and Lois Gray Memorial Scholarship to several deserving University of Delaware students. With hopes of becoming a professional in the autism community, each will receive a $1,000 scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year. Students from your area include: