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Jun 14, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Peter Bothum |Amy Wolf |Erica K. Brockmeier |Ann Manser
For more than 20 years, the Delaware Technology Park (DTP) in Newark has been one of the state’s main economic drivers, bringing jobs in research and development and helping to educate and train future innovators through synergy and partnerships with the University of Delaware.
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Erica K. Brockmeier |Ann Manser |Dante LaPenta
From developing new artificial intelligence algorithms to creating next-generation apps, students who major in computer science are training to become the next generation of software engineers, programmers and developers. An essential part of that training includes a final year capstone project, where students use the skills they learned during their studies to address a previously unsolved problem.
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Jun 7, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Allison Ebner |Tiffany Hess-Bennette |Ann Manser |Amy Wolf
Members of the greater University of Delaware community donated 219 books to the children’s book drive hosted by the UD Library, Museums and Press. These books were donated to West Park Place Elementary School in Newark, a public school in the Christina School District, to enhance its library collections and benefit students from kindergarten through fifth grade.
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Jun 7, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Allison Ebner |Tiffany Hess-Bennette |Ann Manser
Smoke, haze, and/or a burning odor are present in Delaware. Based on reports from the U.S. National Weather Service, the cause is smoke that has moved into our region from the widespread wildfires in Canada. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has issued a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for today, Wednesday, June 7, and most likely for Thursday, June 8.
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Jun 6, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Tiffany Hess-Bennette |Ann Manser |Amy Wolf
Lauren Lynch, a University of Delaware Class of 2023 graduate, overcame formidable challenges to obtain her degree. Unlike many of her classmates, Lynch's journey within the healthcare system began during her senior year of high school when she was diagnosed with aplastic anemia — a rare condition that occurs when the body stops producing enough new blood cells. Despite having to take medical leave from UD to undergo treatment, she remained steadfast in her dream of becoming a nurse.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Amy Wolf |Ann Manser |Andrew Sharp |UD Library
For 30 years, the Kristol Center for Jewish Life has been the home away from home for the University of Delaware’s Jewish students — a gathering space for fellowship, holidays and celebrations, and weekly Shabbat dinners. While there has been a Hillel group on UD’s campus since 1948, it wasn’t until 1993 that the group received a permanent space.
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Jun 5, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Ann Manser |Amy Wolf |Erica K. Brockmeier
Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, UDaily speaks with University of Delaware professors who teach courses commonly taken by students during their first year on campus. The series includes professors who teach biology, writing, business, calculus, political science and sociology, and those stories can be read on the How I Teach website.
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Ann Manser |Andrew Sharp |Dante LaPenta
Students in the internationally recognized Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation have helped an Ohio family repair and clean photographs damaged during a deadly fire in 2021.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Tracey Bryant |Tiffany Hess-Bennette |Ann Manser
An information session for the expanded Delaware Bioscience Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) grants program — with awards ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per project — will be held Wednesday, April 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center on the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus. Researchers from academic and medical institutions across the state, as well as life science businesses, are encouraged to register online.
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Apr 11, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Tiffany Hess-Bennette |Ann Manser
The day usually begins before sunrise with running and pushups for University of Delaware Army ROTC students. Along with their busy schedules, cadets must juggle the responsibilities of their studies, training and, for some, expenses like uniforms and travel costs. That’s why alumni of the program came together to establish the Distinguished Cadet Award. Class of 1973 graduate Jonathan Jester and fellow ROTC alumnus the late J.
