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Apr 25, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Andrew Sharp |Megan Maccherone
University of Delaware students huddled in office space in the FinTech Innovation Hub on UD’s STAR Campus until late in the evening on March 14, preparing for the final round of the Carol A. Ammon Case Competition.
When organizer Amy Estey left at 9:30 p.m., she noticed that the eventual winning team, the “Analytical Artisans,” remained in a conference room hard at work. When she returned at 7:30 the next morning, there they all were, still preparing.
“Did you guys go home?” she asked.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Andrew Sharp |Megan Maccherone
Mr. Bempong was a graduate of Glasgow High School and was attending Wilmington University, where he was studying computer graphic design. He was also a videographer and photographer who loved to capture the beauty of people and nature, and he enjoyed sharing his passion with family and friends. He joined the Dining Services team at the University in 2023. Mr. Bempong worked with diligence and passion, leaving an indelible mark on all those who had the pleasure of working alongside him.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Megan Maccherone |Margo Mcdonough |Beth Miller
Collins J. Seitz, Jr., graduated from UD in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Today, he is serving a 12-year term as chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Seitz’s nominator, Ashley R. Altschuler, Esq., said that “our Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter on Delaware law, which is particularly important because Delaware is the most popular jurisdiction for incorporations.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Erica K. Brockmeier |Amy Wolf |Megan Maccherone
RISE academy participants presented their research findings and internship experiences during the program’s closing ceremony.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Megan Everhart |Megan Maccherone
“We are grateful to partner with UD on programs such as this,” said Leslie Shaffer, executive director of The Delaware Contemporary. “This is the perfect opportunity for our student artists and our visitors to see things from a new perspective, from someone who comes to us from halfway around the world.” Kharoti, 27, appears to have a perpetual smile on his own face, despite knowing hardship. In early summer 2021, he was riding high.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Megan Maccherone |Megan Everhart |Meghan Keating
During the holiday season, the spirit of giving becomes more palpable, resonating with joy and warmth. According to Philip Gable, professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Delaware, there's a science behind the art of gift-giving that goes beyond the material exchange — emotional nuances that also can be applied to charitable work and philanthropy.
Gable said that significance contributes to the happiness we experience in gift-giving.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Megan Maccherone
University of Delaware Police arrested a 21-year-old man who is unaffiliated with the University on multiple offenses.
UD Police arrived at the basketball courts near Sypherd Hall at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, upon receiving reports of an alleged relationship violence incident. Bystanders provided UD Police with a detailed description of a man who was observed striking a woman with his hands and strangling her.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Amy Wolf |Peter Bothum |Megan Maccherone
“If you cannot look back at history, you're unable to really understand what you don't want to repeat again,” Golden said. “[Juneteenth] can be used as a platform for critical conversations about race and the legacies of racial slavery, but also the legacies of Black people's tremendous resistance across time.
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
udel.edu | UD Library |Megan Maccherone
In March 2023, the UD community along with UD Press authors gathered to celebrate the centennial of the Press and the start of its next chapter. As we look toward the next 100 years of the UD Press, it is important to reflect on and learn from the many paths that converged over the past century to make today’s success possible. The OriginsShortly after the school was renamed University of Delaware in 1921, University President Walter Hullihen led the charge to establish a press.
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Jun 1, 2023 | 
udel.edu | Megan Maccherone |Amy Wolf
Laura Griffin, retired assistant professor of nursing at the University of Delaware, passed away peacefully at home with her family on March 29, 2023. She was 82. Prof. Griffin joined the UD faculty in 1981 and retired in 2001. Kathy Schell, associate professor of nursing at UD, said, “Laura was the person who introduced me to university teaching.
