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2 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Michele Walfred |Katie Peikes
Q: How can families support high school seniors who are interested in attending college? Curtiss: Many autistic high school students do not realize that college is an option. For students who can get into college through standard admissions procedures, many universities have programs that can support them to be successful socially and academically. UD’s program is called Spectrum Scholars and is housed in CEHD’s Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS).
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2 weeks ago | 
udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Michele Walfred |Katie Peikes
Dear UD Community,
It is with a heavy heart that we share this information with you. Earlier today, a University of Delaware student died in a traffic accident on Main Street near campus, and several other people, including other UD students, suffered injuries. There is no ongoing threat to the University community.
University of Delaware Police are continuing to work with the Newark Police Department, which is actively investigating the incident.
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1 month ago | 
udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Michele Walfred |Jessica Henderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Long is retiring from the University of Delaware, effective May 14.
Long has served on President Dennis Assanis’s senior leadership team since arriving at UD in March 2019. Long’s portfolio of professional responsibility includes oversight of campus and public safety, facilities, information technologies, real estate and the University police department.
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1 month ago | 
udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Michele Walfred
Jessica Price, a University of Delaware English Education major, accepts the first place gold award in the Delaware Educators Rising Creative Lecture collegiate competition.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
udel.edu | Kevin Tritt |Sophonie Milord |Michele Walfred |Katie Peikes
The University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics has secured a grant with the Delaware Workforce Development Board to give Lerner students a unique opportunity to gain real-world experience while continuing their academic learning.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
udel.edu | Sophonie Milord |Michele Walfred |Katie Peikes
While the use of lead pipes in new construction was banned in the United States in 1986, many older homes still receive water through lead pipes, which are considered a significant public health concern due to the potential for lead contamination in drinking water.
Last fall, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Lead and Copper Improvements Rule, which requires that nearly every lead water pipe in the country be removed by 2037.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Amy Wolf |Michele Walfred
“This program has made a huge difference in reteaching my muscles how to work, but the positivity and the camaraderie keep me coming back,” Babiarz said. Research from UD’s College of Health Sciences identified a clear need in the community for rehabilitative programs — beyond physical therapy — for people with chronic health conditions.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Michele Walfred |Meghan Keating |Margo Mcdonough
Christine Pfeiffer of Middletown, a master sergeant in the Delaware Air National Guard, sought special permission to attend the program, sometimes via Zoom, when mission obligations came first. “They were very supportive,” Pfeiffer said of her military leadership. As she approaches 20 years of military service, Pfeiffer envisions a retirement framed in gardens and flowers, a passion she first cultivated as part of the horticulture academy track at the Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Andrew Sharp |Megan Everhart |Michele Walfred
The parishes have a need. The students have a skill. A volunteer program from the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics brings them together.
The Episcopal Church is an international denomination based mostly in the U.S. It requires parishes in a diocese to get an annual audit, but audits can be time-consuming and expensive.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Michele Walfred |Megan Everhart
Emmalea Ernest, UD extension fruit and vegetable specialist, stands between rows of peppers for her heat stress trials, one of many topics she presented on mitigating heat stress for vegetables and fruits. Ernest explained that using a 30% black shade cloth significantly increased yield.
