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Action News' Matt O'Donnell to speak at UD Commencement

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Amy Cherry |Molly Schafer

Matt O’Donnell, co-anchor of “Action News Mornings in Philadelphia,” will return to his alma mater to deliver the University of Delaware Commencement address to the Class of 2025, UD President Dennis Assanis announced today. “We are thrilled to welcome back to campus a proud UD alumnus who is an accomplished broadcast journalist covering the latest news,” Assanis said.
Farm-to-glass brewery

3 weeks ago | udel.edu | Molly Schafer |Margo Mcdonough |Jessica Henderson

Since the 1920s, the Hopkins Family has farmed the same plot of land in Havre De Grace, Maryland. The tight-knit bunch enjoys working together, and that hasn’t changed in more than a century. What has changed is the way the Hopkins utilize their land and resources. The farm housed a dairy from 1926 until 2000. Since then, the Hopkins family has produced tomatoes for canning and grain crops like barley, corn, wheat and soybeans.
Lab collab | UDaily

Jan 15, 2025 | udel.edu | Nya Wynn |Adam Thomas |Molly Schafer

Entomologist Brian Kunkel and plant diagnostician Jill Pollok work together to diagnose plant diseases and identify invasive species threatening ecosystems. Jill Pollok, Brian Kunkel and UD undergraduate students team up to stay ahead of invasive species throughout Delaware Invasive species impact environments by preying on native species, causing or carrying disease and killing plant life and crops in an area.
Nigerian cropland expansion

Jan 15, 2025 | udel.edu | Adam Thomas |Molly Schafer

UD assistant professor Kyle Davis (center) and doctoral candidate Bhoktear Khan (center right) recently had a paper published in Sciences Advances that focuses on cropland expansion in Nigeria. Davis and Khan traveled to Nigeria to conduct fieldwork in 2024. During that time, they visited farmers' fields and interviewed farmers about their farming practices. They are pictured with a farmers’ cooperative.
Protecting monarch butterflies

Jan 9, 2025 | udel.edu | Molly Schafer |Hilary Douwes

There’s little debate that the monarch’s epic yearly migration is in trouble. Analyses of fall-migrating monarchs collected through the Journey North program, in which citizen scientists report the number and location of large groups of monarchs resting in trees at night during their southward trip, show that the number of monarchs traveling to Mexico fell by 80% or more between 2007 and 2023. It is not clear why monarchs are failing to migrate, but there are several possible culprits.
Discovering lab research

Jan 7, 2025 | udel.edu | Molly Schafer |Hilary Douwes |Karen Roberts

Animal science graduate student Erikah Dozier works with Erin Pisano, professor and chair of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences. Pisano’s laboratory develops intestinal organoids of cattle and chickens as models for use in basic research of gut function and development.
Investing in marine science research

Dec 3, 2024 | udel.edu | Jack Truschel |Christy Selagy |Molly Schafer |Stephanie Ferrell

On Nov. 21, University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis, First Lady Eleni Assanis and community members from across the University gathered in Gore Recital Hall to announce and celebrate Patricia and Charles Robertson’s extraordinary $5 million commitment to graduate research in the School of Marine Science and Policy.
To the bat cave | UDaily

Dec 2, 2024 | udel.edu | Molly Schafer |Stephanie Ferrell |Grace Kearns |Christopher A. Vito

UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources alumna Rebekah Kading braves the elements for fieldwork with bats in Uganda during the rainy season. UD alumna Rebekah Kading researches vector-borne diseases around the world University of Delaware alumna Rebekah Kading’s career has taken her to locations like Tanzania, Guatemala and Zambia, but it began on a hot summer day in a Delaware salt marsh.
GivingTuesday at UD

Dec 2, 2024 | udel.edu | Christy Selagy |Molly Schafer |Stephanie Ferrell |Grace Kearns

This year on GivingTuesday, held Dec. 3, the University of Delaware community invites Blue Hens and friends to support the 140 fundraising projects featured on HenFunder, UD’s crowdfunding platform. Each fundraising initiative was created by Blue Hens for Blue Hens to help the UD community thrive. From scholarships and experiential learning experiences, to sports teams and equity initiatives, there are options for every Blue Hen to support their passions.
For the Record, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024

Oct 25, 2024 | udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Molly Schafer

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni. Recent appointments, publications, presentations and honors include the following: Roderick L. Carey, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s (CEHD) Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, has been appointed as the CEHD Faculty Scholar.