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Perfecting the pitch

1 day ago | udel.edu | Artika Casini |Jack Truschel |Jessica Downey |Jamie Washington

UD’s prowess in biomechanics, the study of using engineering principles to analyze human movements, has led to lifelong success for its alumni. Baseball season spurs biomechanics memories Jim Richards was frustrated. For weeks, he had been attempting to render data of a cerebral palsy patient into a 3D model with no luck. Finally, he turned to University of Delaware graduate student Scott Coleman.
Faculty Senate April 2025 meeting

2 days ago | udel.edu | Jamie Washington |Jack Truschel |Jessica Downey

The University of Delaware’s Faculty Senate expanded educational access and opportunity through the approval of new academic degrees, certificates and pathways at its meeting on April 7. In total, the Senate approved 149 updates to undergraduate programs and 64 updates to graduate programs through the Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda.
Blue Hen Bake Off

4 days ago | udel.edu | Jessica Downey |Artika Casini

The first Blue Hen Bake Off invited chefs from around campus to create 200 servings of delicious desserts in a competition inspired by the reality TV cooking show “Chopped.” UD chefs and their student assistants bake and battle it out for a chance to taste sweet victory University of Delaware students were in for a sweet surprise at Caesar Rodney Dining Hall last month.
The power of play

6 days ago | udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Kevin Tritt |Karen Roberts

Step into physical therapy professor Anjana Bhat’s colorful Move 2 Learn Innovation Lab on the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus, and you may see children moving to the beat or leaping over structures as part of an obstacle course. For them, it’s fun and games. But for researchers like Bhat, it’s an exploration of how play affects cognitive functioning in children with autism.
Seafloor eruption

6 days ago | udel.edu | Amy Cherry |Kevin Tritt |Karen Roberts

Three people — two scientists and a pilot — customarily dive for eight to 10 hours per day to a maximum depth of 6,500 meters (4 miles).
Using AI to advance biology research

1 week ago | udel.edu | Kevin Tritt |Karen Roberts |Adam Thomas |Lisa Walenceus

As a University of Delaware graduate student working toward her MBA and Ph.D. in biology, Malek Elsayyid certainly already had enough on her academic plate. But when she received an email from Andrea Hartman, the Lerner College’s graduate business academic program manager describing a new Introduction to AI course being offered in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, she was intrigued.
New educational partnership

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Karen Roberts |Adam Thomas |Lisa Walenceus |Beth Miller

Miguel Garcia-Diaz, University of Delaware’s vice president for research, scholarship and innovation, and Michael Bailey, director of the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical Biological Center, sign a joint educational partnership agreement Thursday, April 21, 2025.
Sharing our grief, enhancing safety

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Nya Wynn |Jessica Henderson

Dear UD Community, Since last evening’s crash on Main Street that took the life of a University of Delaware graduate student (whose identity is being withheld at this time) and injured several others, we have been struggling to cope with the pain of this senseless tragedy. Throughout the UD community, we are all feeling the deep ache of loss, and we will continue to work through our grief together.
Supporting autistic students during graduation season

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).
Extending condolences and offering support

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.