UD is nationally ranked, with award-winning faculty, a beautiful, vibrant campus, and opportunities to change the world in our campus labs and classrooms, or through internship and study abroad programs around the globe.
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INSPIRING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
HOW PRACTICE AFFECTS PERCEPTION
University of Delaware senior April Kwon combined her passion for music and neuroscience as a double major in applied music (viola) and cognitive science. A dedicated musician, Kwon spent the summer researching how musical training impacts brain activity and sensory perception, working under the guidance of neuroscientist Stuart McCaughey to explore the connections between sound, skill, and the brain. -
INSPIRING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
SNACK ATTACK COMING? MEET YOUR NEXT CRUNCH
UD junior Brandon Tang is helping turn locally grown lima beans into the next big puffed snack. The mechanical engineering major is working with an extruder machine to optimize the puffing process. With health-conscious consumers driving demand for plant-based snacks, Tang’s work could lead to a protein-packed, fiber-rich treat made from one of Delaware’s top crops. -
INSPIRING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
INFORMING LANDSCAPE DECISIONS
Senior landscape architecture major Aleena Sabir spent the summer identifying and inventorying plants in The Grove — a small area on The Green between Alison Hall and the Caesar Rodney Dining Hall. Her research will contribute to UD’s first horticulture-focused landscape maintenance plan, guiding future care of campus plantings. Working with UD Facilities, Sabir combined fieldwork, tech tools, and plant knowledge to help shape a more sustainable campus landscape. -
INSPIRING UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS
STUDYING THE WIND
UD junior Paige Burchell spent the summer researching how tropical cyclone wind profiles change as storms move over land — where they cause the most damage. Burchell worked with meteorology professor Shuai Wang to help fill key knowledge gaps in storm modeling. A double major in meteorology and applied math, she’s focused on improving forecasts that could better protect lives and property.
UD Among Best in the Nation
The quality of a University of Delaware education continues to earn national recognition. UD has been ranked #43 among the top public schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
“I am honored to begin my service as Interim President of the University of Delaware. Since coming here three years ago, I have fallen in love with this special place.
As a connected community of faculty, staff, students, administrators, alumni and friends, we are OneUD, and the journey ahead of us will be one big team effort with an important role for everyone.
I know we are up to the task.”
- Interim President Laura Carlson
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