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- How does the brain handle interruptions?
- Research helps protect threatened shorebirds
- DAPPEr probe launches student’s career in space
- Strengthening ties with the First State
- Veteran pairs service and scholarship
- ‘Sustainable concrete’ developed at UD … and for UD
- Ocean research expedition unlocks eons of climate evolution
- Observing microbial communities
- From community college to an advanced degree
- Transfer students find welcoming, supportive connections at UD
- Partnership accelerates path for engineering graduate students
- Overcoming homelessness to pursue a medical career
- Studying the mysteries of sand shark teeth
- Passion for Mexican folk music drives research
- Virtual tour highlights Black history at UD
- Exploring the unifying power of music
- ‘Essence of character’ is integrity, Christie says
- A story of hope, despite wrongful conviction
- SNF Ithaca Initiative tackles need for greater civil discourse
- Climate Hub aids efforts to mitigate heat islands
- Planning now for disasters of tomorrow
- Building a better space suit
- Increasing resilience of coastal communities
- Exploring the world through archaeology
- STEMSisters advances women’s education
- Fellowship develops leaders for Africa’s future
- UDSpace makes UD research accessible to all
- Learning the skills to expand education
- Answering the call for more social workers
- Studying methylmercury exposure from fisheries
- Bringing home a lost WWII aviator
- New musical theater minor adds performance opportunities
- Preserving and interpreting our cultural heritage
- Choral group earns #1 spot on the global stage
- Creating sustainable and inclusive fashion
- Fresh hope for chronic wound care
- Creating a smart baby monitor to detect delays earlier
- Driving the new frontier of plastics sustainability
- Revolutionizing prosthetics
- Recognizing a lifetime of making math accessible
- Neuroscientist among prestigious cohort of Sloan Fellows
- Bringing concussion expertise to the world soccer stage
- Advancing and sharing knowledge of the cosmos
- Four UD alumni earn Pulitzers
- Entrepreneur fulfills glaring need for women’s fightwear
- Artist’s kinetic sculptures draw the world’s attention
- Bringing UD’s expertise to U.S. trade policy
- Professor Wendy Smith first ever to receive AMR Decade Award twice
- Educating the next generation of financial services leaders
- Entrepreneurship professor named among top 50 in undergrad education
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- Celebrating Scholarship Success Arynn Hernandez
- Opening the Doors of Access and Affordability
- Supporting Cybersecurity Scholars
- UD Recognized for First Gen Student Success
- A Twist to Study Abroad
- Global Entrepreneurs
- Crucial Conversations
- The future of clean hydrogen
- Fresh hope for chronic wounds
- Home again: Argentina
- UD celebrates opening of Center for Cultural Engagement
- Discovering new worlds
- Leading the way in sustainability
- UD leaps in sustainability
- Grad Student Recognized with Excellence in Community Engagement Award
- STEM Sisters
- Sustainable Concrete
- Focused on the Future SABRE Center
- Innovation in Action STAR Campus
- Global irrigation mapping
- College of Engineering welcomes DSU students pursuing engineering degrees
- Celebrating the world's young entrepreneurs
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Mission Statement
The University of Delaware exists to cultivate learning, develop knowledge, and foster the free exchange of ideas. State-assisted yet privately governed, the University has a strong tradition of distinguished scholarship, which is manifested in its research and creative activities, teaching, and service, in line with its commitment to increasing and disseminating scientific, humanistic, artistic, and social knowledge for the benefit of the larger society. Founded in 1743 and chartered by the state in 1833, the University of Delaware today is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university.
The University of Delaware is a major research university with extensive graduate programs that is also dedicated to outstanding undergraduate and professional education. UD faculty are committed to the intellectual, cultural, and ethical development of students as citizens, scholars and professionals. UD graduates are prepared to contribute to a global and diverse society that requires leaders with creativity, integrity and a dedication to service.
The University of Delaware promotes an environment in which all people are inspired to learn, and encourages intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, free inquiry, and respect for the views and values of an increasingly diverse population.
An institution engaged in addressing the critical needs of the state, nation, and global community, the University of Delaware carries out its mission with the support of alumni who span the globe and in partnership with public, private, and nonprofit institutions in Delaware and beyond.