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About UD
Blue Hen Spirit Friday on the Green before Saturday's football game against Lafayette.
Casper Brady (gray sweatshirt) is a doctoral student in Engineering who's the first listed author of a new paper (titled "Integration of thermochemical water splitting with CO2 direct air capture") explaining an integrated process using only thermal solar energy as the input for a thermochemical method of splitting water to produce Carbon Dioxide, H2, O2, and electricity. The paper was co-authored with Mark E. Davis of Caltech and Bingjun Xu (blue shirt) of the University of Delaware and appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on November 21, 2019.
The 170th Commencement Ceremonies for the University of Delaware which graduated the Class of 2019. The commencement speaker was Matt Nagy, a UD alum from the class of 2001 and the first UD alumnus to earn a head coaching position in the National Football League, becoming head coach of the Chicago Bears in 2018.

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.