UD and the State of Delaware

UD's Partnership for Healthy Communities and Epidemiology program have partnered with the Delaware Division of Public Health to develop a five-year strategic plan to address the top health priorities in Delaware.

Delaware Small Business Development Center is deploying a national cyber certification program to help Delaware small businesses develop resiliance to cyberattacks.  

UD's Delaware Sea Grant is partnering with state organizations and non profits to help revitalize Laurel, Delaware by building affordable housing, shops and a nature-based playground. 

UD is leading efforts to train public health responders in dealing with emergencies resulting from extreme weather events. 

UD's College of Education and Human Development Center for Disabilities Studies provides autism support training for Delaware's first responders and other state professionals. 

Delaware resident students attend UD's College of Health Sciences and gain valuable real world medical experience in preparation for medical school.

With funding from the W.T. Grant Foundation, UD partners with Delaware Department of Education to improve K-3 literacy outcomes.

UD School of Nursing partnership with Bayhealth guarantees graduates a job at Bayhealth Hospital and helps fill the demand for registered nurses in Delaware.

UD hosted a professional development workshop for state employees to help advance leadership skills. 

The Food Bank of Delaware and UD partner to provide food security services and gardening and nutrition education to local communities.

More than 50 Delaware civics and social studies educators attended professional development programs at UD aimed at enhancing civic instruction across the state.

University of Delaware receives funding for research on combating sea level rise in Delaware's coastal communities.

UD summer program provides local high school students and teachers with hands-on experiences in a variety of STEM fields.

The University of Delaware's Biden School Housing Initiative brings new approaches to address housing and homelessness issues throughout the state.

UD's Early Learning Center partners with families, communities and the state of Delaware to offer excellent, equitable early care and learning.

The University of Delaware's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship organizes an annual book sharing event to help teach young children important financial skills and concepts.  

University of Delaware's master of social work program addresses a critical need for social workers. Research-informed coursework and community experiences help prepare students to address social problems affecting communities across the state.

In partnership with the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the University of Delaware welcomed nearly 600 educators, school leaders and policymakers to the Policy and Practice Institute, an annual networking and professional learning event.

Jennifer K. Peterson, University of Delaware assistant professor and medical entomologist, is studying kissing bugs in Delaware. Kissing bugs can be infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes Chagas disease, which can lead to serious heart problems in humans.

The literacy curriculum titled, "Bookworms," developed by  UD professor Sharon Walpole has significantly improved reading proficiency scores in Seaford School District since its adoption. Since then, other schools have adopted it with positive results.

UD's Lab School educates preschoolers in an interactive outdoor classroom. It complements the University's Early Learning Center. 

The small-grant program offered by the University of Delaware’s Community Engagement Initiative provides important support for the Wilmington Partnership to fund community-based research projects that advance equity for historically marginalized communities in the city. 

In partnership with the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Teacher Academies, University of Delaware hosts the Educators Rising Conference for middle school, high school and college students interested in careers in education.