Economics meets the environment
Emma Aucker blends her passion for the environment with applied economics expertise
Eco-economics
Emma Abrams explores sustainable solutions through UD’s environmental and resource economics major
Double the degrees
UD’s statistics 4+1 program gives Audrey Bufano valuable internship experience while earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees
WELCOME TO APPLIED ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
Applied Economics and Statistics is concerned with food and agribusiness marketing, the economics of environmental and resource management, and statistics.
Applied Economics courses are designed to provide a thorough background in the principles of organization and management of agribusiness firms, and includes study of financing agricultural business firms, marketing and international trade of agricultural products, price analysis, environmental economics, economics of land use, and agricultural and environmental policies.
Our mission is to cultivate learning and develop and share knowledge that benefits society. Our focus is to advance economics and statistics methods and theories, and apply them to various subjects, such as health, agriculture, natural resources, the environment, and data science.
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New undergraduate major: Sports performance analytics
August 29, 2025 | Written by Nya WynnThe University of Delaware’s newest undergraduate programs, sports performance analytics, is now accepting new students. The new major includes extensive coursework in statistical analysis and predictive modeling to give students the foundational skills needed to excel in a performance analytics setting. However, the new program also has an experiential learning requirement with the already well-established internship program with UD Athletics. This unique opportunity gives students a chance to learn the theoretical and practical sides of sports performance analytics. -
2025 Seitz award winner
August 20, 2025 | Written by Jessica Downey | Photos courtesy of Giuliana SimmsRising junior Giuliana Simms is the latest recipient of the prestigious George and Margaret Collins Seitz Award. The award is given annually to a student who demonstrates the ‘We Are Blue Hens’ values. Simms is a food and agribusiness marketing major and aerospace military leadership minor. She said mentorship is the Blue Hen value that resonates the most with her. -
Economics meets the environment
July 08, 2025 | Written by Nya WynnEmma Aucker, now a senior environmental and resource economics (ENRE) major at UD, knew she wanted to go into a career related to the environment, shaping policy rather than through fieldwork. Now, after being at UD for three years, the program has allowed her to blend her passion for the environment with policy by using the decision-making tools of economics. -
Representing rural America
May 02, 2025 | Written by: Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Roger GlendenningRoger Glendenning, distinguished alumnus from the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, served rural America for 36 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Earlier last month, Glendenning retired from his position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the USDA’s Agency of Rural Development.
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