CANR News

Category: Applied Economics and Statistics

September 13, 2024 Written by Dante LaPenta | Illustration by Jeff Chase

Economics meets the environment

July 08, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn

Emma 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 Glendenning

Roger 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.
Winning with statistics

April 30, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn Photos by Mikey Reeves and Katie Young

Growing up in a family with season tickets to University of Delaware football games and three older brothers to look up to, Colin Pié, a sophomore statistics major at UD, was immersed in sports from a young age. Now he analyzes student-athlete performance through work with a UD Athletics internship.