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Showcasing interdisciplinary research and communicating science with DENIN
Article by Danielle McIltrot | December 06, 2023
Graduate students across 13 departments pitch their environmentally focused research at the Delaware Environmental Institute’s bi-annual Pitch:90 event
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Environmental leaders in the making
Article by Joy Drohan | November 30, 2023
Delaware Environmental Institute announces its 10th class of environmental fellows
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Bird-friendly windows
Article by Adam Thomas | November 22, 2023
UD students receive Green Grant from UD’s Office of Sustainability to help reduce bird collisions on Lewes campus


Graduate Studies: Environment and Sustainability
Make a difference with a graduate degree from UD
Every day, members of the University of Delaware graduate community work on groundbreaking research aimed at understanding the ever-changing forces in the environment.
40+ Graduate Programs focused on environment and sustainability
Offering more than 40 graduate programs focusing on disciplines related to sustainability and our environment, the University of Delaware Graduate College can help you earn an advanced degree and prepare you for success in your field of choice. We're a leader in preparing students for careers that have long-lasting impacts on our planet, which enables UD students to address large- and small-scale issues of communities and ecosystems and to tackle global issues from agriculture and animal science to water policy and wind power.
At UD, we look at the issues of today's environment as a challenge, and we're up to the task of educating tomorrow's champions of sustainability.
Graduate programs related to environment and sustainability include:
- Agriculture & Resource Economics
- Animal & Food Science
- Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Climatology
- Community Engagement Certificate
- Data Science
- Disaster Science & Management
- Economics
- Energy & Environmental Policy
- Engineering and Public Policy
- Entomology & Wildlife Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Fashion & Apparel Studies
- GIS Certificate
- Geography
- Geology
- M.P.A. (Public Administration)
- M.P.A. Online (Public Administration)
- M.P.P. (Master of Public Policy)
- MPH in Epidemiology
- Marine Policy
- Marine Studies
- Materials Science & Engineering
- Microbiology
- Minerals, Materials & Society Certificate
- Nutrition Science
- Ocean Engineering
- Oceanography
- Plant & Soil Sciences
- Political Science & International Relations
- Renewable Energy Engineering & Policy Certificate
- Robotics
- Socially Responsible & Sustainable Apparel Business Certificate
- Urban Affairs & Public Policy
- Water Science & Policy
- Wind Power Science, Engineering and Policy Certificate
A Dedicated Research Institute
The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) focuses on core research areas relevant to some of the grand challenges facing our state, our nation, and our world. DENIN research informs decision makers by providing the knowledge that underpins sound environmental policies. By working together with our local and international partners, we are bringing socially acceptable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable solutions to life.
DENIN serves as an interdisciplinary network of research, knowledge and solutions dedicated to safeguarding the environment.
In The News
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I-95 bridge collapse
Article by Amy Wolf | June 13, 2023
UD civil engineering professors explain why a gasoline truck fire caused a highway structure to fail
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Showcasing interdisciplinary research and communicating science with DENIN
Article by Danielle McIltrot | December 06, 2023
Graduate students across 13 departments pitch their environmentally focused research at the Delaware Environmental Institute’s bi-annual Pitch:90 event
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Three Blue Hens honored for green efforts
Article by Beth Miller | September 19, 2023
UD Office of Sustainability recognizes student, staff and faculty member
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