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Celebrate Earth Day with UD
For Earth Day 2021, reflect on our environment, sustainability and more through these related UD stories and events and activities offered between now and the end of the month.
Earth Day Event
Thursday, April 22 | 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT
Join us as we celebrate Earth Day 2021! During this virtual event, you'll hear from UD students and faculty about their work and research on the human impact of climate change, environmental justice, economic impacts and preparing for the future.
Gardens are Good for You
Thursday, April 22 | 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
Spending time in nature can help reduce stress, build social and community bonds, help children learn and even help businesses make more money. Join 2021 Worrilow Award winner Sue Barton and the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources for an Earth Day lecture in celebration of Ag Day 2021.
iMusic 13: Burning Ice | An Earth Day Celebration
Saturday, April 24 | 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT
Tune in to this family-friendly livestream celebrating Earth Day, with a special emphasis on environmental issues. "Burning Ice" will include the largest number of UD faculty and alumni performers, composers and visual artists in iMusic's 13-year history, and will feature world premieres of original and reimagined music in the genres of baroque, romantic, funk, jazz, film soundtrack, and more.
Combating Plastics Waste
In the U.S., less than 9% of plastics waste is recycled. To combat this societal problem and environmental threat, researchers from UD's Center for Plastics Innovation have developed a method to convert single-use plastic waste to ready-to-use molecules for jet fuels, diesel and lubricants.
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