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Understanding sustainable development
April 24, 2026 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos courtesy of Kent Messer, Helena Owen, Kristian Tolbert and Ava FerryEleven University of Delaware students got a crash course in sustainable development up close and personal to Patagonia’s snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, and dazzling blue lakes. Kent Messer, S. Hallock du Pont Professor of Applied Economics, led the group and taught students all about the region’s numerous sustainability challenges, including poverty and natural resource management. They visited contested forest landscapes, including areas claimed by Indigenous communities. -
Keeping chickens healthy
April 20, 2026 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos by Evan Krape | Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. ChaseCasey Epstein, UD Class of 2026, is getting hands-on experience at the forefront of poultry disease diagnostics at UD’s world-class poultry diagnostics lab, Allen Lab. As graduation nears, she already has a job lined up with a Lancaster poultry company as a flock service technician, making sure chicken flocks are healthy. -
April 24-25: UD Botanic Gardens annual spring benefit plant sale
April 06, 2026 | Article and photo by Emily MoxThe University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) invites the public and the University community to shop at the UDBG Annual Spring Benefit Plant Sale Friday, April 24, from 3 to 6 p.m. through Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Now in its 34th year, this sale features more than 500 plant varieties, including trees, shrubs, perennials, houseplants, herbs and veggies.
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Riding with technology
University of Delaware students enrolled in AGRI 130 spent their third Saturday field trip driving specialized farm equipment (combine and tractor) equipped with precision agriculture. With prices exceeding in some cases more than three-quarters of a million dollars, it was a unique hands-on experience.
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There are a number of opportunities for our undergraduate and graduate students to be honored for their scholarship and service during their time at the University of Delaware. Students are encouraged to explore financial resources to help pay for college including a select number of UD endowments, an external scholarship listing, and scholarship search engines.
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UD applicants are reviewed for merit scholarships upon admittance. Look through a select number of UD endowments, an external scholarship listing, and scholarship search engines.
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