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Turning discovery into meaningful impact

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Revolutionary thinking—it’s part of our DNA at UD. Our first students in 1743 helped found this nation.

Today, we’re marshaling that daring spirit and our expertise in science, engineering, the social sciences, arts and humanities to address new challenges.

We’re innovating clean cars and clean fuels, giving mobility to youngsters with disabilities, conserving the precious artifacts of our collective global heritage, and creating life-changing inventions right at your fingertips—did you know our touchpad technology made your smartphone possible? Explore the exciting research we’re leading and the entrepreneurial ecosystem we’re building.

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Jen Stewart has installed a bioreactor that contains multiple long cylinders filled with a microscopic algae that eats carbon dioxide and nitric acid along with her students Lauren Salvitti (dark hair)-PhD, post doc, Anna Schutschkow (long blonde hair) - master's student and Jenna Schambach CEOE'15 summer intern.

Gateway to discovery 

See a showcase of research, identify funding, find collaborators and manage grants. 

 

Visit the Research Office website

Center for Human Research Coordination

CHRC helps to streamline the process of recruiting, screening and registering research participants and developing data management resources for studies underway across the University.

Visit the CHRC website
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Dr. Thomas Epps, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, who works on Polymer batteries with his graduate students Ming Luo (blue lab coat) and Wei-Fan Kuan (with lab notebook) in their lab in Colburn.

Research Centers 

Our 75+ facilities bring together experts from cybersecurity to historic architecture.

 

UD's centers and institutes
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STAR Campus 

UD’s innovation hub is advancing energy, health science and national defense research.

 

See what STAR is about
Student research expands

  • Cannabinoids for dementia treatment

    Article by Amy Cherry | May 04, 2026

    UD epidemiologist leads nursing home study on prescription cannabinoid use

  • Using AI to flag high-risk videos

    Article by Kevin Tritt | May 01, 2026

    UD assistant professor Jiaheng Xie has developed an AI model designed to flag TikTok videos that could cause suicidal thoughts in viewers

  • The hidden cost of parental mental illness

    Article by Jessica Henderson | April 29, 2026

    UD shares new research on the link between parental mental illness and childhood socioeconomic status

  • Megawatts and middle‑class jobs

    Article by Karen Roberts and Tracey Bryant | April 23, 2026

    Carper Collaborative launches with policy conference focused on climate, energy and workforce

  • Keeping chickens healthy

    Article by Katie Peikes | April 20, 2026

    UD lab and research experience prepares graduating senior Casey Epstein for animal biosciences career

  • Educator to executive

    Article by Karen B. Roberts | April 28, 2026

    Mary Dozier launches nonprofit out of her UD academic research

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