After starting his first year at the University of Delaware online in the fall of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Aaron Doll was thrilled to start in-person classes for his sophomore year as a ...

Keaira Faña-Ruiz grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, with parents who prized reading, literature and education. At age 7, she was already composing her own poetry. Her mother and father were not the only ...

After more than four decades in Cooperative Extension at three land-grant universities, Michelle Rodgers, associate dean and director of University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, is calling it a ...

Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive insect species responsible for the widespread death of millions of ash trees across the country. Stopping its spread is a daunting task, but University of ...

Thanks to science, we already have a good idea of what gardens will look like in the future. Student members of the University of Delaware Philadelphia Flower Show Club turned to the laboratory for ...

Written by: J.T. Sims, University of Delaware A.L. Shober, University of Delaware K.L. Clark, University of Delaware A.B. Leytem, University of Delaware, F.J. Coale ...

Colin Pié, a UD Class of 2027 statistics major, has always been interested in sports, but also excels in statistics. When he first came to the University of Delaware, there was not a specific major ...

If you live in northern Delaware, you have, by now, seen a new insect hopping and flying about — the spotted lanternfly. Although vibrant and beautiful, these little critters are causing mayhem for ...

The University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center in Georgetown invited the agriculture community to attend Agronomic, Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Poultry tours on Thursday, Aug. 14, ...

The next Delaware Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Statewide Training Program for residents living in New Castle, Kent or Sussex counties is planned for Fall 2025. Classes are held twice a week ...

Soybean is the second most widely produced crop in DE, ranking just behind corn for grain. In 2022, approximately 160,000 acres of soybeans were produced in Delaware with an average yield of 43 bu/ac.

Revised August 2025 by Diane Oliver, MPH, RDN, LDN | Written by: Sue Snider, Ph.D.Professor/Food Safety and Nutrition Specialist Bacteria that cause foodborne illness multiply rapidly on food kept at ...