Apr 20, 2020 | Conservation, Student Research, Water, Water security, Wesley College
Please visit https://my.wesley.edu/ICS/Posters/ to learn more about the exciting research our students have been involved in at Wesley College.
Jan 14, 2019 | Conservation, Delaware State University, Delaware Tech, Environment, University of Delaware, Water, Water security, Wesley College
DOVER, Del. – Delaware state leaders and faculty members at Delaware State University celebrated a $19.2 million dollar grant that will help fund research to solve several water issues in the First State. “There are water quality issues mostly at the southern part of...
Jan 14, 2019 | Conservation, Delaware State University, Delaware Tech, Environment, University of Delaware, Water, Water security, Wesley College
As the country’s lowest-lying state, Delaware is especially vulnerable to rising sea levels — and the influence of saltwater on the wildlife that depends on freshwater wetlands. What’s more, water quality throughout the state is poor. More than 90 percent of...
Sep 27, 2018 | Conservation, Environment, Land, University of Delaware, Water
National Science Foundation awards $19.2 million to statewide EPSCoR consortium An estimated 40 percent of the world’s population resides within roughly 60 miles of a coast. Delaware has a rich coastal environment with 381 miles of tidal shoreline, including 24 miles...
Aug 28, 2018 | Conservation, Environment, Land, University of Delaware, Water
Rachel Schaefer explores how vegetation can reduce erosion of Delaware River island Rachel Schaefer is a senior honors degree candidate, majoring in civil engineering, from West Windsor, New Jersey. Q. What are you studying, where and with whom?  Schaefer: I’m...
Jun 7, 2018 | Conservation, University of Delaware
UD research shows beachgoers negatively impacted by offshore oil platforms Every year, visitors flock to Delaware’s beaches for an opportunity to relax, soak up the sun and take a dip in the ocean. But if offshore energy platforms—especially oil rigs—were installed...
