Jul 21, 2022 | Environment, Project WiCCED Activities, Water, Water Quality
EPSCoR Project WiCCED sponsored the USGS to survey the Delaware Bay Area for data to improve understanding of groundwater salinity and below-ground geology. Rising sea level, increasing frequency and intensity of coastal storms and increasing demand for groundwater have amplified the risk of saltwater impacting water supplies in the region. To learn more, click link here for the USGS media alert and click link here to hear from our very own Dr. Holly Michael, Director of the Delaware Environmental Institute and PW Research Lead, talk about the project.
Jan 31, 2020 | Environment, Student Opportunities, Student Research, Wesley College
Katelynn “Katie” Fry, a Wesley candidate for the 5-year undergraduate/graduate Environmental Science BS/MS degree this May (2020), recently received the exciting news that she is now an author within the journal of the National Council for Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Her article, “Developing and Assessing an Environmental Science-Based Education Module to Support the Nature of Science and Increase Science Literacy”, is a result of the outcomes achieved through the ongoing research project she has conducted under the direct supervision of her primary Wesley mentors, Dr. Stephanie Stotts (Associate Professor of Environmental Science) and Dr. Bill Kroen (Professor of Biology). The Dean of Interdisciplinary/Collaborative Sponsored Research, Dr. Malcolm D’Souza, comments “…partnering with ANP Technologies, Wesley faculty sought new avenues for resources that resulted in new research directions with an enhanced research experience”.
Fry’s article can be read via the following link. http://www.ncurproceedings.org/ojs/index.php/NCUR2019/article/view/2883/1569
Read the full article on Katie Fry’s accomplishments on the Wesley website.
Jan 31, 2020 | Environment, Land, Wesley College
On Saturday, January 18, 2020, Wesley College hosted the Delaware Beekeeping Association’s beekeeping workshop for beginning and intermediate beekeepers for the fifth time. With over 150 eager enthusiasts of all ages in attendance, it’s safe to say this event was quite the buzz. Beekeeping is something that is not unfamiliar to Wesley College. Biology professor, Dr. Kathleen “Kathy” Curran, Wesley business adjunct, Joseph Nicolai, and Wesley biology alumnus, Ken Outten, took part in the workshop as instructors excited to share their knowledge. Last year, Wesley took steps to become a Bee Certified Campus. Both beginner and intermediate classes gained insights into bee biology, prevalent bee diseases, and bee equipment operation. Intermediate beekeepers also learned how to breed queen bees, a particularly valuable skill in the face of massive decreases in bee populations as well as techniques to market honey products. Funding was happily provided in part by Project WiCCED*, a collaboration among Delaware colleges that seeks to address water security challenges in Delaware and around the world. These threats negatively affect ecosystem function and critical economic drivers. Bees, too, need a clean source of drinking water to pollinate the food we eat every day.
Written By: Katelynn “Katie” Fry, Wesley Environmental Science STEM Ambassador Senior
*Funded in part by the Delaware EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Delaware under grant number OIA-1757353.
Read on the Wesley website.
Nov 21, 2019 | Delaware State University, Delaware Tech, Environment, Student Research, University of Delaware, Water, Water security, Wesley College
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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 our state because of the legacy of agriculture production in those areas and the poultry industry, so it will inform some of the decision making we have around that,” said Governor John Carney.
Officials add things like rising sea levels and water contamination are reasons why the quality of water in the state has dipped.
“Delaware faces significant challenges with water,” said Dr. Kent Messer, principal investigator. To learn more, click link here.
Jan 14, 2019 | Delaware State University, Environment, University of Delaware, Water
A new delicacy coming to local restaurants in Sussex County are Inland Bays Oysters. Thanks to a federal grant from the USDA, and help for growers from the state, the christening of this new menu item was made possible Friday.
It’s a new market for Delaware, one that will eventually produce millions of dollars annually in the next five years.
“Current estimates are $300,000-500,000 per year in income, and growing to one to two million dollars per year,” said Kent Messer, a professor of applied economics at University of Delaware.
That means more jobs, and more opportunities for local entrepreneurs who want to get in on the action. To learn more, click here
