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USGS survey of Delaware Bay area for water research
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...
Groundwater is Delaware’s — and the world’s — greatest hidden treasure | Opinion – Holly Michael
The most precious resource beneath the earth’s surface isn’t oil or diamonds. It’s groundwater. This year, groundwater is the focus of World Water Day, observed March 22. Although we can’t see it, there is more than 1,000 times more water in the ground than all the...
2022 Spring Seminar Series
Beginning February 9, 2022. Project WiCCED will be hosting a monthly seminar series to share the work that is taking place across our institutions! Click link here to download the Spring 2022 schedule.
2021 Fall Seminar Series
Beginning October 6th, 2021, Project WiCCED will be hosting a monthly seminar series to share the work that is taking place across our institutions!
UD’s Spin In program gets five-year grant from U.S. Economic Development Administration
The University of Delaware’s Spin In program, where businesses in the region connect with faculty and students to find innovative solutions for technical or other business problems, has won a five-year $509,615 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration...
Ocean Currents: Water Security in a Changing Coastal Environment
As coastal regions face increasing challenges from sea level rise, more frequent and intense storms, groundwater pollution and more, scientists and policy makers need to understand how the environment is changing and what people can do about it. Dr. Holly Michael,...
Study looks to uncover what killed Atlantic White Cedar trees on the St. Jones River
Atlantic White Cedar trees were once prominent on the East Coast of the United States. Previously known as green cypress, Atlantic White Cedar trees were such a presence in Delaware that they lent their names to roads — such as Cypress Bridge Road in Kent County — and...
These women founders are innovating the STEM space in Delaware
Joanne Norris, Project WiCCED Sensor Core and DENIN Fellow, is one of three Ph.D's leading companies at the Delaware Innovation Space. Plus: Learn more about her work and what can be done to support the women scientist entrepreneurs of the future by clicking link...
Consumer Perceptions After Long‐term Use of Alternative Irrigation Water
Check out the recent article from our Social Dimensions EPSCoR Project WICCED team Sean Ellis, Maik Kecinski and Kent Messer on Israel’s consumer preferences/perceptions after long‐term use of alternative irrigation water. Click link here to learn more.
The Project WiCCED Network in Action – November 2020
Check out all of our Project WiCCED activities for 2020. WiCCED-Newsletter_November-2020