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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
Spring 2021 Seminar Series
Please join us for the Project WiCCED Seminar Series for Spring 2021 to learn about ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities for collaboration within our network. Show your support for a diverse group of students, with our new featured student lightning talk! Click...
Environmental Monitoring: NASA EPSCoR funding enables UD’s new remote sensing big data science center
Knowing how to mitigate these changes requires a deeper understanding of how the coastal ocean responds to global environmental changes and regional processes. This includes the ocean and the land, but also the in-between spaces, such as marshes and wetlands. As the...
Co-Pi Donald Sparks Honored by the European Geosciences Union
The University of Delaware’s Donald Sparks, Unidel S. Hallock du Pont Chair in Plant and Soil Sciences and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN), has won the 2021 Philippe Duchaufour Medal given by the European Geosciences Union. EGU’s Soil System...