Delaware Mens Basketball Team celebrating after winning the CAA tournament photo courtesy of Delaware Mens Basketball Twitter The University of Delaware Blue Hens men’s basketball team clinched the CAA title last night with a win over UNC-Wilmington 59-55. The Blue Hens were led by Jy’are Davis who scored 18 points and Andrew Car who had 17 points to go with …
A water quality testing supply company will invest $3.3 million to expand its operations into Newark after receiving $1.25 million in grants from the state. The LaMotte Company, based in Chestertown, Maryland, will occupy a 79,000 square foot office space and production facility in the Pencader Corporate Center. The facility will lead to the immediate creation of 50 jobs. The …
Delaware colleges and universities are heading into the third spring with COVID-19. Photo by Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom/Pexels. Spring semester for Delaware college-goers will once again be a little different than previous semesters as state schools change COVID-19 protocols following the winter surge caused by the Omicron variant. University of Delaware UD has updated its plans for spring …
With federal Rescue Plan money, state colleges will be able to build new facilities, maintain older ones and enhance programs they already have. Three Delaware colleges and universities will split $107 million in in American Rescue Plan Act money, the state announced Wednesday. Of that, the University of Delaware will get $41 million; Delaware State University will get $33 million …
Predictive Analytics Group founders and University of Delaware Alumni have started a $50,000 endowed scholarship. Left to right: CEO Stephen Hoops, managing partner of U.S. operations David LaRoche, chief data and analytics officer Dee Ridgeway A Newark company founded by three University of Delaware alumni has created an endowed scholarship for current students. Predictive Analytics Group, a data analytics company …
The University of Delaware said students may return to campus Jan. 2, but winter classes will start virtually as the school tries to stem the tide of Omicron variant COVID-19 cases. At the same time, Wilmington University said it will react to a new Delaware State of Emergency by closing its campus starting Monday, Jan. 3. Faculty, staff and …
All students, whether online or in class, must be vaccinated and have a booster before returning for spring semester, UD said Thursday. The University of Delaware will require all spring students to be vaccinated with a booster shot by Jan. 24 whether they are on campus, online or in a blended schedule. In an email announcement to students …
The Old College at the University of Delaware. University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis’s dire warnings of huge financial deficits in fall semester didn’t come true, he told UD’s Board of Trustees Tuesday. The school had expected an operating shortfall of up to $30 million. Assanis said it was actually closer to $9 million, a number that could be “completely …
Former Sanford School teammates Jy’are Davis and Corey Perkins during UD-DSU game The University of Delaware Blue Hens made the trip down Route 1 to face Delaware State University Wednesday night for the Route 1 Rivalry basketball game. UD returned home with a 59-48 victory, but this year’s game had a game inside the game. Stan Waterman Delaware State …
Fans of UD’s REP will be saying ‘Halleluiah’ at news the theater will reopen in February. After nearly two years with its theater dark, the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players will return in 2022 with a two-play indoor season. Its first show will be “Blue Door” by Tanya Barfield, running Feb. 24-March 13. The second production will be …
