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UD Graduate Programs Ranked Among Best in the Nation
April 2, 20212022 rankings feature UD programs in engineering, education and public affairs In the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News and World Report has ranked 21 University of Delaware graduate programs among the 100 best in the nation, with 12 in …
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Humanizing Research
March 23, 2021HUMANIZING RESEARCH New podcast produced by the UD Stigma and Health Inequities Lab interviews scientists about their research It’s more important than ever for scientists to clearly yet casually communicate their research to the general public, sugges …
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Kappa Omicron Nu Initiation Ceremony
March 19, 2021On Thursday, March 18th The College of Education and Human Development participated in the Kappa Omicron Nu National Initiation Ceremony to initiate a select group of students into the Omicron Alpha Upsilon chapter. Kappa Omicron Nu is the official nat …
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Race and Culture Series: Reducing health disparities: What health systems are doing and why we need you too
February 9, 2021Wednesday, March 10th 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. For this presentation Alicia L. Salvatore seeks to discuss the reducing health disparities: What health systems are doing and why we need you too. More than ever, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid to bare wides …
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Global Research Series featuring Susan A. McDaniel, Ph.D., FRSC, University of Victoria
January 28, 2021Please join us for Susan A. McDaniel’s presentation on Families and Care Labour: Reconfiguring Welfare State Regimes Globally. Tuesday, February 23rd from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. For more information, please email Sarah Yarrusso at syarr@udel.edu …
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SOLUTIONS FOR WILMINGTON SCHOOLS
December 14, 2020Education and policy specialists from UD support commission to improve schooling in Delaware’s largest city On a chilly autumn night last November, a diverse group of educators, policy makers, researchers and community leaders gathered to discuss one o …
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Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation
November 9, 2020New studies offer suggestions for combatting conspiracy theories, stereotypes The World Health Organization calls the spread of false information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) an “infodemic,” and the results are broadly visible across society. The r …
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Housing as a Human Right
October 5, 2020UD professor shares her work on the U.S. affordable housing crisis Lack of affordable housing is a crisis both nationally and in the state of Delaware, where there are currently only 24 affordable rentals for every 100 extremely low income (ELI) renter …
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Global Research Series featuring Riyo Kadota, Ph.D. from Seinan Gakuin University, Japan
September 28, 2020Please join us on Wednesday, November 4th, 3:00-4:30p.m. to see one of HDFS visiting scholars from Seinan Gakuin University, participate in a Virtual Research Presentation. Riyo Kadota, Ph.D. will be presenting “Ways of Improving Quality of Early Child …
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Race and Culture Series: Unlocking the Gateway to Understanding Community Violence
September 9, 2020Monday, October 12, 2020 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. For this presentation, Nadisha seeks to discuss how community violence exposure impacts the mental health outcomes among African American youth in Urban Contexts. Come learn and join a discussion on the need fo …
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