The University of Delaware Alumni Relations Blog has a long and storied relationship with Shark Week. Last year we highlighted shark furniture and UD’s work studying shark behavior – we even went so far as to declare all of August Shark Month at UD. This year we’re gripped with shark fever again and the only [...]
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The UD Alumni Relations Blog is always on the lookout for Blue Hens who are doing great things. Since we’re lazy we don’t look that diligently and we rely on the help of others to clue us in to the amazing work alumni do. Avi Amon ’08 sent us an email the other day to [...]
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The UD Alumni Relations Blog agrees that children are to be seen and not heard. In fact, it’s even better when they are not seen. We keep our student workers chained to their desks in the basement of our office – it’s good preparation for life in the real world So you can imagine how our [...]
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It’s not just campus that is seeing lots of construction – Main Street is in on the act as well. Check out the photos below for pics of the future home of (a) the UD Bookstore and (b) the IHOP. The first two photos are taken from Caffe Gelato across the street from Grassroots. The [...]
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Robert Benchley said, “It took me 15 years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.” We have no idea who Robert Benchley is (so much for being famous), but the UD Alumni Relations Blog certainly sympathizes. It took us about [...]
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When students leave for the summer, the University of Delaware gets a facelift. Not a hideously frightening one like Lil’ Kim (the horror!), but a good one like Silvio Berlusconi (he’s 73). The UD Alumni Relations Blog has already showed you, loyal reader, the work being done on Frazer Field and today we bring you [...]
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From the production of ice cream and the groundbreaking for the UDairy Creamery to the creating of a wetland out of a cow pasture, there’s a lot of buzz around the University of Delaware regarding cows. Now you can add ‘saving/housing cows from New Jersey’ to the mix. The Associated Press reports that the University [...]
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Having returned from the vacation back to campus, the UD Alumni Relations Blog went to soak in some sun behind the Little Bob on Frazer Field (map for location). Lo and behold, the field had turned to dust – not because of the oppressive heat that has struck lovely Newark, but because of some serious [...]
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Speeches, talks, lectures, homilies, fireside chats, et al are normally met with a roll then shutting of the UD Alumni Relations Blog’s eyes. There are few occasions when we close our mouth long enough to listen to anyone, but every so often, we shut up and snap to attention when someone speaks. Last Saturday at [...]
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UD Forum & Reunion Weekend 2010 was simply awesome. Thanks to all those who came and shame on those who didn’t. The UD Alumni Relations Blog spent the weekend trying to attend every party, enjoy every program and meet every attendee. While we may not have succeeded (save for the ‘attend every party’ bit), we [...]
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