Posted on January 4, 2010 by UD Alumni Relations
The UD Alumni Relations Blog has seen some crazy things in our day: a birthday party for dogs, a bear that can climb a ladder (and eat you), Steve Vai album covers.
But nothing prepared us for the shock of seeing the surface at the University of Delaware’s Fred Rust Ice Arena turned green.
After we [...]
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Posted on August 25, 2009 by UD Alumni Relations
The University of Delaware has played a role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power ever recorded, setting a new world record of 43% of sunlight converted into electricity.
A photovoltaic cell from UD was joined by a cell made by Aussie scientists from the University of New South Wales as well as four cells [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by UD Alumni Relations
UD has managed to harness the power of the sun (solar panel design/production), the earth (bio-gasification and anaerobic digester technology) and water (“Soft path” water strategies).
Now the UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2009 by UD Alumni Relations
In September of 2008, the University of Delaware decided to do away with cafeteria trays in order to conserve water and cut down on food consumption. Now the trend appears to have gone nationwide with the New York Times reporting that college cafeterias are doing away with trays.
Irene Felker, administrative assistant of Dining Services, stated [...]
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