Science of Reading

Here’s how science of reading will look in classrooms

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Singing nursery rhymes, teaching letter sounds, and discussing what has been read are all ways you might see the science of reading incorporated into Delaware classrooms. Delaware’s 151st General Assembly raised awareness of using brain research to help students learn how to read when it passed a couple of bills that made using the science part of state law. Educators, …

UD's REP announced 2022-23 theater season

UD’s REP to offer 2-play season, bonus shows

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players will offer a two-play 2022-23 season, with bonus weekend-only chamber shows. The REP, as the University of Delaware’s professional acting troupe is called, will offer “Arsenic and Old Lace” Nov. 3-Nov. 20 and “Medea” April 13-April 30. In addition, the resident ensemble will off something new: Chamber REP, a series of one-weekend events, …

Trolley Square utility box mural project

Trolley Square project turns utility boxes into art

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Sungmin Bobyak expected that painting a ladybug mural on a utility box near the Trolley Square fountain plaza would be a solitary experience. It wasn’t. Drivers honked and yelled compliments out of their windows as they drove by. People who were walking by stopped to talk, some thanking her profusely for creating the public artwork. “I thought I would go …

Delaware 'Chopped' finalist

Delaware’s ‘Chopped’ finalist says to stay tuned

Pam GeorgeFood, Headlines

  Delaware chef Reuben Dhanawade faced stiff competition on the Tuesday night finale of Food Network’s “Chopped: Desperately Seeking Sous Chef.” At stake: a sous chef position with judges Chris Santos, Maneet Chauhan or Scott Conant. “If you want to work for me, you’re going to have to stay composed, be creative and manage the clock,” Santos told the four contestants, …

Bing's Bake and Brew

Bing’s Bake & Brew aims to raise its profile in Newark

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

      With University of Delaware students largely gone for the summer, Bing’s Bake & Brew in Newark is focusing on wooing local residents with its coffee-based drinks and fresh pastries. Some of its popular monthly specials are perfectly chilled for summer’s heat. Its June special, for example, is a cold Red Velvet White Mocha topped with whipped cream, …

091120 protect the flock

UD brings back indoor masking as COVID-19 cases rise

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

The University of Delaware has announced it is going to require students and staff to wear masks in all indoor spaces as of 8 a.m. Tuesday. The move comes during commencement week as the Class of 2022 rocks its graduation traditions. “This is a special time of year with many celebratory events as we mark the end of the academic …

University of Delaware set to raise tuition 3% next year

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

  The University of Delaware Trustees said Thursday they will raise tuition rates 3% across the board for the 2022-23.  Full-time undergraduate students in the 2022-23 year can expect a $13,370 per semester tuition if they are a Delaware resident, and $35,890 per semester if they live out of state . The committee also announced a projected surplus of approximately …

UDance 2022 raises $1.8 million for childhood cancer

Charlie MegginsonCulture, Headlines

University of Delaware students raised more than $1.8 million for The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. Submitted photo/Rob Naylor. More than $1.8 million will go toward the fight against childhood cancer after the University of Delaware’s UDance Marathon wrapped up fundraising during it’s annual event Sunday.  That brings the philanthropy’s lifetime fundraising total to $16,503,120 since its inaugural event in 2007.  …

UDance hopes to break fundraising record for childhood cancer

Charlie MegginsonEducation, Headlines

Photo courtesy of UDance. The country’s fifth-largest college dance marathon and University of Delaware’s largest student-run philanthropy event will “return to the Bob” this year for the first full-scale event since the onset of COVID.  UDance, which aims to raise awareness and funds for the fight against childhood cancer, has raised $14,688,690 since it began in 2007. The event will …

Colleges ask for millions in state construction money

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Three Delaware colleges and universities have asked the state for $120 million to fund the construction of new buildings as well as deferred upkeep on older ones. In testimony last week, the presidents of the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical Community College asked the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement for money to take care of their …