University of Delaware (UD)

(Newark, DE)

University of Delaware is a land grant, sea grant, and space grant institution. Founded in 1743 as a small private academy, it closed in 1859, reopened as a state land-grant institution in 1870, and adopted coeducation in 1872. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Arts & Sciences, Business & Economics, Engineering, Health & Nursing Sciences, Human Resources, Education, & Public Policy, and Marine Studies. Its 1,000-acre campus is located in Newark, 12 miles from Wilmington, 30 miles from Philadelphia, and 50 miles from Baltimore.

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  • Bike-to-work Day 2012
  • Why bike to work? Bike commuters who gathered on the Newark campus answered that question as they celebrated national Bike-to-work Day to highlight the benefits of bicycling and talk about its challenges.
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  • University of Delaware seniors Jack Matthews and Anna Bruno are pedaling coast to coast this summer to raise social awareness for worthy causes. Matthews is biking to support Special Olympics, while Bruno is cycling to raise funds for Bike and Build. Anna's Trip Blog: www.brunobike.wordpress.com Follow Jack on Twitter @C2CFORGOLD
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  • Rare Rabbit Captured on Camera
  • With cameras set up in Sumatra looking for medium- and small-sized wild cats, such as leopards, a research group involving the University of Delaware's Kyle McCarthy, found images of something else entirely -- a rabbit. Not just any ordinary rabbit, but a Sumatran striped rabbit, one of the world's rarest species and one that had been captured on film only three times before. There has never been a viable study of the Sumatran striped rabbit and McCarthy, assistant professor in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, said that while his group plans on continuing their study of small cats, they are now also focusing on the rare rabbit species. McCarthy this is the most data that anybody has compiled on these rabbits ever. Read more: www.udel.edu
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Are you making one of these with your friends on Thursday? E-mail socialmedia@udel.edu if you want to be in a video!

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Time for a study break (or...distraction). Can anyone play the UD Fight Song on today's Google Doodle? Record it and leave us a link if you can. We have a prize for the first person to do it!

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UD Social Media is looking for two summer interns!
Former interns have gone on to careers in digital media, marketing, event planning and higher ed. Imagine where professional social media experience can take you.
E-mail resumes and cover letters to socialmedia@udel.edu.

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The Challenge is on! The Class of 2012 needs 147 more donors to beat the Class of 2011’s Senior Class Gift. Make your gift now to be counted in our totals announced at #udgrad12! http://ar.gy/19L2

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Main Tent for Mug Night Dela-bration at Alumni Weekend is sold out with 3000 registrants, but there are plenty of spaces left in the Gold Tent which features all-you-can eat and drink as well as great games, photo booth and more. Register today!

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