Delaware EPSCoR

09/09/2026

Learn about Candy Ombiro, a summer community engagement intern, in our first intern spotlight. Read about her work on the Delaware Food Bank Community Farm below:

By Victoria Parrish This summer, Candy Ombiro, a University of Delaware (UDEL) Pre-med undergraduate student, spent her time working on the Delaware Food Bank Community Farm as one of UDEL’s community engagement interns. From planting and weeding to harvesting and distributing produce, Ombiro gain...

08/20/2026

From coastal wetlands and ocean acidification to food security and environmental justice, explore how EPSCoR undergraduate researchers spent the summer using research to better understand Delaware and its communities.

By Victoria Parrish Thursday, August 13th, 2026, EPSCoR undergraduate researchers presented their research to peers, mentors, and the University of Delaware community at the 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Their projects spanned disciplines such as architecture, policy, ecology, English, engi

07/30/2026

Associate Professor Jon Cox and the RISCC film team are using documentary filmmaking to connect communities with climate science and resilience. Learn how they're bringing research to the screen:

Standing along the shore of Botany Bay just two years ago, you would have been surrounded by towering, centuries-old trees. Today, many of those giants lie dead, fallen victim to coastal erosion and rapidly rising seas.

07/30/2026

NSF AI Institutes Virtual Organization (AIVO)
Representing the 29 Artificial Intelligence Institutes funded by the NSF and USDA-NIFA:
AIVO welcomes HAIC Institute to the community of national AI institutes, we would like to share this interview that AIVO Director Steve Brown conducted with HAIC Director Cathy Wu and Deputy Director Austin Brockmeier. Steve dropped by the University of Delaware Campus recently for this interview. Shown in the first photo is Steve and Dr. Wu in front Dr. Wu's home building. We thank the HAIC team for providing this chance to learn about them as they launch.
Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGNhjx8YYPo

07/29/2026

We are so excited to be partnering with Dr. Cathy Wu (Delaware EPSCoR's E-CORE Co-PI) and the entire team on the NSF AI Institute for Human-AI Cooperation (NSF HAIC):

New NSF HAIC Institute Will Advance Human-AI Cooperation

07/02/2026

Goldey-Beacom College and Delaware EPSCoR's three-and-a-half-day AI Summer Institute equipped Delaware high school students with ethical AI, entrepreneurship, and teamwork skills as they developed and presented nonprofit business concepts. Learn more in the article below:

By Victoria Parrish and William Repetto On Thursday, June 18, Goldey-Beacom College and Delaware ESPSCoR showcased the work of 16 high school students from across Delaware. They had participated in a three-and-a-half-day AI Summer Institute to learn about how to work ethically with generative AI to

06/25/2026

Through hands-on activities and interactive exhibits, Delaware students explored STEM careers and real-world applications at Delaware Technical Community College's annual STEM Expo. Learn more in this article:

Through hands-on activities and interactive exhibits, Delaware students explored STEM careers and real-world applications at Delaware Technical Community College’s annual STEM Expo. Learn more in this article:

06/18/2026

Discover how Dr. Leah Palm-Forster is using applied economics to help Delaware communities respond to the growing challenges of saltwater intrusion and climate change in this Linkedin article:

Discover how Dr. Leah Palm-Forster is using applied economics to help Delaware communities respond to the growing challenges of saltwater intrusion and climate change in this article:

06/11/2026

University of Delaware students spent three days analyzing real-world Delaware datasets during DataQuest, a competition designed to build data science skills, foster innovation, and connect students with industry mentors. Learn more about the competition from students, organizers, and mentors in this article:

This May, University of Delaware undergraduate students had the opportunity to participate in a three-day competition where they worked in teams to analyze a large, complex dataset called DataQuest, hosted by Delaware EPSCoR and The UD Data Science Institute (DSI). Deniz Kutluay, who was part of the

06/04/2026

Saltwater intrusion is a growing challenge for Delaware, learn how Dr. Kent Messer and Project WiCCED are working to understand and support community adaptation here:

“Saltwater intrusion is a problem that Delaware is going to continue to face, and it'll be a growing challenge in the years and decades to come, and that's true around the globe.” Dr.