As Delaware And Missouri State Join The FBS In 2025, How Have Teams Fared With The Transition?

Delaware Stadium, completed in 1952, is home to the University of Delaware Blue Hens. UD takes the ... More field this season as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA.Mikey Reeves/University of Delaware The August 28 season...

Delaware lawmakers to call special session on reassessment, tax fallout

Delaware lawmakers will convene a special session to address public concern over increased property taxes following the first reassessment in over 40 years. Residential property owners are shouldering a significantly larger tax burden due to...

Why is Qube Research & Technologies Focusing on Texas?

The British global multi strategy investment manager Qube Research & Technologies, or QRT, has opened its first office in Houston, Texas. It is the firm’s first venture into the U.S. market since it was incorporated in London back in 2016. Today...

This Week in Jobs: Pound the (internet) pavement and check out these 25 tech career opportunities

Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ). Below is this week’s edition; it’s meant to live in your inbox. Sign up for the newsletter...

US science left out in the cold amid plans to retire Antarctic icebreaker

A letter protesting the imminent demise of US research vessel and icebreaker the Nathaniel B. Palmer was this week sent to the National Science Foundation (NSF) amid proposed funding reductions. The fate of science in the US has come under...

Delaware AI Commission Approves Creating Agentic AI Sandbox

Delaware is moving forward with the development of a program to test both the technology tools and the regulatory guidelines for using agentic artificial intelligence. The Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission has approved a move to create a...

Research & Commentary: CAE Report Details the Environmental, Ecological, and Cost Concerns of Headlong Rush into Increased ‘Renewable’ Energy Generation

A report released in June by the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) details the myriad environmental and ecological downsides of the push to transform the American energy sector via the widespread adoption of “renewable” technologies such as...

KU researchers publish new study that finds social infrastructure like arts organizations improve residents’ health

photo by: University of Kansas The University of Kansas Health System campus is pictured in this file photo. When searching for a healthy place to live, you may want to look beyond whether the community has a strong hospital. A thriving arts...

BioConnect DE program celebrates 1st grad class, signals workforce shift in state life sciences

BioConnect DE’s first graduating class are now searching for job placement to bolster the life sciences workforce in the First State. (Photo courtesy of BioConnect DE) A groundbreaking workforce development initiative marked a major milestone...

Nigerian Egusi seeds makes historic journey to space aboard NASA mission

Egusi (melon) seeds, a cornerstone of West African cuisine, are poised for an unprecedented journey to outer space. This pioneering scientific experiment, spearheaded by Nigerian space scientist and Federal University of Technology, Akure alumnus,...

Science The Conversation Do you really need to read to learn? What neuroscience says about reading versus listening

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. “Do we need to read, or can we just get everything through audio, like podcasts and...

Revolutionary coral research instrument could transform reef restoration efforts worldwide

University of Guam researchers are collaborating with visiting scientists to develop a groundbreaking instrument that could revolutionize coral reef restoration by predicting which corals will survive bleaching events before any visible signs of...

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How to dolphin-watch at Delaware's beaches

You may not catch seals sunbathing or whales leaping out of the water, but dolphins are plentiful at Delaware beaches in the summer. And the best way to spot them this season is enjoying a relaxing or adventurous cruise off the Delaware coast....

Increasing number of Delaware County professional licenses issued in week ending June 7

There were 135 professional licenses issued in Delaware County in the week ending June 7, 2025 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.This is a 27.4% increase over the previous week ending May 31, 2025.Starting and...

Shark scientists

The scientific community has gotten very good at predicting where storms will hit, but it is more difficult to predict storm intensity. That’s why researchers at the University of Delaware are looking to marine life to see if any creatures in the...

Pittcon, among world's largest science conferences, will return home in 2027

One of the world’s premier laboratory science conferences is named for the Steel City — and it’s coming home for the first time in more than a half-century. The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy is organized almost...

Meyer Tours Milford Cannabis Facility Ahead of Adult-Use Market Launch

MILFORD, DE- Just days before Delaware's adult-use cannabis market is set to launch, Gov. Matt Meyer and other state officials toured First State Compassion in Milford, getting an up-close look at the legal industry in action. While marijuana was...

A bright future for lifelong learning

When Trudie Thompson reflects on her years with the University of Delaware's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Kent-Sussex, she doesn't just think about the classes she's taught (and taken), the knowledge she’s gained or the leadership...

Experts: Climate change, deadly floods offer a warning for Lehigh Valley

Note: First of two parts BETHLEHEM, Pa. — As deadly flash floods dominate headlines this summer, climate scientists are issuing a stark reminder. The devastation seen in Texas in early July isn’t just a Texas problem — it’s a warning to...