WELCOME TO THE
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
NEWS
Brainstorm-a-Palooza encourages student ideas, innovation
The start of final exams at the University of Delaware means long hours spent writing papers, cramming for tests and packing up the end of another school year. But even the most diligent students need a study break to recharge, relax and, hopefully, replenish their...
Retiring a legend
Keith Handling's retirement party filled the North Atrium of the Health Sciences Complex last week with students, alumni, appreciative colleagues and other well-wishers saluting the beloved and long-serving associate professor in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology....
CHS Announces New Epidemiology/MPH Program
The UD College of Health Sciences has added Epidemiology to its list of academic offerings. The new program includes a master of public health (MPH) degree with a concentration in epidemiology, and a PhD degree in epidemiology. The MPH is the only degree of its...
Inspiretist brings UD to Wilbur Elementary
What do you call the chance to touch a human brain, dance with friends, practice with athletic tape and extract the DNA of a strawberry? If you’re a fourth-grader at Wilbur Elementary in Bear, you call it a very cool day at Inspiretist, an event designed to get...
Brainstorm-a-Palooza encourages student ideas, innovation
The start of final exams at the University of Delaware means long hours spent writing papers, cramming for tests and packing up the end of another school year. But even the most diligent students need a study break to recharge, relax and, hopefully, replenish their...
EXPLORE THE STAR CAMPUS
The Science Technology and Research (STAR) Campus serves as the College of Health Sciences hub for innovation. With Research, personal clinical care and state-of-the art technologies, the sites at STAR are only the first step towards building a healthier Delaware.
The Tower at STAR
STAR Campus
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Chris Knight, associate professor in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology and director of the Exercise Neuroscience Research Laboratory, has created a cycling-based program for people with Parkinson’s Disease. A group of participants known as the “Speed Geezers” work out in the Tower at STAR to improve their mobility, combat the effects of the disease and also forge lasting friendships.
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?
Our students benefit from an experiential learning experience – designed towards focusing on all aspects of healthcare. Our college’s curriculum immerses students in research, simulation and clinical care.
Combined with strategic partnerships in the Delaware community and an ever-growing Science Technology and Research (STAR) Campus, the experiences gained by our students prepare them to address all aspects of healthcare, wellness, from research and care, to the preventative and social determinants of health.
FACTS & FIGURES
From game-changing research by UD faculty to businesses discovering the many benefits of partnering with us on the STAR Campus, the College of Health Sciences is driving sustainable economic change in Delaware.
$500M
Of Business and
Infrastructure investment
2,556
Undergraduate
Students
5,259
Patients Served
Annually
509
Graduate
Students
28,891
Unique Clinical
Visits FYE ’18
15
Patents
(FY10-17)
382%
Growth in Research
Expenditures (FY10-17)
#1
Physical Therapy
Program
Upcoming Events
CONNECT
CONTACT
Dean's Office
Tower at STAR, 7th Floor
100 Discovery Blvd, Newark DE 19713
P: (302) 831-2381
STAR Health Sciences Complex
540 S. College Ave, Newark DE 19713
P: (302) 831-1060
