Alumni & Friends

This is a pivotal time in the history of the College of Health Sciences. Our loyal community of alumni, friends, parents, students, faculty, staff and patients are vital to the success and continued growth of the College. By investing in our students, expanding our reach and inventing tomorrow, we establish the College as an institution nationally recognized for exceptional education experiences and integrating instruction, research and public engagement.

 

We invite you to join us. Through philanthropy, through volunteerism, through engagement with the College of Health Sciences, you have the opportunity to help us shape the future of healthcare education, research and innovation! Stay updated on the latest opportunities by providing your current contact information via this quick form.

SEE WHAT OUR ALUMNI ARE UP TO

  • Interdisciplinary neuroscience Ph.D. student Sara Penuela Rodriguez is wearing goggles as she administers infrared laser therapy through a touchscreen computer to study participant Tim Hihn who's shown in the background wearing a helmet iwth sensors eqipped to it to the deliver the light. The study is blind and it's unclear whether Hihn is receiving the laser therapy or a placebo.

    Lighting up hope

    July 09, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Researchers in UD's Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology are studying whether infrared laser therapy, or photobiomodulation, can be used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
  • Linked health risks

    July 07, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry
    A new data analysis by epidemiology researcher Tarang Parekh finds that millions of Americans are unknowingly progressing through stages of a newly defined condition—cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. CKM links three of the most common chronic diseases in the U.S. and may better predict risk for heart attack, kidney failure, or diabetes-related complications than any one diagnosis alone.
  • Redefining her mission

    July 03, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry
    Katy Buoncristiano, a second-year speech-language pathology master’s student, was inspired to pursue her career as a speech-language pathologist by her childhood hearing loss and her military service.