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University of Delaware

The University of Delaware is a university in Newark, Delaware. It is partly a private university and partly a public university. It was founded in 1743, and three of its first students went on to sign the Declaration of Independence. Later famous graduates include Joe Biden, the former Vice President of the United States. The mascot is the Blue Hens, which are also the state bird of Delaware. The school colors at the moment are blue and yellow.

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he south green with Memorial Hall in the background and Magnolia Circle in the foreground.
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory
Dupont Hall on the Central Green, College of Engineering
Brown and Sypherd Hall; residence halls on the North Green
Trabant University Center
University of Delaware shuttle bus
Thomas McKean, President of the Continental Congress, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania and President of Delaware, signer of the Declaration of Independence
Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States and 47th Vice President of the United States; former U.S. Senator for Delaware
Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States
Chris Christie, former Governor of New Jersey
Tom Carper, U.S. Senator for Delaware
Steve Schmidt, political communications strategist
Richard F. Heck, Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate
Lodewijk van den Berg, astronaut
Larry Probst, CEO of Electronic Arts
Elena Delle Donne, WNBA player for the Washington Mystics
Joe Flacco, NFL Quarterback for the New York Jets

See also

In Spanish: Universidad de Delaware para niños

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