The DE Heat Awareness Week started with a group of University of Delaware students in the capstone class, ENSC/ENVR 450 Proseminar in the Environment, working on a community-engaged project with partner Shweta Arya, Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Alliance for Climate and Health, and their instructor, Dr. Vaishnavi Tripuraneni, in Fall 2025. After researching Heat Awareness Weeks