UD in the News, Dec. 16, 2004

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in the Dec. 20 Newsweek in a story on a new breed of chief executive officers who are less flamboyant than some of their predecessors and who bring old-fashioned traits to the board room. Elson also is quoted in a Dec. 14 Los Angeles Times story on Global Crossing, a Dec. 13 Business Week story on the need for chief executive officers trained in the law, a Dec. 12 New York Post story on directors, a Dec. 11 Los Angeles Times story on a victory for Walt Disney Co. shareholders and a Dec. 10 Charlotte Observer story on SPX.

John Rabolt, Karl W. and Renate Boer Professor of Materials Science Engineering and chairperson of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was quoted in a Dec. 14 News Journal story on nanotechnology and medicine. "The holy grail is to be able to make two-dimensional and eventually three-dimensional scaffolds that will hold and grow cells, or even be shaped like an organ and have the same function," Rabolt said.

Robert Neeves, professor of health and exercise sciences, was quoted in a Dec. 14 News Journal story on the increase in heart attack risk during the winter season.

James Heibert, Robert J. Barkley Professor of Educational Development, was cited in a column in the Dec. 14 Boston Globe on how schools in the United States can do a better job of teaching children mathematics. The authors cited a study of eighth grade classrooms conducted by Heibert and James Stigler of UCLA that concluded students in America rarely spend time on "serious study of mathematical concepts."

Joel Best, professor of sociology and chairperson of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, was quoted in a column in the Dec. 13 St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Craig Cary, associate professor of marine studies and leader of a deep-sea expedition in the Pacific Ocean, was featured in a number of newspapers across the country as schoolchildren made calls to scientists aboard the submersible Alvin as part of Extreme 2004: Exploring the Deep Frontier. There also is a story on the National Geographic web site, and the story has run on The New York Times Syndicate.

Kimmie Meissner of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club was featured in the Dec. 10 News Journal.

Amalia Amaki, curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection, was cited in an art review in the Dec. 10 Philadelphia Inquirer for her autobiographical piece “Me, Myself and 12 Hours” on view at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts.

John Antil, associate professor of business administration, was quoted in a Dec. 10 News Journal story on a promotional gasoline giveaway by ING Direct.

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