UD in the News, March 21, 2005

11:01 a.m., March 21, 2005--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, staff and alumni.

David Ames, director of the UD Center for Historic Architecture and Design, was quoted in a March 21 News Journal story on a new crystalline office tower to be built in Wilmington by internationally renowned architect Cesar Pelli. "This will raise the bar, set a new standard," Ames said. "It says something about Wilmington that people are willing to invest and take a risk and build something daring."

Jennifer Gregan-Paxton, assistant professor of business administration, was quoted in a March 21 News Journal story about different investment funds geared to liberal or conservative investors. Such targeted funds reflect a growing trend among consumers in general, she said. "It is part of their identity. They consider themselves environmentalists or devoutly religious, and they are trying to make sure that all of their actions are consistent with that."

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a March 20 Financial Times story on the vanishing breed of imperial chief executive offices and in a March 20 Los Angeles Times column about whether corporate boards might soon put the brakes on high executive pay. Elson also was quoted in a March 18 News Journal story on financial reporting by Artesian Resources Corp.

Roberta M. Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Chair in Human Services, Education and Public Policy, was quoted in a March 17 WebMD story on the value of baby talk in language development. "We know that infant-directed speech really helps babies break up the speech stream to find the individual words," Golinkoff told WebMD. "Parents should feel comfortable talking silly to their babies. Babies love it, and it helps them learn."

Valerie Hans, professor of sociology and criminal justice, was cited in a March 16 USA Today story about how courts are working to improve the quality of life for people called to jury duty. New procedures are leading to happier and more effective jurors, Hans said.

The March 2005 issue of Creativity magazine has ranked UD’s Visual Communications Program among the top 20 in the nation in an article entitled “Spotlight Ad School Review.”

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