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UD in the News, April 5, 2005 To view past UD in the News, click here. 11:53 a.m., April 5, 2005--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, staff and alumni. Kristi Kiick, assistant professor of materials science engineering, was quoted in an April 4 News Journal story about an American Association of University Women event honoring high school girls for achievement in science. Kiick, who also is a UD alumna, was the keynote speaker. Also addressing the students was Louise Roselle, wife of UD President David P. Roselle. Benigno Aguirre, professor of sociology, was quoted in an April 3 Miami Herald story on the Mariel Boatlift and the impact of the Cuban refugees on Florida. Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a March 31 Wall Street Journal story on a revolt against the chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley and in a March 28 U.S. News & World Report story on boards of directors dumping imperial CEOs. Elson also was quoted in March 31 stories in the Charlotte Observer and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Murray Johnston, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was quoted in a widely distributed March 31 Associated Press story on a German study of biological materials, including fur, pollen and dandruff, as air pollutants. "The number concentrations of (biological particles) reported here are much higher than previously thought and merit follow-up research," Johnston told AP. Dewey Caron, professor of entomology and applied ecology, was quoted in a March 31 News Journal story on the importance of bees to Delaware agriculture. Saul Hoffman, chairperson of the Department of Economics, was quoted in a March 30 News Journal story concerning a survey on pay for college-educated African-American women. "Black, college-educated women are very committed to the labor force," Hoffman told the newspaper. "They're working hard. They're working more." Valerie Hans, professor of sociology and criminal justice, was quoted in a March 29 Passaic (N.J.) Herald News story on a trend toward juries posing questions to witnesses in court trials. "Jurors love the opportunity," Hans said. "The whole idea of being a juror is such a passive thing: Sit in a jury box and shut up and at the very end you'll get to talk to each other. Now we're taking that passive role and turning it into an active one." Richard W. Lighty, retired professor and former director of UDs Longwood Graduate Program in Public Horticulture Administration, is featured in the April 2005 issue of the magazine Horticulture. The magazine looks at his gardening life, including his work as director of the Mount Cuba Garden for the study of Piedmont flora. Frederick J. DeMicco, ARAMARK Chair and chairperson of UDs Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, is the author of the Food Tech column in the magazine Hotel F&B Executive, which reaches the hospitality, food and beverage industry. In the March/April 2005 issue, he discusses online wine education training available through UD. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |