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UD in the News, April 21, 2006 To view past UD in the News, click here. 3:27 p.m., April 21, 2006--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. A University of Delaware contingent of students and professors was featured in an April 21 News Journal story about a meeting with investor Warren Buffett at his Berkshire Hathaway headquarters in Omaha, Neb. Many of the students are members of the Blue Hen Investment Club. Steven Peuquet, director of UD's Center for Community Research and Service, was quoted in an April 21 News Journal story about a presentation to the Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies. Julian Yates, associate professor of English, was featured in an April 21 News Journal story abut his research on the way things shape human beings' sense of the world. He is writing a new book on the topic called Renaissance Organics. Jack Gelb, chairperson of UD's Department of Animal and Food Sciences, was noted in an April 19 Associated Press story about avian flu preparedness. He told federal officials that UD offers leading edge technology and disease containment programs to assist the Delmarva Peninsula's large broiler industry. Robin Morgan, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was quoted in an April 21 Cape Gazette story on the topic. Richard Sylves, professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in an April 19 Scripps Howard News Service story on federal disaster declarations and the resulting expenditures. He said he believes “there isn't enough emphasis being placed on the prevention of natural disasters” and that many communities “have created conditions that increase their vulnerability,” such as allowing construction in floodplains. Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in an April 19 Washington Post story on unhappiness with the structure of the New York Times Co. and was featured in an April 19 Wall Street Journal video about a large pay package given the chief executive officer of UnitedHealth. Also, Elson was quoted in an April 17 Indianapolis Business Journal story about the chief financial officer at Eli Lilly and in an April 15 New York Times story on compensation given retired Exxon Mobil chairman and chief executive officer Lee Raymond. Carol Anderer, manager in IT-User Services, and Richard Gordon, information resources consultant in IT-User Services, were quoted in an April 17 News Journal story about the new Ruckus music and entertainment service being offered to UD students. David Smith, associate professor of biological sciences, was featured in an April 16 New York Times column on baseball. The column considered games as learning experiences for batters and cited Smith's research through his Retrosheet online box score archive. Russell Dynes, professor emeritus of sociology and founding director of UD's Disaster Research Center, was quoted in an April 16 San Jose Mercury News story about the impact of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake on families through the generations. “We have a lot of stories which may not be the truth, but they're symbolic. They're markers in people's lives,” Dynes said. “A lot of it becomes a part of the oral tradition of families. I think they provide some degree of parables in learning how to survive, and learning how to deal with adversity.” Roberta Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Chair in Human Services, Education and Public Policy, was quoted in an April 15 Wall Street Journal story about modern playhouses. |