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4:35 p.m., April 6, 2007--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in an April 6 Chicago Tribune story about a windfall that executives of the Tribune Co. stand to gain following the company's recent sale. Elson also was quoted in the March 31 Forbes in a story on Dell, in the March 31 St. Paul Pioneer Press in a story on Northwest Airlines and in the March 31 Buffalo News in a story about First Niagara.

Mark Miller, Emma Smith Morris Professor of Political Science and International Relations, was quoted in an April 5 News Journal story about a hike in citizenship fees.

Robin Morgan, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was quoted in April 5 News Journal and Delaware State News stories about a new solar-powered poultry house in Laurel. The pilot project is a collaborative effort involving Allen Family Foods, whose chief executive officer, Charles C. “Chick” Allen III, is a UD alumnus. Also covering the ribbon-cutting ceremony were the Salisbury Daily Times, the Delaware Wave, the Delmarva Farmer, the Seaford Leader, WBOC-TV and WMDT-TV.

Louis Hirsh, director of admissions, was quoted in an April 4 front page News Journal story about web networks and their value to incoming college freshmen.

Harry Shipman, Annie Jump Cannon Chair of Physics and Astronomy, was quoted in an April 4 News Journal story about a spent stray bullet landing on a man soaking in his hot tub.

Jo Kallal, professor of fashion and apparel studies, was featured on an April 4 KYW-TV news segment on the quality of store brand clothes.

Michael Gamel-McCormick, interim chairperson of the Department of Individual and Family Studies, was quoted in an April 2 News Journal story about the importance of early learning and gaps in the system.

Jack Townsend, director of UD's Bank of America Career Services Center, was quoted in an April 2 News Journal story about high demand in the job market for recent college graduates.

Richard Hanley, associate professor of philosophy, was featured in an April 2 News Journal story about his book on the popular television series South Park.

Fleda Brown, professor of English, was quoted in an April 1 News Journal story on poetry.

James Inciardi, director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, was cited in an April 1 story in The Tennessean concerning the number of drug deaths in Tennessee being nearly equal to the number of murders.

Gordon Johnson, a Cooperative Extension Service agent, was quoted in a March 31 News Journal story on the increased corn crop.

Erten Eser, associate scientist, was quoted in a March 31 News Journal story on flexible solar cells developed at UD's Institute of Energy Conversion.

John Byrne, director of UD's Center for Energy and Public Policy, was quoted in a March 31 News Journal story on power plants and emissions in the state.

Susan Brynteson, May Morris Director of Libraries, was quoted in a March 31 News Journal story on libraries in the digital age.

Willett Kempton, associate professor of marine and earth studies, was quoted in a March 31 Associated Press story about plans by the city of Austin, Texas, to take the lead in plug-in car technology.