UD in the News, Sept. 15, 2006

Louis Hirsh, director of admissions at UD, was featured and quoted widely following an announcement by Harvard University that it would end its early admission program. Earlier this year, Hirsh had announced the end of early decision for students applying to UD. Hirsh wrote an opinion piece in the Sept. 15 Philadelphia Inquirer, was quoted in the Sept. 14 Christian Science Monitor and the Sept. 13 Philadelphia Inquirer, and was featured on National Public Radio's Day to Day program on Sept. 12. UD received widespread attention in the wake of the Harvard announcement, and was cited in editorials in the Sept. 13 New York Times and the Sept. 15 San Jose Mercury News.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted widely as serious problems in the boardroom at Hewlett Packard came to light. Elson was quoted in the Sept. 13 Financial Times, Washington Post, New York Times, USA Today, Houston Chronicle and San Francisco Chronicle; in the Sept. 12 Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Washington Post; and in the Sept. 11 Wall Street Journal. Elson was interviewed Sept. 11 on CNBC's Closing Bell and Sept. 12 on National Public Radio's Day to Day and All Things Considered programs.

Danilo Yanich, associate professor of urban affairs, was cited in a widely distributed Sept. 14 Associated Press report about allegations that the Federal Communications Commission ordered its staff to destroy a study about media ownership and local television news coverage. The study analyzed a database of news stories broadcast in 1998 that was provided by Yanich.

John Byrne, director of UD's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, was quoted in a Sept. 15 News Journal story about rising temperatures in Wilmington. Byrne said rising temperatures in a coastal state such as Delaware could have a dramatic impact.

Thomas Kaminski, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences and director of athletic training education, was quoted in a Sept. 15 News Journal story about concussions and athletes. “Concussions are a health issue, and they need to be treated as such,” Kaminski said.

Joseph Pika, professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in two Sept. 14 News Journal stories concerning the state's primary elections. He said voter turnout was light because of a lack of major issues or charismatic candidates.

Thomas Leitch, professor of English, was quoted in a Sept. 13 News Journal story about updates to the board game Monopoly and in a Sept. 11 News Journal story about irony in the post-9/11 world.

Ana Dittel, scientist in the College of Marine and Earth Studies, and James Warrington, chief mate, were quoted in a Sept. 13 Baltimore Sun story about research on crab larvae being conducted in the Atlantic Ocean by scientists aboard the UD Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp.

Benigno Aguirre, professor of sociology and a core faculty member at the Disaster Research Center, was quoted in a Sept. 11 Washington Post story about how people behave in times of crisis. "The most important factor for human beings is our affinitive behavior," Aguirre told the Post. "You love your child and wife and parents; that is what makes you human. In conditions of great danger, many people continue to do that. People will go back into the fire to try to rescue loved ones."

Joyce Hill Stoner, professor of art conservation, was quoted in a Sept. 10 News Journal story about the connections between artists Andy Warhol and the Wyeth family.

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