UD in the News, July 20, 2007

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3:10 p.m., July 20, 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 July 20 in a Chicago Tribune story about Motorola's chief executive officer and a Reuters story about the resignation of a Dow Jones director over the News Corp. takeover offer, July 19 in Reuters stories about a second Dow Jones director who may face charges and about the fast-growing market for private placements of stock, and July 16 in a Christian Science Monitor story about the penalties being paid by executives who defraud their companies.

Mary Beth Worrilow, instructor at UD's English Language Institute, was quoted July 20 in a Wilmington News Journal story about an online English course.

Jean Pfaelzer, professor of English and author of Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans, was featured July 18 on the Here and Now program syndicated on National Public Radio.

Laurie Wolinski, of UD's Cooperative Extension Service, was quoted in a July 17 Delmarva Farmer story about efforts in Maryland to establish more vineyards.

Patrick T. Harker, UD president, was featured in a July 16 Financial Times story about his tenure as dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was described as “a standard-bearer for academic tradition.”

Ed Kee, of UD's Cooperative Extension Service, was quoted in a July 15 story on WGMD radio about the drought in Sussex County.

Carolyn Manning, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise science, was quoted in a July 14 News Journal story about truckers and their difficulty in making healthy choices.

Ilka Riddle, a researcher in UD's Center for Disabilities Studies, was cited in a July 14 News Journal story about forthcoming state reports on Delawareans with disabilities.