Vol. 20, No. 19 |
Aug. 16, 2001 |
Books Margaret Andersen, sociology and criminal justice, Understanding a Diverse Society, second edition, Wadsworth. Publications David Usher, biological sciences, et al, "Reduction of Isoprostanes and Regression of Advanced Atherosclerosis by Apolipoprotein E," in Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 276, no. 1, pages 261-266; and Usher et al, "Effects of Coexpression of the LDL Receptor and apoE on Cholesterol Metabolism and Atherosclerosis in LDL Receptor-Deficient Mice," in Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 42, no. 6, pages 943-950. Vic Klemas, marine studies, with Q. Zheng and X.H. Yan, marine studies, "Ocean Internal Wave Observations Using Space Shuttle and Satellite Imagery," in Geocarto International, vol. 16, no. 2, pages 51-56. Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, "Mandatory Minimum Sentences are Draconian," in Community View section, Wilmington (Del.) News Journal, July 1. Mark W. Huddleston, arts and science, and William W. Boyer, Charles P. Mesick Professor Emeritus of Public Administration, "Whither the Senior Executive Service?" in Introduction to Public Administration: A Book of Readings, pages 404-415, Longman 2001. Joel Best, sociology and criminal justice, "Giving It Away: The Ironies of Sociology's Place in Academia," in the American Sociologist, vol. 32, no. 1, spring 2001. Margaret Andersen, sociology and criminal justice, "Restructuring for Women? Race, Class, Gender and Ideology of Invisibility," in Sociological Forum 12, pages 181-201, June. Gibbons Ruark, English, "Words to Accompany a Bunch of Cornflowers," a poem, in Ploughshares, a 30th anniversary issue, fall 2001. Presentations Elizabeth Higginbotham, sociology and criminal justice, "Working for the City: Workplace Dilemmas for Professional U.S. Black Women," at Keele University, June 27-29, Keele, Staffordshire, England. Rivers Singleton Jr., biological sciences, "Biochemical Error: Seeing Old Data with New Glasses," at International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology meeting, July 18-22, Quinnipiac University. Cindy Farach-Carson, biological sciences, "Extracellular Matrix Structure and Function," at Rice University, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Aug. 15, Houston. Margaret L. Andersen, sociology and criminal justice, "Feminist Theory and Political Action: Lessons from Multiracial Women's Studies," at Autonomous University of Mexico, July 7, Mexico City. Robin L. Elliott, occupational health and safety, "Using Safety Committees to Improve Your Safety Program," at 48th annual International Conference on Campus Safety, July 11, Texas A&M University, College Station. Karl W. Böer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics and Solar Energy, presented the keynote address at the 40-year anniversary celebration of solid state physics, June 15, Berlin. Shelly McCoy, library, "I Want It NOW!: Adapting GIS in Higher Education/Libraries," at ESRI Education User Conference, July 5-9, San Diego. Farley Grubb, economics, "The Circulating Medium of Exchange in Colonial Pennsylvania, 1729-1775: New Estimates of Monetary Composition and Economic Growth," at National Bureau of Economic Research, July 16, Cambridge, Mass. Craig Cary, marine studies, and George Luther, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, were guests on National Public Radio's Science Friday, where Cary described the various organisms that live at the deep-sea hydrothermal vents and Luther explained how the organisms use the chemicals at the vent site, instead of food. Peter P. McLaughlin, Delaware Geological Survey, "Dinosaurs in Delaware," to Freedom Trail Cub Scout Council's day camp, June 28, Banning Park, Wilmington, and William S. Schenck, Delaware Geological Survey, presented the "Dinosaurs in Delaware" talk to the Sussex County Cub Scout Council's day camp at Holly Lane Campground, July 10, near Millsboro. "Fossil digs" also were held for both scout camps. Kathy Denhardt and Kathy Wain, Institute for Public Administration, and Michael Gamel-McCormick, Center for Disabilities Studies, "The Fragile Consensus: Exploring the Ethical Obligation of Society and Advocates to Persons with Disabilities," at Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy Institute, June 29, Chicago. Marvin Zuckerman, psychology, "Personality and Psychopathy; Shared Behavioral and Biological Corrrelates," at International Society for the Study of Individual Differences symposium, July 6-12, Edinburgh, Scotland. James E. Swasey, Longwood Graduate Program, and Kelly Roderick, Longwood Fellow, made presentations at the Walt Disney World Garden Symposium, July 30, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Steve Fifield, biological sciences, "The Natural Way of Things, Genetic Rejects and Immoral Traits: (Homo)Sexuality as Subject and Object of Knowledge in High School Biology," at International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology meeting, July 18-22, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. Service Farley Grubb, economics, will serve as chairperson of the President's Book Award Committee for the Social Science History Association for 2001. Martha Buell, individual and family studies, and Heidi Beck and Michelle Cornwall, Center for Disabilities Studies, completed the 100-hour certificate in Head Start Program Management at University of California-Los Angeles, July 8-20. Anniversaries 30 years Mary Hempel, public relations and Office of the President, Aug. 23, 1971 25 years Timothy R. Becker, residential and conference facilities, Aug. 16, 1976 Edward A. Dennie, Facilities Management/paint shop, Aug. 23, 1976 Barbara A. Graham, Facilities Administration, Aug. 23, 1976 William R. Hall, marine studies, Aug. 23, 1976 20 years Michael J. Davidson, civil and environmental engineering, Aug. 3, 1981 Sue K. Lane, bioresources engineering, Aug. 3, 1981 Charles J. Wilson, Public Safety, Aug. 10, 1981 Thomas LaPenta, labor relations, Aug. 17, 1981 Kim C. Philipp, library, Aug. 17, 1981 Jonathan D. Lewis, counseling and student development, Aug. 24, 1981 15 years Edward F. Burris, Public Safety, Aug. 11, 1986 Laurie J. St. Amand, Purchasing, Aug. 11, 1986 Mary Jean Wirth, chemistry and biochemistry, Aug. 16, 1986 Mary Jo Higgins, University registrar, Aug. 20, 1986 Malinda K. Yarnell, electrical and computer engineering, Aug. 18, 1986 William W. Zagar, University registrar, Aug. 18, 1986 Robert C. Emory, mail service, Aug. 25, 1986 Margaret W. McClay, financial aid, Aug. 25, 1986 Richard E. Morris, agriculture/Newark Farm, Aug. 25, 1986 Nancy C. Quillen, criminal justice, Aug. 25, 1986 10 years William Hawkins, Agriculture Research and Education Center, Aug. 5, 1991 Donna M. Hendrie, Student Health Service, Aug. 5, 1991 Ida V. Brinkley, Residential and Conference Facilities/shops, Aug. 12, 1991 Judith A. David, Residential and Conference Facilities, Aug. 12, 1991 Donald A. Downes, Residential and Conference Facilities/shops, Aug. 12, 1991 Virginia D. Tolson, Facilities Management/general custodial administration, Aug. 12, 1991 Joanne Hannagan, Facilities Management/building services, Aug. 22, 1991 Linda Zimmerman, Facilities Management/building services, Aug. 22, 1991 Linda Hickman, graduate studies, Aug. 26, 1991 5 years Mary Ruth Pierce, University registrar, Aug. 6, 1996 Thomas S. Buchannan, mechanical engineering, Aug. 15, 1996 Joanne E. Burchard, Bartol Research Institute, Aug. 12, 1996 Hilary Jane Reidy, animal and food sciences, Aug. 12, 1996 Michael M. Blyskal, Facilities Management/building services, Aug. 19, 1996 Barry S. Miller, recreation services, Aug. 26, 1996 Rachel A. Strickland, Office of Vice Provost, Aug. 26, 1996 Grants Paul D. Amer, Errol Lloyd and Adarsh Sethi computer and information sciences, $266,000 from Lockheed Saunders Inc. for "Advanced Telecommunication/ Information Distribution Research Program." Sunil K. Agrawal, mechanical engineering, $30,000 from Dynamic Devices LLC and $30,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "New Technologies for Sub-Microliter Fluid Handling in Biotech Automation." Herbert E. Allen, civil and environmental engineering, $5,500 from Chilian Research Center for Mining and Metallurgy for "Dynamics of Copper Release from IUDs." Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical and computer engineering, $18,809 from Lockheed Inc. for "Factor 1: WBDC-99-1G"; and $36,000 from the DuPont Co. and $54,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Advanced Digital Halftoning for Pre-press Technologies." Ronet D. Bachman, sociology, $67,815 from Indiana University for "Controlling Violence against Women: A Review and Assessment of VAWA's Justice Components." Katharina Billups, marine studies, $106,698 from the National Science Foundation for "Calibration of the Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale to Astrochronology via Benthic Foraminiferal Stable Isotope and Paleomagnetic Records from Southern Ocean Site 1090 (Leg 177)." Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, physical therapy, $188,915 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, for "Force Optimization in Skeletal Muscle." Charles Boncelet, electrical and computer engineering, from Lockheed Inc. $93,191 for "Image and Video Watermarking and Authentication for Secure Communications" and $43,452 for "Development and Demonstration of Robust Multimedia Transport Protocols over Tactical Data Networks." Patrick J. Carroll, Center for Community Development and Family Planning, $5,000 from the city of Wilmington, for "Delaware Community Development Block Grant F. Y. 2000-01." Alexander H-D Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, $9,999 from University of North Dakota for "A Thermoelastic Hydraulic Design Tool for Geothermal Reservoir Development." Patricia A. DeLeon, biological Sciences, $82,000 from National Science Foundation for "A Genetic Model for SPAM1." Francis J. Doyle III, chemical engineering, $128,724 from Purdue University for "Metabolic Engineering." Mary C. Farach-Carson, biological sciences, $21,625 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, for "Regulation of Calcium Channel Expression in Osteoblasts." Diane S. Herson, biological sciences, $75,162 from Pennsylvania State University for "Development of a Culture Method for Helicobacter pylori in Water." James Hiebert, Anne Morris, William B. Moody, Diana Wearne and Kathleen Hollowell, education, $667,135 from the University of Maryland for "Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning." Laurence S. Kalkstein, geography, $40,000 from Toronto Atmospheric Fund for "The Development of an Operational Heat-Health Watch/Warning System for Toronto." Michael Keefe, mechanical engineering, and Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering, $41,000 from ILC Dover Inc. and $38,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Mechanical Understanding of Seams–The Joints for Inflated Fabric Structures." Eric Kmiec, biological sciences, $90,861 from Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. for "Homologous Recombination and DNA Repair Via a Chimeric Oligonucleotide in Plants." Steven S. Martin, drug and alcohol studies, $567,795 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, for "HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction Among Drug Involved Probationers." Mary Ann McLane and Mary E. Miele, medical technology, $150,000 from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, for "Inhibition of Melanoma Metastasis by Eristostatin." Mary E. Miele, medical technology, $150,000 from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, for "Mapping Melanoma Metastasis Suppressor Gene(s)." Arwen P. Mohun, history, $1,200 from Delaware Humanities Forum for "UD-Hagley Fellows Conference 2001: Consumption and the Environment." Dennis W. Prather, electrical and computer engineering, $22,000 from Elsicon Inc. for "Fully Integrated Micro Sensor IMU." John F. Rabolt, Karl W. and Renate Böer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, $50,074 from DuPont Co. and $50,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program for "Characterization of Advanced Electronic Materials for Next Generation Devices"; and $112,000 from U.S. Army Research Office for "Infrared Microscope." Charles G. Riordan, chemistry and biochemistry, $150,000 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Model Studies of Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase." Anne Skaja Robinson, chemical engineering, $150,000 from the National Science Foundation for "Characterization, Inhibition, and Reversal of Protein Aggregation." Evelyn Satinoff, psychology, $273,006 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, for "Fever Responses and Their Regulation in Aged Rats." Teresa L. Schooley, Center for Community Development and Family Planning, $75,000 from Annie E. Casey Foundation for "2001 Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count in Delaware." Daniel T. Simmons, biological sciences, $278,807 from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, for "Structure/ Function of the SV40 Large Tumor Antigen." Christopher K. Sommerfield, marine studies, $26,000 from Hudson River Foundation for "Mechanisms of Sediment Deposition, Erosion, and Long-Term Accumulation in the Hudson Estuary." Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, $25,000 from the DuPont Co. and $25,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Surface Complexation Modeling of Metal Retention/Sequestration on Sediments, Soil Components, and Soils." Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and biochemistry, $199,511 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Physiologically Active Natural Products." Michael L. Vaughan, engineering, $30,000 from Junior Engineering Technical Society Inc. for "Summer Program 00-01" and $122,536 from Drexel University for "Greater Philadelphia Region Alliance for Minority Participation." From National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sea Grant Program: Mohsen Badiey, Kuo-Chuin Wong and Yongke Mu, marine studies, and Alexander H-D Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, $104,080 for "Development of a Multivariate Environmental Monitoring Network in Delaware Bay"; Tracey L. Bryant and Pamela L. Donnelly, marine studies, $173,839 for "Marine Communications"; Robert A. Dalrymple, Edward C. Davis Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, $4,832 for "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for Nearshore Modeling"; James M. Falk, marine studies, $355,045 for "Marine Advisory Service"; Patrick M. Gaffney, marine studies, $28,690 for "Evaluating Chesapeake Bay Oyster Stock Enhancement Efforts with Molecular Markers"; John L. Gallagher and Denise M. Seliskar, marine studies, $11,325 for "Sustained Restoration of Phragmites Infested Wetlands: A Vegetation Alternative to Cyclic Spray and Burn"; Richard W. Garvine, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, and Charles E. Epifanio, marine studies, $48,702 for "Recruitment in Buoyancy–Driven Coastal Systems: Genesis and Management of Larval Patches"; James T. Kirby, civil and environmental engineering, $10,570 for "Surface Wave Propagation on Vertically-Sheared Currents"; David L. Kirchman, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, $10,570 for "Impact of Organic Pollutants on Mircobial Community Structure in Estuarine Ecosystems"; Victor V. Klemas and Richard T. Field, marine studies, $2,265 for "Development of High Resolution Satellite and GIS Techniques for Monitoring and Assessment of Coastal Ecosystems"; David A. Hutchins and S. Craig Cary, marine studies, $48,256 for "Molecular Probes to Assess Distributions, Nutrient Influences and Anthropogenic Transport of Brown Tide Blooms in Delaware"; Nobuhisa Kobayashi, civil and environmental engineering, $6,795 for "Numerical Model for Sediment Suspension and Advection in Surf Zones"; George W. Luther III, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, $43,968 for "Voltammetric Microelectrodes for the Determination of Biogeochemically Relevant Species in Sediments and Waters"; Jonathan H. Sharp, marine studies, $13,590 for "Oxygen Dynamics in the Delaware Estuary" and $43,875 for "Differential Carbon and Nitrogen Transfer in the Estuarine Microbial Loop"; Christopher Sommerfield, marine studies, and John A. Madsen, geology, $23,034 for "Linking Sedimentary Environments of the Delaware River Estuary to Hydrography and Human Disturbance"; Ib A. Svendsen, Distinguished Professor of Ocean Engineering, $3,775 for "The Development of Coastal Profiles on a Sandy Coast"; Nancy M. Targett and Joseph G. Farrell, marine studies, $17,365 for "Horseshoe Crabs: The Development of a Sustainable Artificial Bait"; Timothy E. Targett, marine studies, $19,070 for "Effects of Hypoxia on Feeding, Growth, and Survival of Juvenile Fishes: Experimental Assessment of the Impact of Low Oxygen Levels on Nursery Habitat Quality" and $23,593 for "Hypoxia and Estuarine Nursery Habitat Quality: An Experimental and Modeling Approach Linking Low Dissolved Oxygen with Fish Survival and Growth"; Carolyn A. Thoroughgood and David H. McCarren, marine studies, $15,000 for "Education and Human Resources Theme Team"; $139,861 for "Graduate Education"; $28,885 for "Program Management"; and $108,275 for "Program Development"; William J. Ullman, and Douglas C. Miller, marine studies, and John A. Madsen, geology, $14,345 for "The Biogeochemical Environment of Coastal Groundwater Seeps"; Kuo-Chuin Wong, marine studies, $20,560 for "Salt Transport in Delaware's Inland Bays: System-Wide Response to Tidal Pumping"; Xiao-Hai Yan, Quanan Zheng and Victor V. Klemas, marine studies, $12,835 for "Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques for Cost Effective Monitoring of the Environment of Ecosystems in the Delaware Bay and Adjacent Coastal Ocean." |
