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January 2012
3:36 p.m., Jan. 31, 2012--UD alumna Maureen Feeney Roser has been selected as the city of Newark's new planning and development director.
3:36 p.m., Jan. 31, 2012--The New Castle County Science Expo is seeking volunteers to judge middle and high school science projects.
3:26 p.m., Jan. 31, 2012--DENIN's second Research Symposium sought to build bridges between disciplines in pursuing solutions to environmental challenges.
3:10 p.m., Jan. 31, 2012--From exploring the Amazon jungle in Brazil to helping students learn English in Laos, more than 1,000 UD students have been expanding their horizons through study abroad.
11:31 a.m., Jan. 31, 2012--The University of Library Library will host a Student Multimedia Showcase from 3:30-5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13.
10:05 a.m., Jan. 31, 2012--State botanist Bill McAvoy has updated his book "The Flora of Delaware" and put it online, thanks to help from UD's Andrew Homsey.
2:26 p.m., Jan. 30, 2012--Stock Market Game student participants from across the state shared strategies during a reception at UD.
2:03 p.m., Jan. 30, 2012--UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources student Shaw Civitarese spent his summer on a farm in Germany.
1:38 p.m., Jan. 30, 2012--Twenty-three UD students received Winter Session Senior Thesis Awards, providing them opportunities for in-depth research.
1:34 p.m., Jan. 30, 2012--UD researchers are leading efforts to develop high efficiency solar cells and advance government policies to improve solar energy technology viability.
11:05 a.m., Feb. 6, 2012--An open hearing for the discussion of the UD budget with President Patrick Harker will be held 3-5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, in 130 Smith Hall.
9:22 a.m., Jan. 30, 2012--Donna Jo Napoli of Swarthmore College will discuss humor in American Sign Language during a presentation from 2:30-4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10.
8:43 a.m., Jan. 30, 2012--The University of Delaware Library has announced an exhibition "Celebrating Black Woman in American Culture and History," which will open Feb. 1 and continue through Feb. 29.
1:51 p.m., Jan. 27, 2012--UD's Charles Elson, internationally recognized for his expertise in corporate governance, has been named one of the 100 most influential people in business ethics.
1:31 p.m., Jan. 27, 2012--Maria Palazuelos has been appointed the University of Delaware's new director of research compliance.
10:48 a.m., Jan. 27, 2012--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
10:21 a.m., Jan. 27, 2012--Members of UD's Engineers Without Borders student chapter return Sunday from San Marcos, Guatemala, where they constructed a concrete bridge over the Rio Vibora.
10:17 a.m., Jan. 27, 2012--Offshore wind farms could generate more than enough energy to meet Maryland's annual electricity consumption, according to a just-published study by researchers at the University of Delaware.
9:21 a.m., Jan. 27, 2012--The University of Delaware Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education has announced its spring Speaking of Teaching series.
8:53 a.m., Jan. 27, 2012--UD's Xiang Gao has received a visiting professorship from China's Fujian Normal University.
1:48 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--The College School recently held a science fair to encourage interest in science.
1:38 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will present a workshop entitled "Introduction to Film and Video Collection Resources" on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9.
1:05 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance will hold its inaugural Global Health Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Christiana Care Health System's Stanton Campus.
12:55 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--UD doctoral student Mrinalini Nikrad is a mentor from a distance, keeping in touch with her "little brother" while conducting research in Antarctica.
12:50 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--The Department of Chemical Engineering recently changed its name to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to reflect the department's broadened scope in biomolecular engineering.
12:44 p.m., Jan. 26, 2012--University Museums will re-open for the spring semester on Wednesday, Feb. 1, with two new exhibitions featuring art from the 1960s to the present.
4:16 p.m., Jan. 25, 2012--The University of Amsterdam's Willianne van der Sar is interning at the University of Delaware with one of her idols in the art conservation world: UD's Richard Wolbers. Van der Sar tells UDaily what she is learning on her first trip to Delaware, both about art conservation and the U.S.
3:31 p.m., Jan. 25, 2012--John M. Dawson, director of libraries at UD from 1958 through 1979, died Dec. 6, 2010.
1:51 p.m., Jan. 25, 2012--Three labs in UD's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences conducting genomics research recently identified a novel regulatory network within legumes, including in alfalfa and soybean plants.
10:32 a.m., Jan. 25, 2012--Seven students from the Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies are winners of the 2012 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund competition.
4:07 p.m., Jan. 24, 2012--The use of mobile computing devices as assistive technology will be the topic of a Center for Disabilities Studies Lunchtime Learning session on Feb. 15.
2:15 p.m., Jan. 24, 2012--John Frett, director of the University of Delaware Botanic Gardens, and other UD horticulturalists have an appreciation for the understated attractions of the winter landscape.
11:42 a.m., Jan. 24, 2012--UD's Resident Ensemble Players will present Martin McDonagh's "The Cripple of Inishmaan" from Jan. 26 through Feb. 12 in the Roselle Center for the Arts.
11:40 a.m., Jan. 24, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will offer Student Multimedia Design Center orientation sessions Feb. 6-14.
9 a.m., Feb. 6, 2012--Environmental writer Terry Tempest Williams will speak as part of the DENIN Dialogue Lecture Series on Feb. 28.
8:39 a.m., Jan. 24, 2012--UD's Ioannis Poulakakis is developing a family of systematic control strategies that generate fast, reliable and efficient running motions on four-legged robots.
1:45 p.m., Jan. 23, 2012--UD's Jack Gelb, Jr., has been named the winner of the 2012 George M. Worrilow Award for his exemplary service to agriculture.
1:14 p.m., Jan. 23, 2012--For those who are interested in entering the financial planning field, an information session will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, for the University of Delaware's Certificate in Financial Planning.
11:26 a.m., Jan. 23, 2012--More than 100 participants attended the Winter Faculty Institute on Jan. 10. Keynote speaker was Renee Hobbs of the University of Rhode Island.
9:03 a.m., Jan. 23, 2012--Michelle Rodgers has been named associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and director of UD Cooperative Extension.
3:13 p.m., Jan. 20, 2012--A University of Delaware graduate student has produced an exhibition of 19th century household items that opened this month at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
3:02 p.m., Jan. 20, 2012--UD offers a Saturday Morning Math program for elementary school age children, and registration for the next session will begin Jan. 27.
1:06 p.m., Jan. 20, 2012--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
10:21 a.m., Jan. 19, 2012--Music students from UD and Orebro University in Sweden learn, study together through international partnership.
9:53 a.m., Jan. 19, 2012--The University of Delaware Library has announced a new exhibition entitled "A State Divided: Delaware During the Civil War," which will be on view Jan. 24 through Dec. 20.
9:48 a.m., Jan. 19, 2012--The College of Arts and Sciences has created a new center to serve as a hub of Area Studies programs and global research.
11:09 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--Starting in February, the University of Delaware Research Office will offer monthly training programs for departmental research administrators.
11 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will be the first academic research library in the U.S. to utilize OCLC WorldShare Management Services.
10:33 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--UD's Matthew Oliver is among scientists who are tracking penguins on land, under the sea, and even from space to unravel the environmental dynamics in the West Antarctic Peninsula.
10:04 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--Charles I. Plosser, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve, will be among three featured speakers at the 2012 Economic Forecast to be held at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Clayton Hall.
9:29 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--Scientists from Europe, China, Australia and the U.S. gathered recently at UD's Clayton Hall to map out the future of critical zone science.
9:25 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--The College School at the University of Delaware will host a Science Fair from 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18.
8:50 a.m., Jan. 18, 2012--CAT Connect, a forum for academic and industry scientists seeking partners to connect with each other, attracted some 80 bioscience researchers, teachers, and business owners to the UD campus.
3:03 p.m., Jan. 17, 2012--Thomas Kaminski, professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, has received the Presidential Award from the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association.
3 p.m., Jan. 17, 2012--The University of Delaware's Division of Professional and Continuing Studies announces that 85 students earned professional development certificates through programs offered in fall 2011.
2:23 p.m., Jan. 17, 2012--A UD study has found that news coverage has shaped perceptions of Republican candidates in Iowa, and could affect South Carolina decisions this week.
11:40 a.m., Jan. 17, 2012--UD's Kyle McCarthy says that in the winter, Delaware's chipmunks, raccoons and skunks go into a semi-hibernation state called torpor. As for "true hibernators," the state has a few creatures that may qualify, such as groundhogs and some species of bats.
11:36 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--A Feb. 18 Saturday Symposium will honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of the famed author Charles Dickens.
8:21 a.m., Jan. 17, 2012--The UD Library has announced the exhibition "Dickens at 200: 1812-2012," which will run from Jan. 24 through June 8.
2:50 p.m., Jan. 13, 2012--Leaders of DNREC and DENIN got to know each other better and explored avenues for collaboration at the most recent EcoCafe workshop.
1:13 p.m., Jan. 13, 2012--The University of Delaware and Longwood Gardens have reached a five-year articulation agreement.
11:01 a.m., Jan. 13, 2012--Tai Liu, a historian of 17th century England, died on Oct. 25.
8:35 a.m., Jan. 13, 2012--High school students interested in both science and the ocean can gain hands-on field experience at the University of Delaware's 2012 TIDE Camp.
8:33 a.m., Jan. 13, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will show "J. Saunders Redding: An Exhibition" from Jan. 17 through April 27.
4:07 p.m., Jan. 12, 2012--Pedestrians on the University of Delaware's main campus in Newark can start Googling their routes using Google Maps' Street View feature.
3:33 p.m., Jan. 12, 2012--The Department of Black American Studies has announced its Brown Bag Lecture Series for the spring semester.
9:15 a.m., Jan. 12, 2012--A new water bottle refill station in the Perkins Student Center includes drinking fountains and a bottle refill spout, and promotes sustainable water practices across campus.
5:06 p.m., Jan. 11, 2012--The University of Delaware's Dean's List for fall 2011 has been posted online.
1:25 p.m., Jan. 11, 2012--A paper co-authored by UD's Herbert Tanner has been voted the 2011 Outstanding Paper for the International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics.
8:22 a.m., Jan. 11, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will present a workshop "Research Funding Online: Introducing COS Pivot" on Thursday, Jan. 26.
5:19 p.m., Jan. 10, 2012--The Blue Hen Leadership Program is offering a three-part series on Leadership and Pop Culture.
3:30 p.m., Jan. 10, 2012--The White House is hosting an event to launch the American Commonwealth Partnership, a yearlong initiative to promote higher education as an agent of democracy.
12:44 p.m., Jan. 10, 2012--Art and finance found common ground through student poster designs to support the University's Keys to Financial Success program.
8:17 a.m., Jan. 10, 2012--The 43rd annual Medical Aspects of Sports seminar will take place at the University of Delaware's Clayton Hall on Saturday, Feb. 4.
4:04 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--UD will offer a certificate program information session the evening of Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Doubletree Hotel on North King Street in Wilmington.
3:36 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--The newest members of UD's Class of 2011 were celebrated at Winter Commencement Jan. 8 in a ceremony at the Bob Carpenter Sports/Convocation Center.
2:55 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--The complete text of Robert McCracken Peck's UD Winter Commencement address is included.
2:52 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--Less than 1 percent of the U.S. population holds a doctoral degree, and 161 freshly minted UD doctoral recipients are now part of that prestigious group.
2:33 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--University of Delaware researchers have found that whether a group favors assimilation or pluralism depends on whether they are in the minority.
2:19 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--DENIN has selected nine students to serve on the Student Programs Committee, a team charged with facilitating student involvement in the institute's environmental mission.
1:39 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--The Infant Language Project at UD is trying to answer the question "how do children learn language?" and is seeking participants.
1:17 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--The University of Delaware Library has announced the availability of a new database connecting research expertise and funding sources, COS Pivot.
12:52 p.m., Jan. 9, 2012--According to UD associate professor Chris Williams, winter can be the best time to see the elusive owl in Delaware, which is home to four resident species and four migrant species.
11:36 a.m., Jan. 9, 2012--The UD Research Office wants to alert the research community of several changes to federal regulations affecting extramural research grants in the new year.
2:12 p.m., Jan. 6, 2012--As the new legislative session kicks off, four of last year's 12 UD Legislative Fellows are gaining their initial post-graduate experience working for the General Assembly.
12:48 p.m., Jan. 6, 2012--The Delaware Environmental Institute Research Symposium will introduce new faculty and focus on building a University-wide, interdisciplinary research community.
11:37 a.m., Jan. 6, 2012--A grant writing workshop for biomedical researchers will be held at the University of Delaware on Wednesday, Jan. 11, in 116 Gore Hall.
10:07 a.m., Jan. 6, 2012--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
8:13 a.m., Jan. 6, 2012--UD's Career and Life Studies Certificate program is accepting applications, with an open house scheduled Jan. 12.
3:59 p.m., Jan. 5, 2012--UD's Winter Commencement ceremony on Jan. 8 will be webcast live for those who are unable to attend.
3:52 p.m., Jan. 5, 2012--Monetary awards and scholarship nominations are currently open for University of Delaware students involved in the field of human development.
3:16 p.m., Jan. 5, 2012--A UD communication professor identifies different reasons college students watch "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report."
3 p.m., Jan. 5, 2012--Scientists in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment are working to assist fishermen in better understanding the movements of butterfish.
1:29 p.m., Jan. 5, 2012--The UD Laboratory Preschool is currently accepting applications for its 2012-13 full-day inclusive kindergarten, with an open house scheduled Jan. 11.
11:59 a.m., Jan. 5, 2012--UD's School of Education will hold an open house for those interested in pursuing a part-time graduate program in education on Thursday evening, Jan. 19.
11:22 a.m., Jan. 5, 2012--UD Information Technologies will present short informational webcasts at noon Fridays, beginning Jan. 6.
9:29 a.m., Jan. 5, 2012--College of Agriculture and Natural Resources senior Gabrielle Rubino spent her summer as an intern at the Philadelphia Zoo.
8:50 a.m., Jan. 5, 2012--A new exhibition, "Edith Wharton: Celebrating 150 Years," is on view through Jan. 31 at the Morris Library.
10:53 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--Deborah Allen, UD associate professor of biology, has been appointed director of the Center for Educational Effectiveness.
10:20 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--UD's Dan Rich has been honored by Children and Families First of Delaware for advocacy in early childhood education.
10:06 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--The University of Delaware is ranked in the top 25 of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine's list of best values in public universities.
9:31 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--UD Parking and Transportation Services is making some changes to its shuttle bus schedule and visitor parking rates in an effort to maintain a high level of customer service while being cost effective.
9:08 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--UD's Latin American and Iberian Studies Program has announced that it will hold its inaugural "tertulia" series in Spanish and Portuguese.
8:48 a.m., Jan. 3, 2012--UD's computer based testing center has temporarily moved to 850 Library Avenue, Suite 104, while Alison Hall undergoes renovations.
February 2012
12:43 p.m., Feb. 9, 2012--Yushan Yan will deliver his inaugural lecture as Distinguished Professor of Engineering on Wednesday, March 7.
11:38 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--UD's Chris Williams says that the Great Backyard Bird Count is a citizen-scientist effort that provides useful data for ornithologists. However, this winter birds are not as abundant at backyard feeders.
11 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--The Faculty Senate voted to increase Winter Session class meeting times by 15 minutes, beginning in 2013.
9:43 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--Information Technologies now offers University of Delaware researchers a streamlined way to log in to National Science Foundation's Research.gov site.
9:08 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--University of Delaware faculty, staff, and students who disclosed inventions during 2011 were honored at a recent reception.
9:06 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--The UD Engineering, Science and Technology Career Fair will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the Bob Carpenter Center.
7:54 a.m., Feb. 9, 2012--UD students can apply through March 9 for a $500 award from the Newark branch of the American Association of University Women.
2:38 p.m., Feb. 8, 2012--President Barack Obama recently welcomed national BioGENEius winners, including Delaware native Priyen Patel, to the White House.
1:26 p.m., Feb. 8, 2012--David Meyer, a UD associate professor of art, is exhibiting sculptures made from baking flour, aluminum and other materials at a gallery in Reston, Va.
1:09 p.m., Feb. 8, 2012--A UD graduate has combined her military background and her love of animals as a veterinarian in the U.S. Army.
11:47 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--UD has been selected as one of 75 "best value" public colleges in a new book published by The Princeton Review.
10:58 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--From Chinese language to calligraphy to kung fu, the Confucius Institute at UD is offering a variety of spring semester classes to the campus community.
9:56 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--Information Technologies invites the campus community to tune in for a live LearnIT Express webcast "To Click or Not to Click" at noon, Friday, Feb. 10.
8:22 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--The Nurse Managed Health Center at the University of Delaware recently conducted physical exams and fitness testing for the entire UD police force.
8:20 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--The Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is seeking nominations for the prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence.
8:16 a.m., Feb. 8, 2012--Writer Tom Horton will address the third Delaware Association for Environmental Education conference on Feb. 25 in Lewes, Del.
9:21 a.m., Feb. 7, 2012--The 12th annual Festival of Words for teens will be held Saturday, March 10, in UD's Willard Hall Education Building.
8:41 a.m., Feb. 7, 2012--The Master Players Concert Series will present "6ixwire United -- A Crossover Jazz Concert" at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18, in Mitchell Hall.
7:57 a.m., Feb. 7, 2012--Auburn Heights Preserve and other small museums in the region will benefit from a new project directed by UD's Museum Studies Program.
3:31 p.m., Feb. 6, 2012--The 3rd annual Sunday Evening Book Club, featuring several distinguished health care authors, will be held at Thomas Jefferson University on Sunday, Feb. 26.
3:18 p.m., Feb. 6, 2012--UD's English Language Institute is now enrolling students in its nine-week, semi-intensive evening class program.
1:31 p.m., Feb. 6, 2012--A workshop on community and school gardens will be held Saturday, March 3, in UD's Townsend Hall.
1:22 p.m., Feb. 6, 2012--Activities concerning the powerful March 1962 storm that pummeled the Delaware coast will be held March 7 in Rehoboth Beach.
1:20 p.m., Feb. 6, 2012--Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Cooperative Extension Scholars Student Intern Program.
11:29 a.m., Feb. 6, 2012--UD will hold an open house for the Accelerated Nursing Program on Monday, Feb. 13, from 4-7 p.m., in 103 and 105 McDowell Hall.
11:25 a.m., Feb. 6, 2012--Lyons Companies and UD's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship will hold a 2012 Economic Forecast session Feb. 14.
8:09 a.m., Feb. 6, 2012--"Spies, Lies and Sneaky Guys: Espionage and Intelligence in the Digital Age" is the theme of the spring Global Agenda speaker series, which will open Feb. 22 and continue through May 2.
10:34 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--Henry William "Bill" Crittenden, 95, died on Jan. 30 in Indianapolis.
9:50 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
9:36 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--The ITUE Speaking of Teaching series will open Friday, Feb. 10, with a presentation by James Magee.
9:34 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will present four workshops on RefWorks during the spring semester.
8:03 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--Almost 200 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers attended UD's annual Responsible Conduct of Research training.
3:30 p.m., Feb. 2, 2012--UD's Mellon Fellow in Conservation Education teaches, lectures and works on projects around the world.
3:18 p.m., Feb. 2, 2012--The UD Sustainability Task Force is looking for volunteers to help plan the Regional Institute on Sustainability to be held this fall.
1:06 p.m., Feb. 2, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will present four "iMovie 2011: The Essentials" workshops this month.
8:51 a.m., Feb. 2, 2012--The Procurement Technical Assistance Center of Delaware helps small businesses in the state compete successfully for federal contracts.
1:21 p.m., Feb. 1, 2012--K-12 teachers and principals are invited to attend the Delaware Teachers Institute open house on Monday, Feb. 13.
1:01 p.m., Feb. 1, 2012--The Department of Energy has awarded UD $1.3 million for continued catalysis research using facilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
12:10 p.m., Feb. 1, 2012--UD is offering a 10-month master's in teaching degree program for students in the STEM fields.
11:22 a.m., Feb. 1, 2012--The University Library will present a workshop titled "Choosing the Right Tools for the Job" on Feb. 15 and 16.
8:22 a.m., Feb. 1, 2012--The Department of Women's Studies has announced the spring 2012 Gender in International Films series.
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