http://www.udel.edu/research/ The University of Delaware is advancing leading-edge research that solves mysteries, tackles problems, and invents new technologies--all aimed at enhancing our quality of life. UD has distinguished faculty, capable staff, and outstanding students, supported by state-of-the-art facilities. Join us as we explore the latest frontiers in science, engineering, the arts, and humanities. en-us Copyright 2009, The University of Delaware tbryant@udel.edu (Tracey Bryant) db@udel.edu Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:10:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/musk110609.html From electric cars to exploring the stars, innovator and entrepreneur Elon Musk pursues his passion for progress with a wide-ranging vision that embraces both economic success and a sustainable energy future. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:03:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/fortherecord110609.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:28:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/economyt110609.html The economic adviser for Vice President Joe Biden, Delaware's congressional delegation, CEOs of DuPont, ING, Gore and Wilmington Trust, the chief investment strategist for Charles Schwab and several state officials including the governor will be among the knowledgeable speakers taking part next week in a special conference on "Creating New Economies for Delaware, the Region and the Nation." Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:19:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/udnews110609.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:03:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/darwin110509.html Princeton University anthropologist Alan Mann will present "The Origins of Art: Is This What Being Human Is All About?" in the University of Delaware's Year of Darwin Celebration lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19, starting at 5 p.m., in Room 100 Kirkbride Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:22:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/lms110309.html The University of Delaware Learning Management System (LMS) committee held its fall meeting on Oct. 21 to discuss Sakai@UD and the future focus for the committee. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:33:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/climate110309.html Climate scientists, philosophers, economists, ethicists and students gathered at the University of Delaware's Clayton Hall on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31 to discuss the ways in which humans should respond to climate change, as part of a conference titled, "The Ethics of Climate Change: Intergenerational Justice and the Global Challenge." (http://sepp.dbi.udel.edu/CJprogram.html) Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:15:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/allies110309.html In the first public keynote address since his return from a tour of duty in Iraq, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden will address the incoming class of 30 Public Allies at a breakfast Nov. 6. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:13:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/solar110309.html The University of Delaware's dairy farm serves as a model for farmers in the region and leads the way in utilizing the latest green methods of farming and green technology. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:08:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/library110309.html The University of Delaware Library Special Collections Department occasionally lends items from its collections for temporary exhibition as part of its effort to support scholarship and learning. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:21:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/newsletter110309.html A group of nine pre-service science teachers in the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences have collaborated with the Delaware Teachers of Science in producing a newsletter for the organization. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:17:12 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/veritas110209.html An international collaboration that includes scientists from the University of Delaware's Bartol Research Institute in the Department of Physics and Astronomy has discovered very-high-energy gamma rays in the Cigar Galaxy (M82), a bright galaxy filled with exploding stars 12 million light years from Earth. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:41:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/phishing110209.html University of Delaware IT warns the campus community that a number of "phishing" scams in which e-mail users are being asked to provide their user name and password have targeted University e-mail users. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:33:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/bhlp110209.html The University of Delaware Student Centers' Blue Hen Leadership Program offers students a range of opportunities to develop leadership skills, enhance relationships in the campus community, increase knowledge about organizational management and explore local and global culture. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:35:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/nov/development110209.html The College of Education and Public Policy (CEPP) at the University of Delaware has welcomed Ellen Wise aboard as the college's new director of development. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:18:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/video102909.html Video of the speech delivered by Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, at the conference on "Vision 2015 and Delaware's Race to the Top" (http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/vision102809.html) is now available online at the University's Podcast page (http://www.ums.udel.edu/podcast/). Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:17 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/fashion102909.html Fashion students at the University of Delaware have received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help them create an adaptable and sustainable garment as an entry for the EPA's seventh annual P3 Award competition. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:19:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nursing102909.html "Advancing Nursing: Developing Excellence in Evidence-Based Practice and Research" will be the topic of the fourth annual Nursing Research Conference planned 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center at Christiana Hospital. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:26:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nobel102909.html The University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences will close its 2009 Nobel Prize symposium with three presentations from 2-4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:48:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/killmon102909.html Wendee Killmon was honored as the first recipient of the Joy Sparks Spirit of 4-H Award for New Castle County, as county 4-H clubs held their annual Achievement Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 22. The dinner and awards ceremony were attended by nearly 150 4-H'ers and family members at the New Castle County Cooperative Extension Office in Newark. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:13:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/vision102809.html U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said during a presentation Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the University of Delaware that he believes the current economic crisis is as good a time as any for leaders at the state and national levels to make long-term positive changes to America's educational system. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:11:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/darkenergy102809.html Out in the cosmos, there is really no such thing as "empty space." Much of space is actually "dark energy" -- a force that has overcome gravity and is pulling galaxies apart, expanding the universe. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:24:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/pair102809.html PAIR Technologies, a start-up company established by University of Delaware researchers and a former DuPont scientist, is preparing to commercialize a high-precision detector -- a planar array infrared spectrograph -- that can identify biological and chemical agents in solids, liquids, and gases, in quantities as small as an atom, and in less than a second. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:12:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/inamdar102809.html The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a University of Delaware researcher a $400,000 grant to study the fate and transport of hormones and antibiotics in runoff from agricultural watersheds. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/exchange102809.html A unique exchange program between the University of Delaware and National Taiwan University (NTU) is enabling engineering students from each institution to spend one or two semesters at the other campus. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:15:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/breakfast102809.html Jack Tarburton, the Delaware and Maryland state director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Program, will be the featured speaker at the Friends of Agriculture Breakfast to be held Friday, Nov. 20, in Dover, Del. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:04:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/magnets102709.html The University of Delaware has won a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to lead a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research project to develop the next generation of high-performance permanent magnets. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:51:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/gao102709.html The University of Delaware Master Players Concert Series has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, through the Delaware Division of the Arts, to support the production of next spring's classical concert at UD, "iMusic III -- Xiang Gao and Friends." Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:31:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nobel102609.html Three University of Delaware faculty members discussed the contributions of the 2009 Nobel Prize recipients in physiology or medicine, physics and peace during a symposium Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:40:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/salzburg102609.html Two University of Delaware faculty -- Debra Hess Norris and Joyce Hill Stoner -- are among 60 of the world's leading conservators and cultural heritage and policy professionals, representing 35 countries, who will convene in Salzburg, Austria, from Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, to explore global challenges related to cultural preservation and to develop an action plan for protecting irreplaceable treasures around the world. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:32:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/strano102609.html Popular Science magazine has named University of Delaware alumnus Michael Strano one of the "Ten Young Geniuses Shaking Up Science Today." Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:21:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/snider102609.html Sue Snider, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension specialist for food and nutrition, was recently honored with the Joy G. Sparks Perpetual Lighthouse Award, the highest honor a UD Cooperative Extension employee can receive. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:23:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/townsend102609.html Edgar "Jack" Townsend, director of the University of Delaware's Bank of America Career Services Center, has announced his retirement effective Dec. 31. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:09:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/superintendent102609.html On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Beverly Hall, superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools and the 2009 National Superintendent of the Year, will address Delaware's school leaders, policy makers, University of Delaware faculty, and students. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:05:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/plouffe102209.html David Plouffe, a key leader in the 2008 Democratic campaign of President Barack Obama and a University of Delaware alumnus, reflected on his experiences on the campaign trail and shared some thoughts on the Obama presidency so far during a presentation Wednesday, Oct. 21, in front of students, faculty and community members at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:12:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/denin102209.html The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) at the University of Delaware will be officially launched during a public ceremony in Mitchell Hall on Friday, Oct. 23. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/cybersecurity102209.html Not a month goes by without a computer security breach being reported in the press. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:44:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/glory102209.html A new exhibit, "A Glory to the State: The Origins of the University of Delaware," is now on display in the lobby of Hullihen Hall. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:07:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/sustainability102209.html The University of Delaware marked National Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 21, with a series of workshops and a challenge by Provost Tom Apple to members of the campus community to help the University achieve its environmental initiatives. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:47:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/businessplan102209.html After a long, crowded, expensive train ride home to New York State, University of Delaware student Francois Chaubard thought of an easier way. That's when he came up with the idea for BusBookie.com, an online demand-driven bus chartering business. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:48:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/pathprominence102209.html The University of Delaware's strategic plan, announced in May 2008, guides the strategies and actions of the colleges and units across UD. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:42:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/semester102109.html The Research Institute for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is inviting proposals from two or more departments that are interested in creating an "integrated semester" experience for either undergraduate or graduate students to enhance cross-disciplinary programming, innovative teaching collaborations and engagement at the graduate level and in the undergraduate curriculum. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:55:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/visiting102109.html The Research Institute for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is inviting proposals from departments seeking either to host a distinguished visiting artist or scholar for a semester or to coordinate a series of shorter term visiting appointments. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:53:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/denin102109.html The Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) at the University of Delaware will be officially launched during a public ceremony in Mitchell Hall on Friday, Oct. 23. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:07:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/sparksaward102109.html Carlene Jones, organizational leader of the Lord Baltimore Helping Hands 4-H Club, was presented the inaugural Joy Sparks Spirit of 4-H Award Sept. 26 during the Sussex County 4-H Achievement and Recognition Night, which had as its theme "Celebrating the Sparks of 4-H." Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nursing102009.html The University of Delaware's undergraduate nursing curriculum, which concentrates students' clinical experiences into an intensive senior year, has been recognized by the National League for Nursing as one of the most innovative in the nation. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:29:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/furst102009.html Eric Furst, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received two grants totaling $727,000 for his work on directed self-assembly of soft materials. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:51:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/ultrarunner092909.html Christopher McDougall, author of The New York Times bestseller Born to Run, will present a seminar at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, in Room 100 Wolf Hall. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:08:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/forum102009.html Carole Marks, professor of sociology at the University of Delaware, will discuss her new book "Moses, the Monster and Miss Anne" at the annual lecture of the Delaware Humanities Forum at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 26, in Theatre N at Nemours, 1007 N. Orange St., Wilmington. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:32:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/cfee102009.html The University of Delaware Center for Educational Effectiveness -- formerly the Office of Educational Assessment and the Center for Teaching Effectiveness -- and the Office of Deputy Provost have awarded grants to support the development of general education research at UD. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:29:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/lemonick102009.html Michael Lemonick "can write brilliant stuff about anything," said Harry Shipman, the University of Delaware's Annie Jump Cannon Professor of Physics and Astronomy, as he introduced the popular science writer and featured speaker in the Harcourt "Ace" Vernon Lecture Series on Saturday evening, Oct. 17, at the Perkins Student Center. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:11:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/gamesa101909.html The University of Delaware and Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica have finalized an agreement to install a utility-scale 2-megawatt Gamesa wind turbine at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes in 2010. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:19:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/gpo101909.html Three librarians from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) recently visited the University of Delaware Library to learn about the library's successful implementation of the Ex Libris ALEPH 500 integrated library system for acquisitions. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:59:07 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/china101909.html Editor's Note: Deputy Provost Havid�n Rodr�guez reports about a recent visit to China. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:43:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/acsaward101909.html Mark Panczyk, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, was recognized by the American Chemical Society's Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry for an outstanding poster contribution at the Fall 2009 ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:22:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/fluinfo101909.html The Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities (HDWD) staff will hold an information session on H1N1, seasonal flu, and how individuals with disabilities can prepare and protect themselves during the flu season on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 3-5 p.m., at the Center for Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware's Wyoming Road complex. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:08:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/aiaaward101609.html John Byrne, University of Delaware Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy and director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Delaware 2009 Sustainability Award. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:01:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/fashion101609.html "Fashioning Social Responsibility," a distinguished speaker lecture series sponsored by the University of Delaware Department of Fashion and Apparel Studies, continues on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in Mitchell Hall with a panel discussion on the UD Sustainable Apparel Initiative (UDSAI). Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:18:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/fortherecord101609.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:09:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/udnews101609.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/plouffe101609.html A conversation with David Plouffe, campaign manager for Obama's presidential campaign and a UD alumnus, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:24:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/grassbranches101609.html University of Delaware students have begun an international online student network called GrassBranches, and have announced that UD students can apply online to meet Gen. Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State, during his Nov. 3 campus visit. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:25:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/music101609.html The University of Delaware Orchestra and Schola Cantorum, a chorus of students and singers from the community, performed Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" for a live DVD recording under the direction of Brian Stone, assistant professor of music, and the recording has won a first honor diploma from the Masterplayers International Music Competition. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:48:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nobel101509.html The first of two talks focusing on the significance of this year's recipients of Nobel Prizes will focus on the awards in physiology or medicine, physics and peace. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:53:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/economic100609.html "Creating New Economies for Delaware, the Region and the Nation" will be the subject of a two-day conference, scheduled Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, in Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware's Newark campus. Registration for this conference is now being accepted. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:44:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/wetland101509.html The University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help with a wetland planting this week, in the front of the wetland project on the grounds of the college between Worrilow Hall and the Girl Scout building off South College Avenue in Newark. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:25:59 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/inventors101509.html For the first time, the University of Delaware recognized 179 faculty and staff who are inventors on UD patents. The inaugural Inventors' Recognition was held Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Roselle Center for the Arts. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:22:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/princeaward101509.html University of Delaware Ph.D. graduate Bethany Brown has been selected as one of the two inaugural winners of the Samuel H. Prince Award for a doctoral dissertation on a disaster topic and behavioral sciences. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:52:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/medtech101509.html Students who are puzzled about their future, who enjoy and excel in biology and chemistry, and who are interested in medicine and health care might want to consider a future in medical technology. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:03:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/spearot101509.html James A. Spearot, a University of Delaware alumnus and director of the Chemical and Environmental Sciences Research Laboratory at the General Motors Research and Development Center, will deliver the Jack A. Gerster Memorial Lecture at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, in Room 102 of Colburn Laboratory. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:26:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/postdoc101509.html A new monthly forum for life science post-doctoral scientists and engineers at the University of Delaware will start Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., to help build community among the University's postdoctoral researchers, and to provide a venue for discussion of career development topics. The series kicks off at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, in Conference Room 102. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:16:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/images101409.html "Stunning" is not a word most people typically would use to describe a pocket watch or a fungal infection of a plant root. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:07:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/printing101409.html The University of Delaware's Graphic Communication Center has announced a name change, to University Printing, and a new Web site. (LINK: http://www.udel.edu/printing/) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:54:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/posters101409.html The deadline for graduate students to submit posters on research topics such as sustainable energy, policy, climate change, environmental contamination or ecology to be shown during Student Environmental Sustainability Day on Thursday, Oct. 22, has been extended to Tuesday, Oct. 20. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:11:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/plantsiblings101409.html Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered how. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:10:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/adolescent101409.html The Adolescent Adjustment Project (AAP), a University of Delaware research endeavor to determine the links between parental alcoholism and child substance abuse, has launched a new Web site. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:49:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/lithography101409.html With funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the University of Delaware has acquired advanced electron beam lithography equipment that enables the design and realization of nanoscale gears and wires as well as nano-photonic devices. Dennis Prather, College of Engineering Alumni Professor, is the principal investigator on the grant. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:39:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/compliance101409.html The University has a Compliance Hotline, designed to give individuals an additional avenue for reporting concerns they may have about financial, accounting and auditing issues at the University. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:01:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/pompeii101309.html "The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse and Redemption" will be the topic of a lecture by Kenneth Lapatin, associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif., at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, in 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:35:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/training101309.html The Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) is offering several training workshops this fall in collaboration with UD's Training and Organizational Development, other campus units and outside organizations, OEI has several training/workshop offerings that are open for registration Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:17:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/copyright101309.html When you hear copyright law mentioned on a college campus during National Cyber Security Awareness Month, you expect to hear about the dangers of illegally downloading digital media. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:41:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/depository101309.html The University of Delaware Senior Theses collection from the Undergraduate Research Program is now available in electronic full text in the University of Delaware Library Institutional Repository (http://dspace.udel.edu), Provost Tom Apple has announced. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:18:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/video101309.html The deadline to submit video presentations to be shown during Student Environmental Sustainability Day on Thursday, Oct. 22, has been extended to Tuesday, Oct. 20. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:45:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/imaging101309.html Two faculty members in the University of Delaware's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are part of a team that was recently awarded an $849,000 grant from the Department of Defense to develop a three-dimensional projection environment for molecular design and surgical simulation. The award was made through the U.S. Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:08:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/lepidoptera101309.html Butterflies, moths and skippers -- also known as "Lepidoptera" --not to mention birds, bees and other insects have a new habitat in the University of Delaware Botanic Garden on South Campus, the Lepidoptera Trail, which has been created just for them. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:50:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/matheducation101309.html Dawn Berk, assistant professor in the School of Education, is leading a group of University of Delaware researchers who will be evaluating the University's mathematics teacher preparation programs over the next five years, thanks to a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's REESE (Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering) program. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:26:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/bridge101309.html Three researchers at the University of Delaware have received a $1.1 million grant from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to design and install a structural monitoring system on the new Indian River Inlet Bridge (IRIB) in Sussex County, Del. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:12:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/grants101209.html The University of Delaware Center for International Studies reminds UD faculty and students of the following international research and scholarship grant opportunities. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:03:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/rees101209.html James D. Murray, professor emeritus of applied mathematics at the University of Washington and the University of Oxford, will discuss a mathematical model that is 94 percent accurate in predicting divorce and another model that quantifies the growth of brain tumors, in the Carl J. Rees Distinguished Lecture Series this month on the University of Delaware campus. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:43:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/miller101209.html As an athletic trainer, biomechanics researcher and an athlete herself, University of Delaware doctoral student Laura Miller knows a lot about shoulder injuries. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:06:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/hhmi101209.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:14:59 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/icecp101209.html As coaches in the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP) gather in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the final portion of the six-week program, they are sharing experiences from their respective apprenticeship sites with one another. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:04:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/denin101209.html Francois Morel, Albert G. Blanke Jr. Professor of Geosciences and director of the Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry at Princeton University, and William H. Schlesinger, president of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, will present scientific talks during the official launch of the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall in Newark, Del., on Friday, Oct. 23. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:20:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/global101209.html The University of Delaware offers more than 80 study-abroad programs in over 45 countries, has won awards for innovation in international education, and in 2008 was ranked among the top doctoral research institutions nationwide for study-abroad programs. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:13:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/childrenscampus100909.html Nearly 300 people of all ages gathered in front of the University of Delaware's newly renovated building at 459 Wyoming Road on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, to watch as UD President Patrick T. Harker lifted his golden scissors, along with 20 children sporting blue plastic ones, to mark the grand opening of a new facility. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 15:12:07 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/dean100909.html The University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences is seeking nominations and applications for the position of dean, and the search committee is requesting the assistance of the campus community in identifying potential candidates for this position. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:50:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/udnews100909.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:36:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/vernonseries100909.html One evening in the spring of 1781, William Herschel, a professional musician living in Bath, England, looked through his homemade telescope and saw an object he thought must be a comet. In fact, it was the planet Uranus -- the first planet ever discovered by an individual in human history. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:57:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/gillespie100909.html John W. Gillespie Jr., director of the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials (CCM), has received the 2009 Outstanding Research Award from the American Society for Composites (ASC). Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:48:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/depscor100909.html Two University of Delaware engineering professors -- Dennis Prather, Alumni Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Eleftherios Papoutsakis, the Eugene du Pont Chair of Chemical Engineering and a faculty fellow at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute -- have been awarded research grants from the U.S. Department of Defense's 2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:28:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/essay100909.html The winners of two Coast Day 2009 contests for Delaware school kids were honored during a ceremony at the University of Delaware event, held Sunday, Oct. 4, at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:59:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/godwin100909.html Erica Godwin, a senior medical technology major at the University of Delaware, was the recipient of the Washington G-2 Reports/Dennis Weissman $5,000 Scholarship Award for Excellence in the Clinical Sciences sponsored by McKesson Revenue Management Solutions. Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:55:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/axelrod100809.html David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, reflected on the 2008 presidential campaign and discussed health care reform on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in front of a full house of students, faculty and community members at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:09:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/aiadelaware100809.html "Sustainable Delaware 2009" is the subject of the AIA Delaware conference and workshop, scheduled Thursday and Friday, Oct. 15-16, in Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware in Newark. Included on Oct. 16 will be several free public programs with topics geared to homeowners, business, students and locale preservationists. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:28:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/standbyher100809.html University of Delaware alumnus John Anderson, a 1981 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, and his wife Sharon were on NBC's "Today" show on Thursday, Oct. 8, to discuss his new book, "Stand By Her: A Breast Cancer Guide for Men. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:42:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/coastday100809.html The promise of seafood, lectures, ship tours, kids' activities, and a perfectly sunny fall day drew near record crowds to the University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus for Coast Day. The event, sponsored by UD's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) and the Delaware Sea Grant College Program, was held Sunday, Oct. 4. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:51:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/udarf100809.html Maxine Colm, director of the University of Delaware Associate in Arts Program and former vice president for administration, was honored by the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty (UDARF) at its Oct. 6 luncheon in Clayton Hall. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:11:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/mouza100809.html The Association of Teacher Educators has announced that Chrystalla Mouza, associate professor in the University of Delaware School of Education, is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Research in Teacher Education award. This yearly award is designed to honor the highest quality research in the field of education across the country. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:02:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/governor100809.html In celebration of National 4-H Week, Oct. 4-11, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell took time out of his schedule to meet the officers of the Delaware 4-H State Teen Council at his office in Dover. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:57:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/ifill100709.html The University of Delaware Black American Studies Program has announced that noted journalist and author Gwen Ifill will visit the University of Delaware on Thursday, Oct. 29, presenting a lecture at 4 p.m. in the Thompson Theatre of the Roselle Center for the Arts. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:49:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/epps100709.html Sharon K. Epps, a 2004 graduate of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware and a former staff member at the UD Library, is the winner of the 2009 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for the best article in the most recent volume of the journal "portal: Libraries and the Academy". Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:38:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/mentor100709.html The University of Delaware Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice's annual Minority Mentor Lecture Series will feature Geoff Ward, assistant professor at the University of California at Irvine, on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 3:30-5 p.m. in 102 Colburn Lab. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:11:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/spsp100709.html The Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) has announced a partnership with the University of Delaware to provide data security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) related eLearning to the University's students. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 10:52:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/climate100709.html The University of Delaware will host a conference on "The Ethics of Climate Change: Intergenerational Justice and the Global Challenge" Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31, at the Clayton Hall Conference Center on the University's Newark campus. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:36:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/preschool100709.html When it comes to pre-school teaching and learning, three University of Delaware faculty -- Carol Vukelich, director of the Center for Teacher Education and L. Sandra and Bruce L. Hammonds Professor in Teacher Education; Martha Buell, professor of human development and family studies; and Myae Han, assistant professor of human development and family studies -- are a dynamic trio and have been awarded three U.S. Department of Education grants totaling approximately $10 million since 2005. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:36:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/corn100709.html The weather during the summer of 2009 might have led to an uncooperative corn harvest, but the research going on in the cornfields at the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources was booming thanks to the installation of a new irrigation system and the research of Randy Wisser, assistant professor of plant genetics. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:19:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/workshops100509.html Several workshops on sustainability will be held during the University of Delaware Campus Sustainability Day, Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Rooms 209 and 211 of the Trabant University Center. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:37:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/thankyou100509.html More than 200 University of Delaware students joined in "thank you parties" held Wednesday and Thursday to prepare thank you notes to the generous donors who provided gifts to support their named scholarships. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:55:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/musk100509.html Elon Musk, the chairman, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors, will make a presentation Thursday, Nov. 5, as part of the University of Delaware Presidential Lecture Series. Musk will speak at 4 p.m. in the Gore Recital Hall of the Roselle Center for the Arts. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 13:06:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/nobel100509.html With the 2009 Nobel Prizes being announced this week and next, the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences has announced that is organizing a symposium of public talks to explain the significance of the work behind the prizes. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:56:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/familyweekend100509.html The University of Delaware will celebrate Parents and Family Weekend Oct. 9-11, with a variety of special events including a Colonial Athletic Association football game and a comedy show featuring Colin Quinn. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:47:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/icecp100509.html The third week of the International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP), which brought coaches from around the world to campus, represented the end of classes at the University of Delaware and the beginning of the sport-specific apprenticeship portion of the program. Each of the 27 coaches who participated has now headed to one of 13 apprenticeship sites. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:53:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/china100509.html Four University of Delaware School of Education doctoral students spent three weeks in China this summer as part of the Fellowship for Enhancing Global Understanding cultural exchange. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:28:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/fortherecord100209.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:50:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/udnews100209.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:37:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/newfaculty100209.html The College of Arts and Sciences welcomed new faculty during a reception in the Roselle Center for the Arts on Wednesday evening, Sept. 30. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 09:44:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/klawe100209.html Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., will speak on the topic "Gender, Computing and Engineering" at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:58:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/milk100209.html Recent increases in organic and hormone-free milk labeling might negatively affect sales of milk without such labels, and could lead to a decreased demand for all milk types, according to a new economic study to be published in the November issue of the "American Journal of Agricultural Economics". Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:46:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/guitar100109.html The acoustic guitar is a part of the mainstream of American culture, going from a parlor instrument in the latter part of the 19th century to becoming an integral part in all forms of music in more recent times, according to University of Delaware doctoral student and Hagley Fellow Andrew Bozanic. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:04:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/daicarbata100109.html The University of Delaware's Department of Physics and Astronomy has awarded its annual Daicar-Bata Prizes, which recognize exceptional Ph.D. student accomplishments. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:57:17 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/cybersecurity100109.html Since 2001, EDUCAUSE, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and other national organizations have declared October to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the University of Delaware is joining in the annual effort to promote cyber security to the campus community. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:44:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/vermeer100109.html Thomas Vermeer, associate professor of accounting and management information systems in the University of Delaware's Lerner College of Business and Economics, has received the prestigious 2009 Outstanding Research Paper Award from the American Accounting Association's Government and Nonprofit Section for the paper, "Do Local Governments Present Required Disclosures for Defined Benefit Pension Plans?" Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:12:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/obesity100109.html More than 60 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States are overweight or obese, a condition that threatens not only their physical health but also their emotional well-being. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:00:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/women090309.html The University of Delaware Women's Studies Program has announced the fall 2009 "Research on Women" lecture series. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:30:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/international093009.html The University of Delaware Center for Counseling and Student Development (CCSD) is hosting the International Student Discussion Series "Enhancing Well-Being and Success in the U.S." on Wednesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Kirkwood Room on the second floor of the Perkins Student Center. The first session begins Wednesday, Sept. 30. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:49:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/shipman092809.html Harry Shipman, Annie Jump Cannon Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, told the audience for his lecture, "Seeking New Planets," on Saturday evening, Sept. 26, that one of his purposes was to "stretch your minds." Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:10:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/observatory092809.html The University of Delaware, in collaboration with Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, Pa., has received a $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the Christina River Basin as a new "Critical Zone Observatory" for researching questions relating to climate change. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:36:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/icecp092809.html Another week of the International Coaching Enrichment Certification Program (ICECP) at the University of Delaware has been completed, and the coaches had their hands full. Recent training saw the continuation of the educational curriculum, the presentation of each participant's ICECP project and preparations as participants got ready to head to their respective apprenticeship sites. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:44:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/gao092809.html University of Delaware violinist Xiang Gao is a musical ambassador between his native China and his adopted country, using the international language of music to bring people together. "Music is a powerful tool to reach out and bridge cultural differences," Gao said. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:28:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/dasl092809.html On Wednesday, Oct. 7, Delaware will welcome Jim Kelly, an expert in the field of human capital who has an extensive background in education policy and research. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:56:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/book092509.html A celebration of a new University of Delaware Press book about African American art collector Paul Jones brought out friends and colleagues of the book's co-authors, as well as the subject of the book himself. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:44:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/green091609.html University of Delaware faculty, staff and students are invited to volunteer as Green Liaisons for their respective offices, units, departments or student groups. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:14:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/dissertation092509.html The University of Delaware's Office of Graduate and Professional Education is partnering with the Writing Program to offer a Dissertation Boot Camp on Jan. 11-22, 2010, for Ph.D. students who are writing their first dissertation chapters or who have found their writing progress stalled. Applications are due Nov. 1. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:11:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/provost092509.html Janusz Grzelak, professor of psychology at the University of Warsaw in Poland, delivered the inaugural talk in the Provost's Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture Series at the University of Delaware on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:11:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/udnews092509.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:09:46 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/shuttles092509.html Free bus shuttle service to and from Coast Day 2009 is being offered to University of Delaware students, employees, and members of their immediate families. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:08:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/fortherecord092509.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:06:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/freemarket092509.html The University of Delaware invites applications from public and private U.S. colleges, universities, and non-profit organizations for research proposals under the Program of Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Office of Outreach, under 22USC4501-4508, as amended. The deadline for proposals is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, Dec. 6. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:31:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/portal092409.html The University of Delaware has launched a new Environmental Portal, a central Web site that provides future and current students, faculty, staff and the public a chance to connect with the numerous environmentally focused programs offered by UD. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:12:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/axelrod092409.html David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, will appear at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:03:15 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/c4isr092409.html The University of Delaware's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships brought together personnel and resources from across UD to participate in the 2009 C4ISR Joint Symposium and Expo held in Atlantic City, N.J. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:39:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/darwin092409.html Stephen O'Brien, chief of the Laboratory of Genomic Diversity at the National Cancer Institute, will provide a fascinating look at the evolutionary history of mammals in "21st-Century Origins: Retracing Genomic Natural History Across Mammalian Radiations" on Friday, Oct. 2, from 4-5 p.m. in 101 Brown Laboratory. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:39:12 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/flutalk092409.html The College of Health Sciences will present "Seasonal Flu vs. Swine Flu: What You Need to Know" at noon, Monday, Oct. 5, in Multipurpose Room C of the Trabant University Center. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:36:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/rockwood092409.html The University of Delaware Library announces that the Archives of the Rockwood Museum have been received as a gift from New Castle County. At the same time, the Friends of Rockwood, a support group for the Museum, has established the John Sweeney Fellowship in the Library's Special Collections Department to assist in processing the Archives. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:07:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/nelson092409.html Matthew Nelson, student coordinator of the approximately 200 Blue Hen Ambassadors who welcome prospective students and their families to the University of Delaware campus, is focused on public service. A senior majoring in political science with minors in history and legal studies, he has had two unusual opportunities to practice public service and apply what he has learned in the classroom and through his campus job to government internships. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:04:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/buxbaum092409.html Zoey Call, Ashley Martinez and Michelle Kennedy have been named the Jeanne K. Buxbaum Scholarship recipients for the 2009-10 academic year, it was announced recently by Veronica Rempusheski, Jeanne K. Buxbaum Chair of Nursing Science in the University of Delaware's School of Nursing. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:03:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/track092409.html Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:59:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/map092209.html With national concerns about the spread of H1N1 influenza, the top suggestion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to be "wash your hands." Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:57:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/provostseries091009.html Janusz Grzelak, professor of psychology at the University of Warsaw in Poland and an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, will be the inaugural speaker in the Provost's Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture Series at UD this fall. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:17:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/v2g092209.html The University of Delaware was a major player at a Monday, Sept. 21, event that marked the launch of the first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric cars made in Delaware and the signing of Senate Bill 153 by Gov. Jack A. Markell, which rewards owners of V2G technology for plugging in. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:21:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/renaissance092209.html The University of Delaware's Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management (HRIM) has announced that Bill Sullivan, managing director of Marriott's Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware hotel on campus, has been selected its 2009 Renaissance Award winner. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:51:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/kalmbach092209.html University of Delaware alumnus Michael Kalmbach is a mover and shaker when it comes to supporting the arts in Wilmington. As founder and director of the New Wilmington Art Association (NWAA), he is being recognized for his efforts by being selected to receive the 2009 Christi Award for Outstanding Arts Advocacy from the Christina Cultural Arts Center at a ceremony Oct. 22 at the Baby Grand in Wilmington. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:01:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/posters092209.html As part of three days of events leading up to the launch of the Delaware Environmental Institute at the University of Delaware, Thursday, Oct. 22, has been designated Student Environmental Sustainability Day. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:44:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/skaters092209.html Isabella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club finished third in ice dance at the 2009 Junior Grand Prix held Sept. 9-13 in Torun, Poland. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:10:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/stories091809.html University of Delaware students, faculty and staff are invited to submit stories about successful sustainability efforts by individuals, departments or organizations. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:08:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/udrf091809.html Ten UD faculty have won grants from the University of Delaware Research Foundation for research ranging from the development of cutting-edge molecular techniques to thwart the influenza virus, to the design of a novel instrument for high-temperature measurements of surface friction that will aid the development of "extreme" lubricants for aircraft, spacecraft, wind turbines, and other mechanisms operating in challenging, remote environments. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:19:12 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/ipoll091809.html The University of Delaware Library announces the availability of a new database, the Roper Center iPOLL, on the Databases and Indexes to Articles section of the library Web. There is an alternate entry under Roper iPOLL. Clicking on either entry takes users to the Roper Center Web page. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:06:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/podcasts091809.html Teachers in Delaware have new resources at their fingertips, as the University of Delaware's School of Education and the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) have teamed up to create instructional podcasts, helping teachers implement the nation's Response to Intervention initiative in their classrooms. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:01:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/udnews091809.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/coast091809.html The University of Delaware's Coast Day, now in its 33rd year, provides educational, fun, and family-friendly activities related to the ocean and coast. For the second year in a row, organizers have stepped up efforts to minimize the event's environmental impact as well. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:48:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/nowinskilecture091709.html Zhigang Suo, Allen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, has been selected to deliver the 2009 Nowinski Lecture at the University of Delaware on Friday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., in Room 106 of the Composites Manufacturing Science Laboratory. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:56:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/koerte091709.html Mona Koerte, an assistant professor of German Jewish literature at the Center for Research on Anti-Semitism in Berlin, will present a special lecture from 4-5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, in Room 308 Gore Hall. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:23:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/letter091709.html Editor's note: Deputy Provost Havidan Rodriguez sent a letter to all University faculty on Sept. 16, highlighting several important issues for faculty to consider in the event of a major outbreak of H1N1 on UD's campus. The letter is reprinted below. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:51:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/stockpile091709.html UD Mart has a limited stockpile of personal protective equipment and supplies, such as N95 respirators, surgical masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:28:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/nanotechnology091709.html An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Delaware has received a two-year $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering Program. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:21:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/history091709.html John McNeill, professor of history at Georgetown University, will present a talk on the topic "Tumultuous Times: Environmental History Since 1890" at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:39:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/videos091709.html As part of three days of events leading up to the launch of the Delaware Environmental Institute at the University of Delaware, Thursday, Oct. 22, has been designated Student Environmental Sustainability Day. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:16:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/coastday091609.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:45:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/fulbright091609.html The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced that David Pong, professor of history and director of the East Asian Studies Program at the University of Delaware, has received a 2009-10 Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and to serve as a consultant for the reform of the higher education system. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:36:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/ocean060909.html Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, but this nation of more than 17,000 islands is especially susceptible to the effects of climate change, including sea-level rise, increased flooding, and threats to food security and human health. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:15:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/stimulus091609.html University of Delaware researchers have won over $41 million in federal stimulus funds, to date, for leading-edge science, engineering, and technology projects with the potential to create jobs and foster long-term economic growth. The University has received the funds through competitive grants awarded by federal agencies as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), enacted by Congress in February. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:33:59 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/research091609.html The University of Delaware has published a new magazine -- "UD Research" -- showcasing the major initiatives, discoveries, inventions, and scholarship of UD faculty and students and the impacts of the University's growing research enterprise. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:32:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/nursing091609.html The School of Nursing in the University of Delaware's College of Health Sciences has announced a fall research lecture series. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:00:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/survey091609.html The University of Delaware's Chemical Hygiene Committee and the Department of Environmental Health and Safety are encouraging participation in an online survey to help improve the Chemical Hygiene and Laboratory Safety Program. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:54:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/sawyer091609.html John Sawyer, professor of business administration in the Lerner College of Business and Economics, has been appointed associate provost for professional education for a three-year term effective September 2009, it was announced recently by Debra Hess Norris, vice provost for graduate and professional education. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:44:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/karlsson091609.html Anette M. Karlsson has been named chairperson of the University of Delaware's Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2009. She had served as interim chairperson since September 2008. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:41:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/vernon091609.html If you're ready for a truly cosmic experience, you won't want to miss the Vernon Public Lecture Series this fall at the University of Delaware. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:23:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/paws091609.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:14:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/laserbark091509.html An invention by a University of Delaware doctoral student can provide information about the biological and physiological characteristics of trees that will yield valuable information for forest scientists and ecologists. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:04:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/funding091509.html The UD Research Office invites faculty to submit proposals to the annual programs of the General University Research (GUR) fund and the University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF). More information on each program is available here (http://www.udel.edu/research/preparing/funding.html). Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:47:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/townhalls091509.html University of Delaware President Patrick Harker will continue a series of "town hall" meetings in coming weeks, planning presentations to the seven colleges following his earlier meeting with administrative directors. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:42:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/refworks091509.html The University of Delaware Library will present four workshops on "RefWorks", a Web-based research management system provided by the library. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:33:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/h1n1tech091409.html Throughout the summer, the University of Delaware's Communicable Disease Working Group explored how a potential campus outbreak of H1N1 influenza could seriously impact teaching and learning, particularly for classes taught "live" in a classroom. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:34:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/jockeys091409.html In thoroughbred racing, speed is the name of the game. Jockeys have to meet strict weight requirements to participate in races and not impede the speed of their mounts. For example the weight limit for jockeys riding in the Kentucky Derby is 126 pounds. Some other tracks have limits down to even 107 pounds. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:51:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/cobanoglu091409.html Cihan Cobanoglu, University of Delaware associate professor of hospitality information technology and management information systems, received the John Wiley & Sons Award for Innovation in Teaching at the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (I-CHERIE) conference held in San Francisco in August. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:37:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/splane091409.html Kathleen Splane, the Kent County Cooperative Extension educator for family and consumer science, has been named the program leader for University of Delaware Cooperative Extension's Family and Consumer Science Team. In this role, Splane will coordinate family and consumer science programming statewide and serve as a liaison between national and state staff. She also will continue to serve as a Kent County educator. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:27:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/icecp091409.html The University of Delaware is working in cooperation with the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Solidarity department to offer the second edition of the International Coaching Enrichment Certification Program (ICECP). Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:53:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/homestay091409.html The University of Delaware campus is a global community with students from all over the world coming here not only as undergraduate and graduate students but also to attend the University's highly respected English Language Institute (ELI). Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:07:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/international091409.html The University of Delaware is becoming increasingly globalized, and many international students and visiting faculty are part of the UD campus community. In fact, more than one-fifth of the University's 1,338 entering graduate students this semester are from nearly three dozen countries other than the United States. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:00:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/GetReady091409.html The Healthy Delawareans with Disabilities (HDWD) Project in the University's Center for Disabilities Studies is encouraging all Delawareans to participate in Get Ready Day (http://www.getreadyforflu.org/newsite.htm) on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:14:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/udnews091109.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:26:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/fortherecord091109.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:25:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/neuroscience091109.html Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:21:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/xray091109.html A chemical reaction can occur in the blink of an eye. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:08:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/swank091109.html A summer job is a rite of passage for most people, bringing with it that first taste of both adult independence and adult responsibility. For three young men with disabilities, a summer job with the University of Delaware grounds maintenance crew meant exactly the same thing. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:18:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/H1N1info091109.html Two information sessions on H1N1 influenza - one for students and the other for employees -- will be held during October on the Newark campus. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:03:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/coastday091109.html The University of Delaware's 33rd annual Coast Day promises seafood fans, beach lovers, and anyone interested in the wonders of the sea an opportunity to connect with Delaware's marine and coastal resources. The free, family-friendly event will take place Sunday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine, at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes, Del. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/olaya091009.html A University of Delaware senior, Sergio Olaya, was among a group of private citizens invited to sit in the gallery during President Barack Obama's address on health care reform Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, to the Joint Session of Congress. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:36:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/fulbright091009.html University of Delaware faculty and staff who are former Fulbright scholars are needed to serve on a panel to interview UD student Fulbright applicants during the first two weeks of October. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:41:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/education091009.html Arne Duncan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, will deliver the keynote address at a conference on "Vision 2015 and Delaware's Race to the Top," scheduled from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware's Newark campus. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:18:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/osher091009.html The Academy of Lifelong Learning at the University of Delaware has received a grant of $100,000 from The Bernard Osher Foundation, a San Francisco-based philanthropic organization that seeks to improve the quality of life through support for higher education and the arts. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:20:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/biomass091009.html The University of Delaware will receive $400,000 over the next four years to conduct research on the conversion of biomass to fuels through the National Science Foundation's Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:31:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/educause091009.html University of Delaware faculty and staff are being provided a unique opportunity to participate in an interactive Web conference with colleagues on campus and across the country. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2009 Online Fall Focus Session, "Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments," will be held from noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Sept. 24, with the UD event in Room 011 of Smith Hall. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:16:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/multimedia091009.html The University of Delaware Library will present four workshops during the 2009 Fall Semester focused on multimedia programs and resources available at the Student Multimedia Design Center. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:54:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/mortenson090909.html The book "Three Cups of Tea" and the recent University of Delaware visit by its author, Greg Mortenson, will be the topic of presentations at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Thursday, Sept. 10, in Honors residence hall lounges. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:42:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/eakins090909.html "The Paris Letters of Thomas Eakins," edited by William Innes Homer, H. Rodney Sharp Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Delaware, casts new light on the life of the world-renowned American artist from Philadelphia. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:20:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/golinkoff090909.html Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, H. Rodney Sharp Professor in the School of Education, will deliver a University of Delaware Internal Cognitive Science Colloquium talk entitled "How Do Children Learn Words? A View from the Radical Middle" at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 10, in Room 102 of the Center for Composite Materials. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:11:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/films090909.html The University of Delaware Women's Studies Program will sponsor a series on women and gender in international films through the fall semester. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:03:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/web090809.html New on the UD Web highlights new and refreshed pages on the University of Delaware Web site. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:00:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/academy090809.html "I'm surprised he doesn't sleep with the latest issue of "Lego" magazine in his bed," says Zach's mother. Zach, a rising fifth grader, loved the Lego robotics at Legoland in Carlsbad, Calif. When he heard about the New Arc Academy, a summer day camp at the University of Delaware where the campers build and program Lego robots, he was, as they say, all over it. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:45:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/rice090809.html Plants that live in the soil don't live alone -- a mere teaspoon of soil teems with an estimated billion microscopic organisms. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:28:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/nscs090809.html The University of Delaware's chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) will induct new members during a ceremony at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Multipurpose Rooms of the Trabant University Center. Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:24:58 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/resources090409.html The University of Delaware Library has created an online "H1N1 Information Guide," (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/hesc/resguide/h1n1.htm) which gathers a variety of resources focusing on H1N1 influenza. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 15:25:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/H1N1tips090409.html A potential outbreak of H1N1 influenza on the campus could have serious impacts in the classroom. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:17:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/alzheimers090409.html Kristine Williams, associate professor of nursing at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), will deliver a guest lecture to the University of Delaware community on the influence of communication on older adults with dementia as part of UD's Cross College Cluster in Aging Initiative (CCCAI). The talk will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:14:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/mortenson090409.html When Greg Mortenson, author of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," wandered into the village of Korphe in Pakistan in 1993, at the end of a failed attempt to reach the summit of K2, the world's second highest mountain, he had no idea how much his future would be intertwined with the villagers who offered him rest and shelter. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:54:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/budget090409.html The University of Delaware's Budget Office now reports to Vice President for Administration J.J. Davis, it was announced today by Executive Vice President Scott Douglass. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:39:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/udnews090409.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:37:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/graduate090209.html University of Delaware President Patrick Harker invited the institution's newest graduate students to be part of a University committed to finding solutions to important issues at home and abroad. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:37:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/haiti090209.html "My first trip to Haiti was to deliver soccer equipment I had collected as an Eagle Scout project in my hometown of Ramsey, N.J. A family friend had told me how the Haitian children played soccer with a rock or coconut, so when I brought balls, jerseys and other equipment to a village, the children were thrilled, and I felt I had achieved something," said Matt Watters, a junior at the University of Delaware. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:05:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/bams090209.html The University of Delaware's Black American Studies Program has announced its fall 2009 Brown Bag Series, which will open Monday, Sept. 14. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:54:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/newark090209.html A presentation on "Newark Multimedia Mapping Project: Discovery Learning and Community Building" will be held at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11, in Room 127 Memorial Hall. Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:42:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/materialculture090109.html A Material Culture Studies fall colloquium series, "Interpreting Objects," will meet weekly from 1:25 to 2:15 p.m., Wednesdays, in Room 326B Alison Hall. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 13:31:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/computing090109.html Five University of Delaware faculty members have received a $1,064,500 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on multiscale modeling of turbulent clouds on petascale computers. Two scientists from a collaborating institution, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will receive a separate award of $300,000 for the same project. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:04:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/convocation090109.html The 3,800 members of the Class of 2013 were welcomed to the University of Delaware in ways both formal and fun during New Student Convocation, held Monday, Aug. 31, at the Bob Carpenter Center. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:10:17 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/restaurant090109.html The University of Delaware has announced a new Restaurant Affiliates Program, through which UD faculty and staff can find dining alternatives for business meals at Newark restaurants. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:23:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/sep/ironhill090109.html The University of Delaware Library Special Collections Department has acquired the Iron Hill Oral History Collection, a gift from the Delaware Academy of Science Iron Hill Museum. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 08:39:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/powell082709.html Former Secretary of State and Gen. Colin Powell will give a public lecture on the University of Delaware's Newark campus on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:16:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/nasa082709.html Tommi Barrett-Greenly has always been fascinated by space exploration. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:44:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/graduate082709.html The University of Delaware will hold Graduate Student Convocation and a reception at 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept 1, in Mitchell Hall. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:18:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/recycle082709.html Sustainability at the University of Delaware is getting simpler with the implementation Sept. 1 of campus-wide Single Stream Recycling by the Facilities Department. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:08:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/dean082609.html The University of Delaware has launched a national search for a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, it was announced Wednesday by Provost Tom Apple. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:33:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/composites082609.html Tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering at the University of Delaware, presented one of three plenary lectures at the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-17), held from July 27-31, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Chou's talk addressed advances in the science and technology of carbon nanotube composites. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:12:28 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/convocation082609.html New Student Convocation, the opening event of the 2009-2010 academic year, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 31, at the Bob Carpenter Center in the University of Delaware's athletic complex off South College Avenue. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:56:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/arista082509.html This summer I am participating in an internship in archaeological conservation at the site of Kaman-Kalehoyuk in Kaman, Turkey. The excavation is run by the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan under the direction of Dr. Sachihiro Omura. The conservation, analytical, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany and osteology labs are housed in the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, nearby the site. The site is a mound, or hoy�k, that has been inhabited by many groups that have occupied central ancient Anatolia (Hittites, Phrygians) starting around the third millennium BCE, during the Early Bronze Age. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:27:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/hope082509.html Ryan Curran, a University of Delaware student, recently bicycled across the United States to raise funds for and awareness about persons with disabilities. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:16:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/sbdc082509.html The Delaware Small Business Development Center will host a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) training event on Thursday, Oct. 1, at Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:54:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/fortherecord082409.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:14:07 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/workshops082409.html The University of Delaware Library will present workshops during the 2009 Fall Semester focusing on video and film resources and services related to classroom instructional support and research. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:57:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/unesco082409.html Emily R Helmeid, a 2007 University of Delaware graduate, addressed the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris last month. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:47:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/executive082009.html Bruce Hammonds (http://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/index.php?s=43&item=6827), former CEO of Bank of America, John Cochran (http://www.udel.edu/vp-sec/bio_officers.html), vice chairman of the University of Delaware's Board of Trustees and former CEO of MBNA America Bank, and Ken Boehl, former senior executive at MBNA, will present "The MBNA Story," the inaugural event in the Senior Executive Speaker Series, at 8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, in 105 Arsht Hall, 2600 Pennsylvania Ave., on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:16:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/china082009.html For farmers, agricultural researchers and policymakers in China, the challenge of the 21st century is to find ways to continue increasing the nation's food production to meet the demands of a growing population, while taking step to protect the environment. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:51:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/garden082009.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:49:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/wyeth082009.html A team of scientists that included Jennifer Mass, senior scientist at Winterthur Museum and Gardens and adjunct assistant professor of art conservation at the University of Delaware, have reported use of a new X-ray imaging technique to reveal for the first time in a century unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by famed American illustrator N.C. Wyeth. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:05:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/ranking082009.html The University of Delaware is ranked 28th among the nation's top public universities in the 2010 edition of America's Best College by U.S. News Media Group. Last year, UD was ranked 30th in this category. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:03:59 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/solar081909.html Eight undergraduates participated in the third annual Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) in sustainable energy from solar hydrogen at the University of Delaware this year. SURE is one facet of a comprehensive interdisciplinary effort funded by the National Science Foundation through its Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:59:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/flowers081909.html Flowers and books were often linked in American literature throughout the 19th century, and a University of Delaware graduate student in English, Alison Klaum, is researching their use and role. Her dissertation is entitled "Pressing Flowers: Remembrance, Identity and Floral Culture in Late 18th and Early 19th Century America." Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:57:07 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/defcon081809.html A research group led by Fouad Kiamilev, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware, recently gave several presentations at DEFCON 17. The world's largest annual security conference, DEFCON attracts attendees from industry, government, and academia. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:51:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/video081809.html Delaware high school students are invited to share their thoughts on climate change by entering the 2009 Coast Day Video Contest. The contest, which is a new event for Coast Day, is open to any high school student in Delaware who is enrolled in 9th through 12th grade as of the 2009-10 academic year. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 11. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:01:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/service081809.html For the service learning scholars at the University of Delaware, classroom learning met community service this summer, and on Friday, Aug. 14, the students shared their findings and insights with community partners, faculty sponsors, parents, and friends at the Service Learning Scholars Symposium in the Trabant University Center. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:31:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/mcnair081709.html Family and friends of the 2009 McNair Scholars gathered in Clayton Hall on Thursday, Aug. 13, to celebrate the accomplishments of McNair Scholars, both past and present. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:49:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/bhutan081709.html Art conservation knows no borders, but coming from the Himalayas to the University of Delaware was a long journey for Utsha Gurung, an art conservator in Bhutan, a country lying between China and India. It was a special challenge since she had to leave her family, including her 18-month-old daughter, behind. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:46:58 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/named081109.html Three faculty in the University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences have been appointed to named professorships, effective Sept. 1. Patricia DeLeon has been appointed Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Joyce Hill Stoner has been named Edward R. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor in Material Culture, and Susan Strasser is the new Richards Chair of American History. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:24:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/car081109.html Filmmaker Chris Paine told an audience of more than 150 people at the University of Delaware on Sunday that electric cars are back from the dead, and this time they're here to stay. Writer and director of the 2006 documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?," Paine is now working on a sequel, "Revenge of the Electric Car," which will be released in 2011. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:34:14 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/EAA081109.html Rigorous. Demanding. Intense. Awesome. These are typical comments from participants in the 2009 University of Delaware Graduate Preparatory Summer Residential Program, who finished their four-week summer stint on the UD campus feeling better prepared not only for graduate school but for life. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:28:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/certificate081109.html "People are our greatest asset" is a much-quoted sentiment of CEO Ken Chenault, known for the structured leadership development systems he implemented at American Express. It's a principle garnering more than just lip-service in today's human resources field, which is being reshaped by the concepts of human capital management. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:21:17 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/nehseminar081009.html This summer, the National Endowment for the Humanities supported a seminar on "The Decadent 1890s: English Literary Culture and the Fin de Si�cle," and two special guests came from the University of Delaware. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:49:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/shark081009.html Delaware Bay serves as one of the most important shark nursery areas in the United States. Regular visitors to the bay include sandbar, smooth dogfish, and sand tiger sharks. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:37:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/math081009.html Some 50 mathematicians from across the country and around the world gathered at the University of Delaware from Aug. 7-9 for a conference held in honor of the 75th birthday of George C. Hsiao, the Carl Rees Professor of Mathematics at UD. Hsaio is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to the analysis of boundary integral equations (BIEs). Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:38:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/conference081009.html The University of Delaware's annual conference for graduate teaching assistants (TAs) is being held Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 24-26, at the Trabant University Center and Gore Hall, starting with a buffet luncheon with seating by disciplines. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:14:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/farber080509.html David Farber, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Delaware through the 1970s and 1980s, is part of a team selected to receive the 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award from the Internet Society. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:16:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/service080409.html The fifth annual University of Delaware Service-Learning Scholars Symposium will be held on Friday, Aug. 14, and will showcase the projects of 17 UD summer service-learning scholars. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:58:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/cis080409.html The University of Delaware's Department of Computer and Information Sciences will hold its third Computer Science Research Day from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:40:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/fiber080409.html The latest issue of FIBER, the online journal for the global fashion and apparel industry produced by the University of Delaware, focuses on India, a country where ancient artisanal textile production methods and traditional styles coexist with modern manufacturing and gleaming malls filled with Western fashions. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:15:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/dasl080409.html Best known for providing professional development for educators throughout Delaware, the Delaware Academy for School Leadership (DASL) also serves educators on the West Indies island of Tobago. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:01:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/muskie080409.html In a July 30 gathering, Wilmington Mayor James Baker met for nearly two hours with 13 scholars from eight Eurasian countries who spent four weeks sharpening their English skills at the University of Delaware's English Language Institute in preparation for graduate studies at several U.S. universities. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:53:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/alphabet080309.html The University of Delaware Library announces that "ABC: An Alphabet Exhibition" will be on view in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library from Monday, Aug. 24, through Friday, Dec. 18. Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:33:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/mobility080309.html What happens when a toddler or preschooler who is immobile due to physical disabilities suddenly gains mobility through the use of a robot-assisted power chair? Will other children and adults treat him differently now that he is mobile? Will he become more assertive? More vocal? More interactive? Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:07:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/aug/cfp080309.html An information session will be held Wednesday, Aug. 19, for the University of Delaware's certificate in financial planning. The information session will take place in 125 Alfred Lerner Hall on the University's Newark Campus at 6:30 p.m. Mon, 3 Aug 2009 11:37:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/drill073109.html What would happen if a train derailed in Newark? What if the train was carrying toxic chemicals? And everyone within a mile radius needed to evacuate? Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:39:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/cyber073109.html The University of Delaware and Wilmington University have been selected to jointly host a cyber camp for high school students and college undergraduates next summer. The cyber camp is part of the new U.S. Cyber Challenge, designed to identify and nurture America's top young people destined for careers in cyber security. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:01:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/lists073109.html A list of students who made UD's Dean's List for the 2009 spring semester is now posted online. (www.pr.udel.edu/fmi/xsl/deanslist/index.xsl). Named to the Dean's List are full-time students with grade point averages of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester, with no temporary grades as of June 16. The list is searchable by last name, ZIP code, college and major. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:21:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/ccm073109.html The Center for Composite Materials at the University of Delaware will hold its annual summer research symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13. The event will be held in Room 106 of the Composites Manufacturing Science Laboratory on Academy Street. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:59:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/udnews073109.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:18:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/anderson073009.html The Education Resource Center at the University of Delaware will be hosting an appearance by award-winning children's author M.T. Anderson, whose upcoming book features Delaware like you have never imagined, on Monday, Sept. 14, at 4:30 p.m. in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:37:58 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/leaders072909.html Leaders in the developmental disabilities field met at the University of Delaware this summer to help assure the quality and commitment of the next generation of leaders for organizations serving people with developmental disabilities. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:22:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/economics072909.html The 2008 global financial crisis has generated more interest in studying economics among high school students throughout the U.S. and around the world, according to teachers studying for the University of Delaware master's degree in economics and entrepreneurship for educators, a program designed to strengthen the economic and entrepreneurial content of instruction at the primary and secondary school level. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:21:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/derdc072809.html Joan Buttram, director, and Jonathon Rubright, graduate research assistant, of the Delaware Education Research and Development Center (DERDC) presented findings of their study, "Policies and Practices of Successful Delaware High Schools," at the July 16 meeting of the Delaware State Board of Education at the Townsend Building in Dover, Del. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:10:15 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/skaters072809.html Each summer for the past five years, the University of Delaware has become the home away from home for groups of ice skaters from Italy, whose own ice facilities are closed for the season. The latest group is from Milan, and is led by figure skating coaches Franca Bianconi and Rosanna Murante. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:15 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/colleges072809.html The University of Delaware has been named one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2010 edition of The Princeton Review guidebook "The Best 371 Colleges," published this week. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:12:10 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/symposium072809.html A special symposium celebrating the distinguished career and accomplishments of T.W. Fraser Russell, Allan P. Colburn Professor of Chemical Engineering, will be held Monday, Aug. 24, in Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus in Newark. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:07:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/electriccar072809.html In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline. Ten years later, these futuristic cars were almost all gone. What happened? Why should we be haunted by the ghost of the electric car? Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:48:18 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/messenger072809.html The summer edition of the University of Delaware Messenger magazine, featuring news from the campus-including research, athletics and a recap of Forum & Reunion Weekend festivities-and profiles of alumni, is available online at the newly redesigned Web site, www.udel.edu/udmessenger. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:40:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/tidecamp072709.html Connor Armstrong applied to TIDE Camp, held July 6-18, because he wanted to get an in-depth look at Delaware Bay. By the end of the two-week camp, the high schooler said that's definitely what he got. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:48:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/gamesa072709.html The University of Delaware and Gamesa Corporaci�n Tecnol�gica have signed an agreement that could facilitate the installation of a utility-scale 2.0MW Gamesa wind turbine at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes next year. The agreement was reached in a memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of UD and Gamesa, with a final accord anticipated in September. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:31:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/inview072709.html The 17th annual Undergraduate Research Program's Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences In View, which is set for Monday, Aug. 10, and Tuesday, Aug. 11, will showcase the research and creative work of 56 University of Delaware summer undergraduate research scholars from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education and Public Policy. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:25:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/ceoedocents072709.html On a muggy summer morning at the University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes, about 25 visitors gather in the lobby of Cannon Lab, the campus' main building. Though dressed in summer attire -- shorts, tees, flip-flops, and sunglasses -- the group isn't assembling for a trip to cool off at the beach. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:23:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/science072409.html Approximately 65 youths between the ages of eight and 17 took part in the Delaware 4-H Science Day on May 30. The students were able to expand their scientific horizons by learning to build Mars Rovers, looking at mystery soils, and looking at the sun through a telescope with a solar filter. At the end of the day, students also built and launched bottle rockets. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:30:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/udnews072409.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:02:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/kaufman072409.html The University of Delaware Library has acquired the papers of poet, memoirist, novelist, and painter Alan Kaufman who is associated with the Spoken Word movement and the exploration of Jewish identity through contemporary alternative culture. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:32:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/luther072409.html George Luther, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography at the University of Delaware, had the highest percent increase in total citations in the field of geosciences between 1998 and 2008, according to an analysis of citation data completed by "Essential Science Indicators" (ESI). Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:26:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/zerotolerance072409.html A policy brief written by a former University of Delaware graduate research assistant at the Delaware Education Research and Development Center (DERDC) has become hot literature in the Delaware House of Representatives. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:15:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/coastalnews072409.html The Delaware Sea Grant College Program and the "Cape Gazette" newspaper are partnering to bring coastal news to southern Delaware. Each month this summer, "Cape Gazette" is publishing info graphics -- easy-to-read, eye-catching informational graphics on a variety of coastal topics produced by Delaware Sea Grant. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:09:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/drcreu072309.html Fifteen graduate and undergraduate students from 10 institutions in the United States, India, and Sweden are participating in the fifth National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of Delaware. The program is hosted by UD's Disaster Research Center (DRC), the first social science research center in the world devoted to the study of disasters. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:38:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/institute072309.html Seven University of Delaware doctoral students from six disciplines participated in a new pilot program titled Putting Your Ph.D. to Work: Academic Career Preparation Summer Institute, co-sponsored by UD's Office of Graduate and Professional Education, the Center for Teaching Effectiveness and Career Services. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:33:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/lehm072209.html Stephan Lehm, who earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the University of Delaware in 1972, has been named 2009 Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Delaware Section. Lehm is president of VanDemark & Lynch, Inc., a consulting civil engineering, land planning, and surveying firm serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:41:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/atsea072209.html Sign up to receive At Sea, the e-newsletter of the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) and the Delaware Sea Grant College Program. The July issue debuts July 22, and it is full of stories highlighting the work of researchers, staff, and students in Delaware and around the world. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:16:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/udsled072209.html A new social network, UDSLED (University of Delaware Second Life EDucators), has been established on the social networking site, Ning. UDSLED is for everyone who has an interest in Second Life as an educational tool at UD and allows members to post comments, videos and photos. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:58:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/awards072209.html Patricia DeLeon, professor of biological sciences and member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Delaware, and two graduates, Jo Anne Deshon and Karen Fredricks, will be honored by President Barack Obama for excellence in science, math and engineering teaching and mentoring. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:47:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/facilities072109.html Robert Stozek will retire as associate vice president for facilities effective Aug. 1 and Victor Costa will be named interim associate vice president, it was announced today by Scott Douglass, executive vice president. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/duggalaward072109.html Astrophysicist Stefan Funk, assistant professor of physics at Stanford University, is the recipient of the 2009 Shakti P. Duggal Award. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:00:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/aberdeen072009.html The University of Delaware has launched a new Web site concerning its partnership with the U.S. Army. The site was developed through UD's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:46:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/dozier072009.html Children who live in orphanages or other institutions before international adoption often have problems paying attention, maintaining self control and developing bonds of trust with their new families, all of which require intervention in order to avoid major behavioral problems as they grow up, according to Mary Dozier, Amy E. du Pont Chair of Child Development at the University of Delaware. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:43:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/delegation072009.html The path to job creation is through leading-edge science, according to Delaware's Congressional delegation, which announced $1.2 million in federal funding to the University of Delaware on Monday, July 20, at a press conference at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:59:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/green072009.html As a plant science major at the University of Delaware, Marcie Smith is accustomed to studying plant cells under a microscope. But this summer, she's taking a macro view of plant life, as she works to develop an issues book about "green infrastructure" in Sussex County. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:40:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/citation071009.html The University of Delaware Office of Alumni Relations is seeking nominees for the Presidential Citation for Outstanding Achievement. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:51:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/udnews071709.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:16:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/sakaifellow071709.html Mathieu Plourde, project leader in IT-Client Support and Services at the University of Delaware, has been named a 2009 Sakai Fellow. He was one of only six people worldwide selected for the honor. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:03:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/cbi071709.html Some 40 faculty, staff, and graduate students gathered in Brown Laboratory on July 13 to celebrate the University of Delaware's fourth consecutive grant from the Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) Predoctoral Training Program, funded by the National Institutes of General Medicine. The current award totals $1.3 million over five years. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:17:12 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/lewis071609.html Among the many momentous decisions that were made at the conclusion of the 145th session of the Delaware General Assembly, one was a "no-brainer." Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:48:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/grid071509.html The University of Delaware's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric car will travel to Atlantic City, N.J., for the unveiling of one of three electric car charging stations by the Atlantic County Utilities Authority at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 16. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:51:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/energyreu071509.html A grant from the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program is enabling 11 students from institutions throughout the country to spend the summer at the University of Delaware investigating energy-related issues. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:30:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/drivers071409.html At the request of the American Automobile Association (AAA) national office in Washington, D.C., Julia O'Hanlon, assistant policy scientist at the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), made a presentation based on research on older drivers in Delaware. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:57:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/policy071409.html More than 300 Delaware educators joined together to discuss "Developing Human Capital at the Building Level" during the seventh annual education Policy and Practice Institute held June 24 in Dover. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:52:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/democracy071409.html The 11th annual Democracy Project Summer Institute for Teachers offers teachers a unique opportunity to engage with state and national leaders, and the first session was held last month with the second planned for mid-August. The program is sponsored by the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA) and the Delaware Department of State, with support from the Delaware Heritage Commission. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:38:38 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/pecase071409.html Thomas H. Epps, assistant professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Chemical Engineering, has been selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:09:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/mcneil071409.html Sue McNeil, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, recently served on an ad hoc committee of experts appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) to identify and frame fundamental challenges in moving toward critical infrastructure systems that are physically, economically, and environmentally sustainable. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:03:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/garden071409.html As Sara Sabt worked in the University of Delaware's Garden for the Community, helping to raise food for families in need, she was thinking about how much her mother enjoys tending her own plants back home -- some 6,500 miles away in the Middle East. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:52:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/aspire071309.html The ASPIRE program at the University of Delaware, directed by Melva Ware, a program director in the Delaware Center for Teacher Education, has developed component activities that are designed to encourage Delaware high school students to prepare to join the UD campus community. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:15:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/vpcounsel071309.html Lawrence White has been named vice president and general counsel for the University of Delaware, it was announced Monday by UD President Patrick Harker. White's appointment is effective July 13. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:52:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/udnews071009.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:50:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/neeswood071009.html Greg Black, a master's candidate in civil engineering at the University of Delaware, has spent the past two years studying seismic effects on woodframe buildings via computer models. On July 14, he will witness what is almost the real thing when a seven-story, 40- by 60-foot condominium building weighing almost a million pounds will be tested at the Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center in Miki City, Japan. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:39:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/tothsurvey071009.html Legislators in six European countries believe that the current worldwide economic downturn will last for roughly 20 more months, according to a recent survey conducted by Tibor T�th, an assistant policy scientist at the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research (CADSR) at the University of Delaware. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:21:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/provost070909.html UD Provost Tom Apple has announced three changes in the organization of the Office of the Provost. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:48:46 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/calendar070909.html The University Registrar's Web site now includes links to a revised academic calendar for 2009-2010, as well as the preliminary academic calendar for 2010-2011. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:03:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/letter070909.html July 9 2009 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:27:46 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/irbnet070909.html University of Delaware policy and federal law (45 CFR 46) require that all research involving living human subjects be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:00:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/wind070909.html There has been a lot of talk about green energy and the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) is taking steps to make a land-based wind turbine on its Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes, Del., a reality. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:26:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/interns070909.html The annual summer intern program at the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) is under way. Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:14:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/newsletter070809.html The Joint Institute for Coastal Research and Management (Joint-CRM), a partnership between the University of Delaware and China's Xiamen University, celebrates its first year with the release of an anniversary newsletter, which can be downloaded from the Joint-CRM Web site. (www.joint-crm.org). Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:19:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/gradtuition070809.html In order to achieve consistency in graduate tuition rates across programs and colleges at the University of Delaware, UD is implementing market-based tuition rates for all graduate students. This policy change, eliminating residency qualifications for calculating graduate tuition rates, was approved by the University's Board of Trustees in May and will be implemented beginning with the fall semester in the 2009-10 academic year. Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/tuition070809.html Tuition for in-state undergraduate students at the University of Delaware will rise by $760 for the 2009-10 academic year - bringing the annual in-state tuition cost to $8,540. Undergraduate students from outside Delaware will pay $1,980 more in annual tuition. Their tuition next year will be $22,240. Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:42:14 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/shipemissions070809.html A new study from the University of Delaware and Rochester Institute of Technology found that placing no controls on ships' sulfur emissions would result in approximately 87,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2012 alone. This number is an update on the estimate from a widely reported 2007 ship mortality study by the same research team, which estimated that shipping-related particulate matter emissions are responsible for approximately 60,000 cardiopulmonary and lung cancer deaths annually. Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:42:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/summer070709.html Ten undergraduate students from schools across the country have joined the Nature InSpired Engineering (NISE) program at the University of Delaware this summer through a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The rising juniors and seniors will join a group of regional math and science teachers who are participating in the related NISE Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program, which was launched at UD in 2008. Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:22:09 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/ratledge070709.html Nominations are now being sought for the Ratledge Family Award for Delaware Public Service, which recognizes the contributions of members of the University of Delaware community to the well-being of all Delawareans. Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:53:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/training070609.html The Research Office will host a semiannual campuswide training session at Clayton Hall on Monday, July 20. The offerings include the following topics and are open to faculty and administrators: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:52:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/humboldt070609.html Thomas K. Gaisser, UD's Martin A. Pomerantz Chair of Physics and Astronomy, has received Germany's Humboldt Research Award in recognition of lifetime achievements in research. Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:28:49 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/diabetes070209.html Researchers from the University of Delaware and Christiana Care Health System are conducting a study for individuals with diabetes age 18 years and older. The research will test the effectiveness of a medication to improve nerve function. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:40:33 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/workshop070209.html The National Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the NIH Office of Extramural Research, will present a "Workshop on Efficient Management and Utilization of Core Facilities" on July 14-15 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. The workshop also will be available as a videocast online. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:34:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/fortherecord070209.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:03:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/ahsi070209.html Since their arrival at the University of Delaware on Sunday, June 7, students in the Arts And Humanities Summer Institute (ASHI) have been busy getting to know each other and learning about some of the unique graduate degree programs UD offers. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:22:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/provost070209.html The following article by Provost Tom Apple appeared in the Wilmington News Journal on July 1, 2009. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:41:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/targett070109.html Nancy Targett has been a member of the University of Delaware faculty since 1984. In 2006, she became dean of the College of Marine Studies, which, with the addition of the Department of Geology, became the College of Marine and Earth Studies (CMES) that same year. Effective July 1, CMES becomes the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) (HYPERLINK: http://www.ceoe.udel.edu), which Targett will oversee. During a recent interview, she discussed the new college. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:25:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/ceoe070109.html Effective July 1, the University of Delaware College of Marine and Earth Studies becomes the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) (HYPERLINK: http://www.ceoe.udel.edu). The change results from the alignment of UD's Department of Geography with the College of Marine and Earth Studies. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:51:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jul/colleges070109.html As of July 1, the new names College of Education and Public Policy and College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment officially take effect. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:41:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/onboarding063009.html A new Web site and new online forms have been developed to welcome new employees and smooth their transition to the University community, a process known as "onboarding." Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:18:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/able063009.html You might call it "math meets science," but the quantitative biology major offered at the University of Delaware actually represents a curricular innovation employing problem-based learning and a multidisciplinary collaboration. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:01:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/lms063009.html The University of Delaware's Learning Management System (LMS) Committee held its summer retreat June 16 at the Marriott Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware hotel on campus. The theme of the retreat was "Using Sakai to Engage Learners." Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:58:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/obesity063009.html The preschoolers at the University of Delaware's Early Learning Center (ELC) and the first- through eighth-graders in The College School (TCS) are contributing to the development of new knowledge that may help to solve the growing problem of childhood obesity in America. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:44:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/epscor063009.html The Delaware Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant program dedicated to improving Delaware's environment and economy through research and education, held its annual meeting on June 10 at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:31:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/dodgrant063009.html Two professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware have received a four-year $1.84 million grant from the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) to develop mathematical models that will enable accurate prediction of the fate and transport of munitions constituents in soil. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:02:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/scholarships063009.html Effective June 24, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is part of the Office of the Vice President for Finance, reporting to Assistant Vice President Mona Adams. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:03:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/ccm062909.html Early in June, almost 50 undergraduate students arrived at the University of Delaware's Center for Composite Materials (CCM), ready to spend the summer gaining valuable hands-on experience in the center's state-of-the-art composites fabrication, characterization, and testing facilities. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:36:14 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/searle062909.html The University of Delaware has become one of the 147 institutions eligible to nominate young faculty for the Searle Scholars Program, which makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:31:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/quillwork062909.html "It was a case of a chemist looking for a project and a project looking for a chemist," said Christina Cole, a University of Delaware doctoral student in preservation studies, whose research involves analyzing the dyes used in highly decorative and colorful quillwork by Native Americans. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:39:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/education062909.html Deborah Bieler's Spring 2009 course on Women and Educational Reform was not just about doing the reading and writing papers; it also was about leaving their own imprint on local schools through hands-on team projects. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:33:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/deepsea062909.html Three University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) students, one former student, and Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Oceanography George Luther recently completed a research cruise to the South Pacific, returning with a greater understanding of the relationships between the chemistry of deep sea hydrothermal vents and the organisms living there. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:53:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/sfikeynote062609.html What are the implications of social networking to education? How can educators use social networks to engage the new generation of "public" students? The University of Delaware Summer Faculty Institute's keynote session, "Harnessing the Power of Social Networks in Teaching and Learning," presented by Alec Couros of the University of Regina in Canada, provided some answers. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:13:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/newonweb062609.html The University of Delaware airship is featured in a new site on the UD Web. (http://sde.geog.udel.edu/rpa/index.html) The site features background information on the remotely piloted airship, which will be used as an environmental research and monitoring platform. The airship was funded by Rachel Ledbetter, a UD alumna, and dedicated in memory of her grandfather, Thomas Tustin Cloward. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:01:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/sciencefriday062609.html The University of Delaware's Richard Wool, professor of chemical engineering, will be a guest of host Ira Flatow on National Public Radio's "Science Friday" program on Friday, June 26. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:57:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/udnews062609.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/medal062509.html Longtime University of Delaware Director of Athletics Edgar N. Johnson, who will retire at the end of this month, received the prestigious UD Medal of Distinction as part of his retirement ceremony Wednesday, June 25 night at the Bob Carpenter Center. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:47:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/partners062509.html From 1620 to the beginning of the 19th century, persons with disabilities were kept at home by their families; and from 1800-1880 they were either institutionalized or at home, but still not out and about in society. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:21:04 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/elchonor062509.html At the fifth anniversary celebration of the University of Delaware's Early Learning Center on Tuesday, June 16, the center and its director, Peg Bradley, and associate director, Beth Inter, received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award. The award is given to recognize employers who support a strong National Guard and Reserve force. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:19:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/eli062509.html Baerbel Schumacher, program coordinator, and Deborah Detzel, assistant director of the University of Delaware's English Language Institute recently returned from teacher training conferences held near Cairo, Egypt; Amman, Jordan, and Rabat, Morocco. The three in-country conferences successfully concluded a five-year comprehensive teacher training initiative referred to as Partnership for Teaching (P4T). Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:25:13 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/feathers062309.html Scientists at the University of Delaware say they have developed a new hydrogen storage method -- carbonized chicken feather fibers -- that can hold vast amounts of hydrogen, a promising but difficult to corral fuel source, and do it at a far lower cost than other hydrogen storage systems under consideration. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:14:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/chairs062309.html Former University of Delaware professor of interior design Jeanne S. Rymer literally chaired an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For many years, Rymer's passion was collecting modern chairs. She had them throughout her house and established a small museum in the lower level of her home, which was open to the public by appointment and attracted many visitors, including her UD students. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:38:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/canr062309.html In its inaugural year, the Summer Institute in the agriculture and natural resource sciences sponsored by the University of Delaware's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hosting six undergraduate students. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:02:33 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/fortherecord061909.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:31:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/reporter061909.html Delaware's coastal resources -- treasures such as world-class beaches and communities rich with maritime heritage -- face challenges from climate change and growth. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:53:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/udnews061909.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:51:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/recovery061909.html The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), also known as the federal stimulus package, was signed into law earlier this year and the University of Delaware launched a Web site to provide UD researchers with information and links to government Web sites and their grant and funding requirements. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:43:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/economics061809.html Five graduate students in the Department of Economics of the University of Delaware's Lerner College of Business and Economics were honored on Thursday, June 11, for special achievement. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:08:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/lewestours061809.html For anyone who's intrigued by the ocean or interested in a marine science career, a free tour of the University of Delaware's marine research complex in Lewes, Del., is the perfect summer activity. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:53:21 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/nfpwawards061809.html University of Delaware communications professionals in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment's Marine Public Education Office and the Office of Communications and Marketing won four first place awards -- and 12 awards overall -- in the 2009 communications contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:17:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/china061709.html The U.S. Department of State has selected the University of Delaware to host the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Summer Institute in Shanghai, China. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:15:32 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/kolos061509.html Through a grant from the Department of Defense University Research Instrumentation Program, a University of Delaware research group led by Krzysztof Szalewicz, professor of physics and astronomy, has acquired a new Dell teraflop supercomputer cluster that they have named "kolos." Prof. Szalewicz answers some questions for UDaily about this powerful new research tool. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:18:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/fiber061109.html What does it mean for a clothing or footwear company to be environmentally sustainable? What specific policies can apparel retailers and brands implement, and how does pursuing environmental sustainability impact a company's bottom line? Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:59 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/jun/superweed060309.html Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a new reason why the tall, tasseled reed Phragmites australis is one of the most invasive plants in the United States. Wed, 3 Jun 2009 11:07:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/workshops052709.html The University of Delaware Library is presenting two workshops on research funding during the 2009 summer sessions. Wed, 27 May 2009 10:04:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/leadership052609.html The first University of Delaware Leadership Award, honoring an exceptional leadership major who has exhibited great promise and service to the community, has been presented to sophomore Gillian Looney. Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/institute052609.html One of the hallmarks of successful curators and scholars is sharing their research, interest and enthusiasm about their specialty with the public. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:55:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/suapp052609.html Graduate students in the University of Delaware's School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy (SUAPP) have produced the first volume of New Visions for Public Affairs, an online journal that features exceptional student writing and professional-level research. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:51:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/colombia052609.html A team of faculty members from the University of Delaware College of Engineering recently spent several days in Bogota, Colombia, where they met with presidents, deans, and department heads to forge new collaborations with their institutions. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:08:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/interlibrary052609.html The University of Delaware Library announces that its Interlibrary Loan service has sent materials to 49 states during the 2008-2009 academic year, with North Dakota the only state not sent any loans or articles. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:00:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/documentary052209.html A documentary prepared by UD students about the history of the Chrysler Corp. plant in Newark may now be viewed online. (www/udel.edu/global/documentary/leftbehind) Fri, 22 May 2009 12:05:01 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/udnews052209.html UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Fri, 22 May 2009 12:02:52 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/udewb052209.html The University of Delaware chapter of Engineers Without Borders (UD-EWB) has been awarded a prestigious Outstanding Commitment Award from the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The award carries with it a $10,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation to assist with UD-EWB's solar water pumping project in a rural village in Cameroon. Fri, 22 May 2009 11:59:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/photo052209.html Alyssa Crawford, a senior completing her bachelor's degree in fine arts at the University of Delaware, has received a second place prize in the first-ever Society of Publications Designers' student photo competition for a photo she took of an iceberg in Antarctica while on a UD study abroad trip during Winter Session 2008. Fri, 22 May 2009 08:55:48 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/foodsafety052209.html In many countries worldwide, the consumption of seed sprouts has increased in recent decades with the shift of consumer preference towards more healthful food options. Since consumers insist on eating their sprouts raw, scientists must find an alternative method to inactivate bacteria that might contaminate them. Fri, 22 May 2009 08:52:39 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/balloon052109.html University of Delaware researchers in Sweden have launched a giant balloon taller than a football field that is now flying at the edge of space to collect data on cosmic rays -- the most super-charged particles in the universe. You can follow the flight's path at http://www.csbf.nasa.gov/sweden/sweden.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 14:06:37 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/funding052109.html The University of Delaware Research Office (http://www.udel.edu/research) announces the following new limited submission funding opportunity. Detailed information and the four-step procedure for submitting a proposal are available online (http://www.udel.edu/research/preparing/limitedsubmission.html). Thu, 21 May 2009 14:03:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/globalagenda052109.html Jon B. Alterman, who directs the Middle East program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think-tank, gave a talk titled "Fueling the Flames: The Politics of Oil" on Wednesday, May 20, in Mitchell Hall. Thu, 21 May 2009 13:28:02 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/mealumni052109.html The University of Delaware Department of Mechanical Engineering has chosen five individuals as Distinguished Career Alumni for 2009: E. Fenton Carey ('67, '70M), John W. Gillespie Jr. ('76, '78M, '85Ph.D.), E. Douglas Huggard ('55, '61M), James Laser ('69), and Eric Svendsen ('71). Thu, 21 May 2009 13:23:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/viruses052109.html An international group of 75 scientists gathered May 14-16 at the University of Delaware for a meeting focused on the ecology of viruses in aquatic and terrestrial environments, from the deepest part of the ocean to the soils of Delaware. Thu, 21 May 2009 10:01:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/mckinnon052009.html Timothy McKinnon would cross an ocean, wade through a jungle, and climb a mountain to save an endangered language. In fact, that's what the University of Delaware doctoral student is doing on Sumatra, the largest island in Indonesia. Wed, 20 May 2009 16:26:34 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/trabantaward052009.html Pamela Cook, professor of mathematics with a secondary appointment in chemical engineering and associate dean of the College of Engineering, received the E. Arthur Trabant Award for Women's Equity at a luncheon on May 19. Wed, 20 May 2009 13:35:19 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/state052009.html It's a pleasant problem to have so many accolades they cannot all fit into one speech. On May 13, Tom Apple, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, faced that sunny squeeze with his State of the College remarks. Wed, 20 May 2009 10:37:53 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/sussex052009.html Sweet potato houses may not be the first attraction a typical Delaware tourist has on their itinerary to visit, but David Ames, director of the University of Delaware's Center for Historic and Architecture and Design, has a strong hunch that is about to change. And heritage tourism is the reason why. Wed, 20 May 2009 08:06:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/engineering051909.html The University of Delaware Engineering Alumni Association recognized three former students with Outstanding Alumni Awards on Honors Day, May 8: Steven H. McKnight, who earned his Ph.D. in materials science in 1995; E. Alan Uebler, who earned master's and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering in 1964 and 1966, respectively; and Sean X. Wang who earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1992. Tue, 19 May 2009 16:25:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/leadelaware051909.html Twelve new participants in the second class of LEADelaware met for the first time as a group for a three-day session, May 13-15, and immediately began building their leadership skills by climbing ladders, framing walls and raising roofs to help build a Habitat for Humanity residence near Seaford. Tue, 19 May 2009 16:08:51 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/jain051909.html Rakesh Jain, who earned master's and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering at the University of Delaware in 1974 and 1976, respectively, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) at the organization's 146th annual meeting in April. Tue, 19 May 2009 11:57:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/aera051909.html University of Delaware School of Education faculty Elizabeth Nash Farley-Ripple, Amanda Jansen and Douglas Archbald recently received honors for their publications from the American Educational Research Foundation (AERA). Tue, 19 May 2009 11:15:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/fulbright051909.html Six University of Delaware students and recent alumni have received 2009 Fulbright Scholarships for research in Europe, South America and Southeast Asia. Tue, 19 May 2009 07:57:43 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/cber051809.html The Center for Biomedical Engineering Research (CBER) at the University of Delaware held its annual biomechanics research symposium on May 15. The event, attended by more than 70 faculty and students, featured student presentations, a poster session, and a keynote address by Irving M. Shapiro, professor at Thomas Jefferson University. Mon, 18 May 2009 14:37:12 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/alterman051809.html Jon B. Alterman, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will speak on the topic "Fueling the Flames: The Politics of Oil" at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, at Mitchell Hall. Mon, 18 May 2009 11:53:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/nsfcareer051809.html E. Fidelma Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware, has received a five-year, $800,000 grant through the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Award program to study pathogenic strains of microbes within the genus "Vibrio". Mon, 18 May 2009 10:29:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/wool051809.html A paper authored by Richard Wool, professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware, has been listed as one of the top three accessed of 2008 in "Soft Matter", one of several journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Mon, 18 May 2009 09:36:06 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/coast051809.html "Coastal Groundwater: Our Hidden Resource" will be the first event in a new University of Delaware seminar series, the Focus on the Delaware Coast series, which will highlight coastal resource issues in Delaware. Mon, 18 May 2009 09:09:00 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/fortherecord051809.html For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Mon, 18 May 2009 08:31:33 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/travel051509.html In a first-ever campus-wide international travel grant program for graduate students, the University of Delaware Office of Graduate and Professional Education has awarded more than $100,000 to 29 master's and doctoral students for research and scholarship activities in 17 countries. Fri, 15 May 2009 15:55:47 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/cool051509.html The Whole Earth Telescope (WET), a worldwide network of observatories coordinated by the University of Delaware, is synchronizing its lenses to provide round-the-clock coverage of a cooling star. As the star dims in the twilight of its life, scientists hope it will shed light on the workings of our own planet and other mysteries of the galaxy. Fri, 15 May 2009 15:24:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/lambrecht051509.html The University of Delaware's Madeline Lambrecht, director of the Division of Special Programs and professor in the School of Nursing, was selected as a Delaware finalist for the 2009 Jefferson Award for Public Service. Fri, 15 May 2009 09:46:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/psychology051509.html For former McNair Scholar Judith Morgan, being a doctoral candidate in the University of Delaware's Department of Psychology provides a unique opportunity to work with preschool children while contributing to the body of research concerning childhood emotional development. Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/honor051409.html Dan Rich's tenure as University provost was saluted by colleagues present and past and with special honors, including a Medal of Distinction and an endowed chair, at a reception held May 12 in Clayton Hall. Thu, 14 May 2009 17:38:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/laird051409.html Conor Keenan, a first-year Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering at the University of Delaware, has been awarded the 2009 George W. Laird Merit Fellowship. The objective of the fellowship is to "encourage the recipient to become engaged in a broadening intellectual pursuit which may or may not be of direct application to the recipient's chosen field of study." Thu, 14 May 2009 15:12:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/swank051409.html J. Rachel McCulley, a sophomore majoring in human services, with minors in disabilities studies and political science, has received the first Swank Human Services Disabilities Scholarship at the University of Delaware. Thu, 14 May 2009 15:06:45 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/danner051409.html The key words in Mona Danner's talk to approximately 70 University of Delaware women graduate students were "negotiate," "ask" and "money." Thu, 14 May 2009 14:14:15 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/morgan051409.html Robin Morgan (http://ag.udel.edu/anfs/faculty/Morgan.html), dean of the University of Delaware's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (http://ag.udel.edu) and professor of molecular biology, was awarded the Delmarva Poultry Industry (DPI) (www.dpichicken.org) medal of achievement at its 53rd annual booster banquet in April. Thu, 14 May 2009 11:56:33 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/movement051409.html Researchers in the Exercise Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Delaware are studying the control of muscular force and movement at the most fundamental level of force control: a single motoneuron and the muscle fibers that it innervates, known collectively as a "motor unit". Thu, 14 May 2009 11:50:55 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/essay051409.html Stephanie Zimmerman, a senior nursing student, won an essay contest sponsored jointly by the University of Delaware Academy of Lifelong Learning and the Alliance for Health Care Reform. The contest was an outgrowth of an Academy course, Health Care & Society, taught by Hans Franke and Branch Heller. Thu, 14 May 2009 09:27:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/viralecology051409.html The University of Delaware will host a meeting of 75 national and international scientists on the topic of viral ecology from Thursday, May 14, through Saturday, May 16. Thu, 14 May 2009 09:14:50 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/trustees051309.html The University of Delaware's Board of Trustees approved a slate of new officers, preliminary work on a new science and engineering building and name changes for two colleges during its semiannual meeting held Tuesday, May 12, in the Trabant University Center. Wed, 13 May 2009 15:51:07 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/admissions051309.html With more than 3,800 freshmen having accepted offers of admission, the Class of 2013 is poised to be the largest in the history of the University of Delaware. Wed, 13 May 2009 15:49:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/korea051309.html The University of Delaware has signed memorandums of understanding with two South Korean economic development organizations - the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) and the Asia Development Institute (ADI). Wed, 13 May 2009 11:39:58 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/sfi051309.html Over the past few years, the world of education has changed significantly as more teaching combines traditional face-to-face classes with online opportunities. Web-based communication has exploded, in large part, by the emergence and increased popularity of social networking web sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Wed, 13 May 2009 09:29:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/comcast051309.html The University of Delaware and Comcast have formed a groundbreaking partnership to co-produce "Comcast Local Edition," an original programming series offering a platform for open discussions on political and community issues most pertinent to Delaware. Wed, 13 May 2009 08:05:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/airship051209.html More than 75 members of the University of Delaware community cheered as alumna Rachel Jewett Ledbetter, '44AS, broke a bottle of faux champagne over the gondola of UD's new non-rigid airship at a dedication ceremony yesterday. Tue, 12 May 2009 16:21:41 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/ceppdean051209.html Michael Gamel-McCormick has been named dean of the University of Delaware's College of Education and Public Policy (CEPP), Provost Dan Rich announced Tuesday, May 12. His appointment is effective July 1. Tue, 12 May 2009 15:05:03 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/chsdean051209.html Kathleen S. Matt, associate vice president for biomedical affairs and clinical partnerships at Arizona State University, has been named dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences at the University of Delaware, Provost Dan Rich has announced. Her appointment is effective July 1. Tue, 12 May 2009 15:04:31 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/overby051209.html Lynnette Overby, University of Delaware professor of theatre, recently accepted the 2009 Honor Award from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). Tue, 12 May 2009 11:41:23 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/alisonaward051109.html Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy, is the 2009 recipient of the Francis Alison Faculty Award -- the University of Delaware's highest faculty honor. Mon, 11 May 2009 08:06:57 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/honorsbreakfast050809.html Nearly 250 graduating students were recognized for their academic achievements and hard work, as they were presented special medals at the University of Delaware Honors Program awards ceremony on Friday, May 8. Fri, 8 May 2009 16:13:36 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/towngown050809.html The Town & Gown Committee and the city of Newark recognized 27 University of Delaware students for volunteer service to the community during a ceremony held Monday evening, May 4, in the Perkins Student Center. Fri, 8 May 2009 13:18:30 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/excellence050809.html Eight University of Delaware faculty members received awards in recognition of their outstanding work in teaching and advising during the Honors Day celebration Friday, May 8. Two teaching assistants also received awards for excellence. Fri, 8 May 2009 11:39:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/topseniors050809.html The University of Delaware Alumni Association has selected Teagan Gregory and Cassandra (Casey) Patriarco as the recipients of the Alexander J. Taylor Sr. and Emalea Pusey Warner awards recognizing the outstanding man and woman, respectively, in the 2009 graduating class. Fri, 8 May 2009 11:35:15 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/galileo050809.html A book belonging to the University of Delaware Library, "Galileo Galilei," "La operazione dell compass geometric, et militare�" (Padua, 1640), has been loaned from the Special Collections Department to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia for the exhibition Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy, which runs through Sept. 7. Fri, 8 May 2009 08:35:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/poster050809.html Kathryn Teixeira, a senior majoring in biological sciences at the University of Delaware, presented her cancer research to members of Congress on May 5 in Washington, D.C., as a participant in the 2009 Posters on the Hill, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Fri, 8 May 2009 07:36:25 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/colloquium050709.html Annette Gordon-Reed, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was scheduled to deliver a lecture Thursday night at the University of Delaware, will be featured in the Department of History's spring colloquium at 2:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, in the conference room of John Munroe Hall. Thu, 7 May 2009 15:20:08 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/wohllecture050709.html Frank S. Bates, Regents Professor and head of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Minnesota, will deliver the Kurt Wohl Memorial Lecture at 10 a.m., Friday, May 15, in 102/103 Colburn Laboratory. Thu, 7 May 2009 14:04:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/firstbook050709.html First Book has received a $1,500 donation to help with its mission to give disadvantaged kids their first book from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), a nonprofit organization that recognizes and engages high-achieving college students at 235 universities, including the University of Delaware. Thu, 7 May 2009 08:17:56 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/beijing050709.html Billy So, professor of history at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will present a lecture on "Urban Cultures in Republican Beijing from a Historical GIS Perspective" at 5 p.m., Thursday, May 7, in Room 108 Memorial Hall. Thu, 7 May 2009 08:05:44 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/kerrlecture050609.html Jeremy Isenberg, senior principal with AECOM and a member of the National Academy of Engineering, delivered the fourth annual Arnold D. Kerr Lecture in Engineering Mechanics to a crowd of about 250 in the University of Delaware's Mitchell Hall on Tuesday. Wed, 6 May 2009 14:55:20 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/dhsa050609.html Dr. Barbara Alving, director of the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health, shared her views on the agency's Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) at a symposium at the University of Delaware on Wednesday, May 6. Wed, 6 May 2009 14:22:54 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/seyfarth050609.html Monkey communication expert Robert Seyfarth began his lecture on May 5, the kick-off of the University of Delaware's Year of Darwin celebration, with a true story, documented in 1961, about a female baboon that herded goats in an African village. Wed, 6 May 2009 14:07:40 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/spiro050609.html Peter J. Spiro of Temple University's Beasley School of Law delivered a keynote address to an audience of about 50 University of Delaware students, faculty and other interested individuals as part of the recent two-day conference on the "United States in the Global System," sponsored by the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Wed, 6 May 2009 09:47:26 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/portrait050609.html A large gathering was held in McDowell Hall on Tuesday, April 28, to honor Betty Paulanka, the recently retired dean of the College of Health Sciences, and to acknowledge what Steven Stanhope, the interim dean of the college, referred to as the "Paulanka legacy." Wed, 6 May 2009 08:49:29 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/stone050609.html While Brian Stone, assistant professor of music, has been directing orchestral ensembles and teaching classes at the University of Delaware, over the past year, he has also taken his teaching around the world, working with various ensembles and conducting them in concerts. Wed, 6 May 2009 08:31:42 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/nsfcareer050609.html Imagine an imaging system that would allow a surgeon to see an organ from all angles before making the first cut with a scalpel, or a law enforcement agent to determine not only the speed of a car as it races through a red light but also the number on the license plate. Wed, 6 May 2009 08:23:16 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/udpress050609.html The University of Delaware Press has announced the publication of two landmark books in the field of art history -- "Lockwood de Forest: Furnishing the Gilded Age with a Passion for India" by Roberta Mayer and "Zinc Sculpture in America 1850-1950" by Carol A. Grissom. Wed, 6 May 2009 08:22:11 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/oliphant050509.html Photovoltaic power generation grew by 73 percent between 2007-08, making it the fastest growing source of alternative energy, Monica Oliphant, president of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), said upon her arrival in Delaware from Australia to attend the 2009 Karl Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit ceremony at the University of Delaware on Thursday, May 7. Tue, 5 May 2009 17:50:14 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/sra050509.html The University of Delaware Research Office is offering UD research administrators free roundtrip bus transportation to the Society of Research Administrators' Delaware Valley Chapter Meeting on Monday, June 15, at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Register for the bus at this Web site. (http://www.researchoffice.udel.edu/register/) Tue, 5 May 2009 14:56:14 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/katha050509.html A group of University of Delaware undergraduates who went on a Study Abroad trip to India in January came back determined to do more for the people they had met and to forge long-term links between UD and a community 8,000 miles away. Tue, 5 May 2009 14:04:35 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/sciencecafe050509.html The University of Delaware Science Caf� continues on Wednesday, May 6, with a program by Janine Sherrier, associate professor of plant and soil sciences at UD, on "Life in the Underground: How Simple Soil Bacteria Protect Our Environment." Tue, 5 May 2009 08:18:24 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/vlachos050509.html Dion Vlachos has been named the Elisabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, effective March 1, 2009. Tue, 5 May 2009 08:11:27 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/siam050509.html Two faculty members in the University of Delaware's Department of Mathematical Sciences -- Ivar Stakgold, professor emeritus, and Pamela Cook, professor -- have been named fellows of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Tue, 5 May 2009 08:09:05 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/oristian050409.html Daniel Oristian, a recent master's graduate of the University of Delaware, has won the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools' Master's Thesis Award for his research which identified a potential new pathway involved in bone and connective tissue regrowth. Mon, 4 May 2009 14:25:22 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/missmanners050109.html For Judith "Miss Manners" Martin, the importance of etiquette is not so much knowing which fork to use but the way it serves as a civilizing influence governing how we treat one another. Fri, 1 May 2009 12:45:46 EDT http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2009/may/boermedal050109.html Hermann Scheer, a member of German Parliament, president of EUROSOLAR and chairperson of the World Council for Renewable Energy, will receive the 2009 Karl Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit during a ceremony to be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 7, in Gore Recital Hall of the Roselle Center for the Arts at the University of Delaware. Fri, 1 May 2009 10:18:35 EDT