RESEARCH

NSF awards
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/may/nsf-graduate-research-052013.html

Nine win prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

GLOBAL

International orchestra
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/may/orchestra-colombia-052013.html

UD's symphony orchestra embarks on first international tour to Colombia

HONORS

NSF, Cottrell awards
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/may/nsf-career-cottrell-051513.html

UD professor earns national awards for work creating new carbon-silicon bonds

RESEARCH

Shipping pollution
http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/may/ocean-acidification-051513.html

Emissions from shipping making ocean more acidic, researchers report

Global Stories

2014 Paris trip

In honor of UD's 90th anniversary of study abroad, the Institute for Global Studies is hosting a special trip to France over spring break 2014 for alumni, faculty, staff and friends.

SAA abroad

University of Delaware Student Alumni Ambassadors recently had the opportunity to share their study abroad experiences with the accomplished American writer Omar Tyree.

Research Stories

Summer research

Junior N'Kosi Oates will conduct research at Columbia University this summer as part of a research program sponsored by the Leadership Alliance.

Diamond in the rough

UD researchers are manipulating cubic zirconia to improve conductivity in fuel cells.

People Stories

Bridge design

UD civil engineering students learn to balance cost and durability while preparing for the national steel bridge building competition to be held May 31-June 1.

UDARF presentation

University of Delaware President Patrick Harker told a gathering of retired UD faculty that the institution faces new challenges in recruiting and retaining tomorrow's best students today.

Honors Stories

Tallamy honored

Doug Tallamy was recently awarded the Garden Club of America's Margaret Douglas Medal for notable service to the cause of conservation education.

CAS achievements

UD's College of Arts and Sciences recognized notable alumni and faculty at its annual spring celebration.

Sports Stories

NCAA regionals

UD women's outdoor track and field standouts Latoya James and Amira Idris will compete in the NCAA outdoor track and field regionals in Greensboro, N.C.

Thank-a-thon

Nearly 100 UD student-athletes took part in the annual thank-a-thon, making calls to more than 1,000 Blue Hen fans.

FYI Stories

UDTime

UDTime is a new system that will provide centralized and consistent information concerning employees' earned time off and that will be easily accessible from anywhere in the world.

Robbery investigation

Newark Police are investigating a May 22 robbery at a phone store on East Delaware Avenue.

Campus Stories

Research collection

The University of Delaware Library has announced the opening of the Littleton and Jane Mitchell papers.

Inclusive and effusive

The first cohort in UD's Career and Life Studies Certificate program have completed their two-year program, designed to provide students with intellectual disabilities with academic and life skills instruction, while engaging in social activities on campus.
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Neutrinos from outer space open new eye in the sky

New Scientist, May 15, 2013

Thomas Gaisser, Martin A. Pomerantz Chair of Physics and Astronomy, commented on the detection of neutrinos, a discovery that could lead to a new field of space exploration.

The strange beauty of the sea's microscopic plants

Scientific American, May 15, 2013

Ronald Martin, professor of geological sciences, discussed how tiny plants called phytoplankton enabled the evolution of modern marine life.

The Vatican and evolution: once more, with caveats

Forbes, May 9, 2013

Article cites a paper co-authored by Stephen Barr, professor of physics and astronomy, exploring the relationship between mind, matter, body and soul.

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