5:40 p.m., March 27, 2009----"For the Record" provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

Presentations

Peter P. McLaughlin Jr., Delaware Geological Survey, and Ronald E. Martin, Department of Geological Sciences, served as technical program chairs of the international conference "Geological Problem Solving with Microfossils," held March 14-19, 2009, at the University of Houston in Texas.

Publications

John Collins, IPA research assistant, co-authored the story, "The Madness of Count Louis,” on the history behind the mysterious suicide of A.I. du Pont's younger brother, Louis Cazenove du Pont. The story is published in the April issue of Delaware Today and can be found online as well.

Mark Miller, Emma Smith Morris Professor of Political Science and International Relations, has had the fourth edition of the Age of Migration, which he co-authored with Stephen Castles, published by Palgrave-Macmillan internationally and by Guilford in North America and the Philippines.

Awards

Gary Ferguson, professor of French in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, was elected in January to the Executive Council and subsequently as Vice President of the French Society for 16th Century Studies.

Jane Frank, environmental health specialist in the Department of Occupational Health and Safety, has achieved the requirements for certification as a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager. This is a national certification bestowed by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management.

Service

Christy Visher, professor of criminal justice, testified March 11 before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State about an evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative.