10:02 a.m., Oct. 17, 2008----A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Douglas W. Tallamy, chairperson of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, was featured in the Oct. 17 Chronicle of Higher Education Notes from Academe section. The story concerns Tallamy's interest in returning native plants to the landscape.

University of Delaware students, faculty and administrators were featured in an Oct. 17 News Journal story about the inauguration of the Exelon Trading Center on campus and a related trip to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange by representatives of UD and Exelon. The story quoted students Samantha Vauthier, Bob Sassa, Jason Dague, Marcella Sontheimer and Laura Voltz, and also UD President Patrick Harker.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in an Oct. 17 National Law Journal story about the federal financial bailout and its impact on the federal role in corporate governance. Delaware has long been the center of corporate law but federalization could be on the horizon. “The possibility of federalization is great today because of this crisis,” Elson said. “The storm clouds are there and they have come together to make this much more possible than even two months ago.” Elson also was quoted in an Oct. 14 story in The New York Times concerning the bailout and executive compensation and appeared Oct. 11 on National Public Radio Day to Day program to discuss short selling.

Gerald Turkel, professor of sociology, was featured in an Oct. 16 News Journal column by Rhonda Graham, with Turkel saying the Bradley Effect in elections “is largely mythical.” The term refers to a California gubernatorial election in which African-American Tom Bradley had strong polling numbers but lost the election, leading to speculation that polls are not always accurate because some voters are not honest about their intentions when black candidates are on the ballot. “Instead of reiterating electoral myths, we would be better served by focusing on contemporary realities,” Turkel said.

James Butkiewicz, professor and associate chairperson of the Department of Economics, was quoted in an Oct. 15 Associated Press story about the bank investment plan and its relation to actions taken by the government during the Depression.

William Poole, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Economics, was quoted in an Oct.14 Wall Street Journal story about government plans to buy stakes in banks in an effort to shore up the banking system. "Investors need to be confident that the banks they're dealing with are unquestionably solvent, and it's in the interest of banks to assure investors that that's the case," Poole said. "One way banks can provide that assurance is to raise additional capital, in some combination of private and government capital."

Joseph Pika, James R. Soles Professor of Political Science and International Relations, was quoted in an Oct. 12 News Journal story about the role of the vice presidential candidates in the run up to the election.

James Angelini, assistant professor of communication, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Newsweek story for his research on negative advertising in political campaigns. “In an ideal world it would be awesome to just run positive ads but that might not be the best way to get the attention of some undecided voters,” he said.

Heather Campbell Coyle, a UD doctoral student in art history an associate curator at the Delaware Art Museum, was quoted in an Oct. 10 Associated Press story about the works of Gordon Parks on view at the Delaware Art Museum.

Sunil Agrawal, professor of mechanical engineering, and James C. (Cole) Galloway, associate professor of physical therapy, were featured for their work on babies and robotics in the Oct. 7 issue of Converge magazine, which focuses on technology in education.