9:29 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010----UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

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John Antil, associate professor of marketing and an expert on Super Bowl advertising, was quoted in Jan. 29 and Jan. 27 St. Louis Post-Dispatch articles about whether Anheuser-Busch will set aside the iconic Clydesdales in favor of humor in its 2010 Super Bowl commercials.

Irene Davis, professor of physical therapy, was cited in a Jan. 28 Philadelphia Inquirer about increased interest in barefoot running. Davis was co-author of a paper in the journal Nature that was published this week.

Dan Grim, chief technical officer, was quoted in a Jan. 28 Computerworld story about Oracle Corp. and its recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

UD's Resident Ensemble Players received strong reviews in the Jan. 27 Philadelphia Inquirer and the Jan. 25 News Journal for a new production of Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.

Burton Abrams, professor of economics, and George Parsons, professor of marine policy and economics, were featured in a Jan. 27 Miller-McCune article about their research on the impact of the government's “cash for clunkers” automobile and appliance rebate programs, which they found were costly and had little or no environmental benefit. The article cited their paper on “clunkernomics” in the current issue of The Milken Review.

Joseph Pika, James R. Soles Professor of Political Science and International Relations, was quoted in a Jan. 26 Philadelphia Inquirer article about the decision by Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, not to run for U.S. Senate. Pika also was quoted in a Jan. 23 News Journal article about the use of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. "Neither side is willing to compromise with the other, and that means that the minority relies on its weapon of last resort -- the filibuster," Pika said. "Delaying action has been the strategy for the minority for more than a decade now, and the filibuster is the final arrow in that delay quiver." Pika also was quoted in a Jan. 26 PBS NewsHour report on Biden's decision, and in a Jan. 27 WHYY report on possible Democratic candidates to face Republican Congressman Michael N. Castle for the seat, including New Castle County Executive Chris Coons and Lt. Gov. Matt Denn.

Liz Rymar, a 2004 graduate with a degree in fashion merchandising, was featured in a Philly2Philly article about the launch of the ellelauri line of clothes designs by Liz and her sister, Laura Rymar.

UD's recently discovered Thomas Jefferson letter was cited in a Jan. 25 Washington Post article about the find of another Jefferson letter in Alexandria, Va.

David Plouffe, who studied at UD as a political science major, was featured in a Jan. 24 Washington Post article after being called to service as an adviser to the White House. Plouffe had been a central figure in the campaign to elect President Barack Obama.

Elena Delle Donne, UD women's basketball player, was featured in an article in the Jan. 24 Newsday.

Judy Herrman, associate professor of nursing, and UD students Janelle Pickering, Nicki Bylsma and Kelly Westgate, were quoted in a Jan. 24 News Journal article about the Get Real program in which UD students discuss issues related to sexuality with teenage girls who have been incarcerated. "Girls in the juvenile justice system have a very high rate of unintended pregnancy and STDs; some of the data tells you that about 80 [percent] to 90 percent of girls in the juvenile justice system by the time they are 14 are sexually active. It's a very high-risk population," Herrman told the newspaper.

Willett Kempton, professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, was quoted in a Jan. 24 News Journal article about projected decreases in energy use that have slowed plans to build new high voltage lines to bring power to the region.

Dr. E.F. Joseph Siebold, director of the Student Health Service, was quoted in a Jan. 23 Wall Street Journal article about flawed data and the government's H1N1 projections, which the newspaper notes were “based in part on the Delaware outbreak” in spring 2009. Seibold told the newspaper, “This was a time when everyone was anxious about the disease. Everyone was prepared for a worst-case scenario.”

Richard Agard, a former player on the UD men's club rugby team, was featured in a story in the Jan. 22 American Rugby News for his work as part of a Delaware medical team working in Haiti following the devastating earthquake.

Gwynne Ryan, a UD art conservation graduate now working as a sculpture conservator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., was featured in a Jan. 20 Smithsonian Behind the Scenes video discussing contemporary art conservation.

Jean Pfaelzer, professor of English, was named in a salute to Chinese American Heroes in the Nov. 26 Asian Week for her research in the book Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. The comprehensive book, published in 2007 by Random House and in paperback in 2008 by the University of California Press, was rated the top non-fiction book of the year by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomsbury Review, Choice and the Globalist. The book received the Asian Pacific American Literature Award for best non-fiction work and was named to The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year list.