9:02 a.m., July 24, 2009----UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Art Trembanis, assistant professor, Douglas Miller, associate professor, and graduate student Nicole Raineault, all of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, were featured in a July 24 WHYY Health and Science report about the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to map the floor of the Delaware Bay.

Leland Ware, Louis L. Redding Professor of Law and Public Policy, was quoted in a July 24 News Journal story about this week's arrest of a prominent African American professor at Harvard University and subsequent comments on the arrest by President Barack Obama.

Charles Epifanio, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor and associate dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment was featured and Ana Dittel, scientist in the college, was cited in a July 23 News Journal story about invasive crab species making their way into Delaware waterways.

Willett Kempton, professor of marine policy, was featured in a ClimateWire story published in the July 22 issue of The New York Times about the traction being gained by vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, technology. Also, Kempton was quoted in a July 20 Boston Globe story about offshore wind power. He told the Globe surveys have shown little public opposition to wind turbine projects at least eight miles offshore, but added that with no such projects yet in place it is difficult to gauge reaction.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a July 22 Bloomberg news service story about the government as a shareholder in major financial institutions following bailouts. “They've got an 800-pound gorilla in the room,” Elson said. “The government can't act as a passive shareholder.” Elson also was quoted in a July 22 Reuters story about the “say on pay” issue, in which investors would have more input into executive compensation. “I think with say on pay, it's be careful what you wish for,” Elson told Reuters. “I don't think it will be the solution to the problem.”

Jack Gelb, chairperson of the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, was quoted in a July 21 KWY Newsradio story about federal funding received for avian flu research. "The money we've received recently will go to look toward the future in upgrading our current biocontainment facilities, where we do a phenomenal amount of testing on poultry diseases every year," Gelb said. Delaware's Congressional delegation announced the avian flu research funding as part of a total of $1.2 million in federal funds for biotechnology research at the University of Delaware. That announcement was highlighted on WDEL in Wilmington, WJZ in Baltimore and WGMD in Lewes.

Debbie Bain, project leader in the Center for Disabilities Studies, was quoted in a July 20 News Journal story about the Summer Transition Education Program on campus. STEP is designed to help young people with disabilities learn skills to help the gain independence. "Some people in the system, even though they are caring, compassionate professionals, enable students to become dependent," Bain told the newspaper. "Our attitude is 'Go for it, but what will it take to get you there?' We find that many of them have goals that are very realistic but are not sure how to get there."

Anna Stoops, an extension agent with UD Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a July 20 Cape Gazette story about farming, gardening and the Delaware Does More program designed to provide fresh produce to neighbors in need. “Now is also the perfect time for both novice and experienced gardeners to begin looking toward the fall harvest,” Stoops said, adding, “Fall brings an abundance of late cabbage, snap beans, broccoli, cauliflower, fall cucumbers and more.”

Bernard Muir, UD athletic director, was featured in a July 19 News Journal profile.

Sharon Merriman-Nai, project director with the National Center on Elder Abuse in UD's Center for Community Research and Service, was quoted about the impact of ageism on prosecution of elder financial abuse in the July 18 Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun.

Steven Peuquet, director of the Center for Community Research and Service, was featured in a July 9 WHYY Delaware Tonight story as he discussed homelessness in the state.

The exhibition “Abraham Lincoln: A Bicentennial Celebration,” prepared by the University of Delaware Library's Special Collections Department and on view through Sept. 19 at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover, was featured in the June 9 Dover Post.