10:43 a.m., March 5, 2010----UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Eleanor D. Craig, associate chair and professor of economics, and Carol Hoffecker, Richards Professor Emerita of History, were quoted in a March 3 News Journal article about changes in Bank of America's Delaware operations. Craig discussed the ease with which a company such as the Bank of America could relocate its operations if the management was displeased with the higher taxes or poorly performing public education system in the State of Delaware. It's a coincidence, but I was just using Bank of America in one of my classes as an example of how it can be easy to move production anywhere," Craig told the newspaper, while Hoffecker said, "DuPont and MBNA were local, homegrown companies. With Bank of America, it's a different ballgame. There's no reason why they should feel any particular concern about Delaware employees, any more than they should feel any concern about the employees they have in almost every other state."

Edward Ratledge, director of the Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research, was quoted in a March 3 News Journal article about job cuts by Astra Zeneca.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a March 2 Dow Jones Newswires article about the financial risks of bad publicity for Goldman Sachs as cited in the firm's annual report. "Goldman has become one giant pinata to whack," Elson said, adding, "It's reflective of the rather bizarre political climate in which we operate." Elson also was quoted in a Feb. 26 McClatchy Newspapers article about executive pay at Bank of America.

Bob Boudwin, a UD alumnus, was quoted in a March 2 article in Macleans about professional sports team mascots “devouring” children and cheerleaders. Boudwin, an original YoUDee, now performs as Clutch for the NBA's Houston Rockets.

Nii O. Attoh-Okine, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in a March 2 News Journal article about potholes.

Benigno Aguirre, professor of sociology, was quoted in a March 1 article in The New York Times about a study of men's reactions during the sinkings of the Lusitania and the Titanic. Aguirre also was featured in a Feb. 27 News Journal article about the earthquake in Chile.

John Antil, associate professor of business administration, was quoted in a March 1 article in the Wall Street Journal concerning U.S. Census advertising, including a commercial during the Super Bowl.

John C. Kraft, H. Fletcher Brown Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences, and Wendy Carey, coastal processes specialist for Delaware Sea Grant, were quoted in a March 1 News Journal article about Cape Henlopen.

Richard Sylves, professor of political science and international relations, was featured as a guest writer in the Washington Post's Political Bookworm blog on Feb. 28. He wrote about the politics of disaster, looking at how governments prepare to handle events such as the earthquake in Chile.

Stefanie Baxter, scientist at the Delaware Geological Survey, was quoted in a Feb. 28 News Journal article about the chances of a large earthquake in this region. “Anything is possible but the chances are very remote,” she told the newspaper. Baxter also was interviewed on March 1 for a live radio broadcast on radio station WDEL to discuss recent global earthquake activity as it relates to Delaware.

Reading Season, the musical by counselors in the Office of Admissions, was cited in a Feb. 22 article in The New York Times about the use of videos in college admissions.

Norman Wagner, Alvin B. and Julia O. Stiles Professor and chairperson of the Department of Chemical Engineering, was quoted in a Feb. 22 Chemical and Engineering News article about the use of neutrons in studying the structure and dynamics of materials. The article devoted several paragraphs to Wagner's research in shear thickening fluids and the value of neutron-scattering measurements in his work. "Small-angle neutron scattering is a unique way to probe something while it's flowing so you can see how the nano- and microscale structure is changing," Wagner said.

John Byrne, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, was co-author, with Francis Hodsoll of Pace Global Energy Services and Kristen Hughes of the center, of a Feb. 22 Renewable Energy World article about sustainable energy.

Murray M. Schwartz, a retired judge who is now an instructor at the University's Academy of Lifelong Learning in Wilmington, was featured in a Feb. 12 News Journal article after being honored by the Widener University School of Law for his role in the desegregation of public schools in Delaware.