10 a.m., Sept. 18, 2009----UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in a Sept. 17 Wall Street Journal article about subpoenas of Bank of America board members by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. He also was quoted in a Sept. 15 News Journal article about a Bank of America deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission that was rejected by a federal judge.

Ilka Riddle, project leader at the Center for Disabilities Studies, was featured in a Sept. 15 WDEL-AM newscast about Get Ready Day, and Michele Sands, communications specialist at the center, was interviewed for a WILM-AM story on the subject.

Jean Pfaelzer, professor of English, was quoted in a Sept. 14 Riverside (Calif.) Press Enterprise article about the recent California state legislature apology to Chinese-Americans for past discriminatory laws. Pfaelzer is the author of Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans, which highlights resistance among 19th century Chinese immigrants.

Ralph Begleiter, Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor of Communication and Distinguished Journalist in Residence, wrote a Sept. 14 Delaware Voice opinion piece in the Sept. 14 News Journal questioning whether modern Americans are interested in the news.

Douglas Tallamy, professor and chairperson of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, was featured in a Sept. 13 Chicago Tribune article about the use of native plants in gardening. Tallamy is author of the book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens.

Dr. Joseph Siebold, director of Student Health Services, Michelle Ness, nurse in Student Health Services, and students Jason Quimby, Christine Patorniti and Kate Coleman were quoted in a Sept. 13 News Journal story about the Healthy HENS program and how to avoid “the freshman 15.” Seibold said, "Students, because of their active lifestyle, tend to not be as careful about their dieting. They're eating food quickly and not looking at the content of the foods they're eating. They're active until the early morning hours and then their sleep patterns are so screwed up because they have class the next day. Many college students try to make up for it on the weekend and it doesn't work that way."

Linda Gottfredson, professor of education, was cited in a Sept. 13 Kiplinger's Personal Finance article about IQ as a predictor of employment success.

Awista Ayub, a UD graduate, was cited in a Sept. 13 Cape Cod Times article for her new book However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls and a Journey Home.