8:59 a.m., Aug. 20, 2010----UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

Laurence Seidman, Chaplin Tyler Professor of Economics, will be featured on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program from 9:15 to 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 21.

Muqtedar Khan, associate professor of political science and international relations, was cited in an Aug. 19 USA Today Faith and Reason column about the perception of Muslims in the U.S.

Diane Crossan, teacher at the Early Learning Center, was quoted in an Aug. 19 News Journal feature about the UD Children's Campus Summer Art Program.

Bill McGowan, agent with UD Cooperative Extension, was cited in an Aug. 19 Cape Gazette article about the Resourceful Leaders program in Sussex County.

Maria Pippidis, agent with UD Cooperative Extension, was quoted in an Aug. 18 Fox Business article about money saving back to campus tips.

William Poole, Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics, was featured in an Aug. 17 PBS NewsHour report on changes to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). “My view is that they ought to be phased out altogether,” Poole said, noting that many other Western nations do without such intermediary agencies “and their markets work just fine.”

John Byrne, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy and Distinguished Professor, was quoted in an Aug. 17 Los Angeles Times article about flooding and its impact on China's Three Gorges Dam. "The flooding is greater than anyone expected," Byrne told the newspaper, adding, "The problems that many people predicted appear to be showing themselves."

Ben Yagoda, professor of English, wrote a commentary in the Aug. 17 Philadelphia Inquirer about the humorist Will Rogers.

David Wilson, assistant professor of political science and international relations, was quoted in an Aug. 17 News Journal article about political polls in the state and specifically in the Republican Party race for Congress.

Darren Christie, former Blue Hens soccer player, was cited in an Aug. 17 News Journal article after being named to the Swaziland National Team for the upcoming African Nations Cup.

David Singleton, vice president for facilities, was quoted in an Aug. 17 News Journal article about UD's partnership with Standard Solar to place solar energy arrays on the Delaware Field House, Clayton Hall and 461 Wyoming Rd. Also, the University was featured in an Aug. 17 Environmental Leader article about the solar panels and in Aug. 16 GetSolar and Solar Industry articles.

Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in an Aug. 16 Bloomberg opinion piece on the ouster of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd and in an Aug. 15 MarketWatch article on his multimillion dollar severance package.

Marissa Willstein, a UD student, was quoted in an Aug. 16 News Journal article about the return of the fashionable fedora.

James Holloway, compliance manager in financial aid, was quoted in an Aug. 16 News Journal article about for-profit colleges.

Art Trembanis, assistant professor of geological sciences, and Doug Miller, associate professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy, were quoted in an Aug. 15 News Journal feature about a research expedition aboard UD's Research Vessel Hugh R. Sharp.

William Sullivan, managing director of Marriott's Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware hotel on campus, was quoted in an Aug. 15 News Journal article about the new look for Taco Bell as it redesigns its brand.

Robert Boudwin, a UD alumnus who performs as the mascot Clutch the Bear for the NBA's Houston Rockets, was featured in an Aug. 14 Houston Chronicle article. Boudwin was the first YoUDee.

Meagan Davis, a UD student, was cited in an Aug. 14 Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger article about riders seeking berths on the U.S. dressage team for the World Equestrian Games.

Thomas Fernsler, associate policy scientist in the Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center who is also known as Dr. 13 for his interest in triskaidekaphobia, was interviewed Friday, Aug. 13, on KDKA radio in Pittsburgh.

Kathy Werrell, assistant dean for Engineering Outreach Pre-college and Special Programs, was quoted in an Aug. 13 NetComposites News article about the College of Engineering's Engineering Cool Stuff Camp.

Patrick Kenny, a UD student and member of the men's rowing club, was featured in an Aug. 13 article in the Daily Local News of West Chester, Pa., after he competed for the U.S. in the under 23 world rowing championships held in July in Brest, Belarus. "It's a whole different ball game when you're at a different country representing your country,” Kenny told the newspaper. “You basically do everything in your power to carry yourself the right way when you're representing the U.S.”

William W. Boyer, the Charles P. Messick Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Relations, was featured in the Aug. 10 Virgin Islands Daily News as the author of the book America's Virgin Islands: A History of Human Rights and Wrongs (2010), now in its second edition.

G. Arno Loessner, associate professor emeritus, and Iryna Kalynychenko, who received a master's degree from UD, were featured in the summer 2010 edition of the U.S. Department of State's Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program newsletter, the Muskie Messenger. Kalynychenko was a UD Muskie Fellow in 2003 and was mentored by Loessner.