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All-American
UD junior first baseman Jimmy Yezzo has been named third team All-American by Baseball America.
Award nominees
UD's Elena Delle Donne and Hofstra's Shante Evans have been selected as the Colonial Athletic Association nominees for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
NCAA academy
UD assistant field hockey coach Lynn Farquhar has been chosen to participate in the NCAA Women Coaches Academy, a highly selective program.
Four Hens selected
Four University of Delaware baseball players were selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
National scholar-athletes
Three sophomores on the UD women's rowing squad have been selected to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association national scholar-athlete team.
Pro football visitors
Three Blue Hens now in the NFL will return to Newark to visit the UD youth football camp in July.
NCAA recognition
The UD men's and women's tennis teams were recognized recently as recipients of the NCAA Public Recognition Award. It is the second straight season the teams have been so honored.
Academic honors
UD junior Lindsay Prettyman has been named to the CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic Team for women's cross country and track and field.
Walters Art Museum helps save ancient Iraqi artifacts

WBAL, June 10, 2013

Video discusses the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, a collaboration that involves UD, Baltimore's Walters Art Museum and Winterthur Museum.

Obama: Ravens QB Flacco could eclipse Biden's popularity in Delaware

Washington Post, June 5, 2013

Blog post discussed President Barack Obama's declaration that Joe Flacco may surpass Vice President Joe Biden as “the most popular person from Delaware” during the Baltimore Ravens' recent White House visit.  Both Flacco and Biden are UD alums.

Dwarf star blasts out stunningly powerful flares

Space.com, June 3, 2013

John Gizis, associate professor of physics and astronomy, discussed the peculiar pattern of a dwarf star, and the implications for the study of extraterrestrial life. LiveScience and Yahoo! News also ran the story.

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