CANR News

Category: Applied Economics and Statistics

September 13, 2024 Written by Dante LaPenta | Illustration by Jeff Chase

Representing rural America

May 02, 2025 | Written by: Molly Schafer Photos courtesy of Roger Glendenning

Roger Glendenning, distinguished alumnus from the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, served rural America for 36 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Earlier last month, Glendenning retired from his position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the USDA’s Agency of Rural Development.
Winning with statistics

April 30, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn Photos by Mikey Reeves and Katie Young

Growing up in a family with season tickets to University of Delaware football games and three older brothers to look up to, Colin Pié, a sophomore statistics major at UD, was immersed in sports from a young age. Now he analyzes student-athlete performance through work with a UD Athletics internship.
A game-changing tool

April 15, 2025 | Written by Amy Cherry

Identifying vulnerable athletes has always been a mystery, until now. Using AI, University of Delaware researchers, including Wei Qian, associate professor of statistics, have developed a machine learning model that predicts an athlete’s risk of injury after concussion with high accuracy. The model has revealed that individual factors are just as important as the sport played.