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Imagining postsecondary futures
POSTED: March 26, 2024
UD professor publishes a rich case study of Black and Latinx experiences at a college preparatory school
Engineering distinction
POSTED: March 25, 2024
April Kloxin has been inducted to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Making an impact
POSTED: March 22, 2024
Undergraduate student Derek Wu examines how tiny organisms change the world
Detecting developmental delays earlier
POSTED: March 21, 2024
Physical therapy professor creating smart baby monitor with prestigious NIH Small Business Innovation Research grant
Analyzing urban forests
POSTED: March 21, 2024
UD graduate student Kendall McCoach explores urban trees and carbon storage
NASA Science Chief Nicky Fox to speak at UD
POSTED: March 19, 2024
April 18 event will be held in person and online
Advisory committee appointment
POSTED: March 18, 2024
UD’s Mike Bowman appointed to White House Committee for trade policy and negotiations
Are eco-friendly hotels inconvenient?
POSTED: March 14, 2024
UD-led research shows attitudes may be shifting on environmentally friendly travel
Social media use and academic achievement
POSTED: March 12, 2024
UD Associate Professor Mellissa Gordon finds that frequent social media use is associated with decreased academic achievement among early adolescents
Quantum computing and finance
POSTED: March 11, 2024
Researchers explore quantum computing’s ability to speed solutions for financial sector
Quail conservation
POSTED: March 11, 2024
UD undergraduate student John Hendell enhances conservation efforts for bobwhite quail through senior thesis project
Global irrigation mapping
POSTED: March 8, 2024
UD study creates global maps to show changes in irrigation across the planet
How streaks motivate us
POSTED: March 7, 2024
Lerner research sheds light on the psychology behind streaks — and why that’s good for business
Communications training program for UD researchers
POSTED: March 6, 2024
Kickoff set for Friday, April 5
Volume 8.2
From the Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation: Moving Forward
The UD research community continues to navigate COVID-19, with health and safety the highest priority. In spite of hardships, we’re facing the pandemic with vigilance and resilience.
News Briefs
Check out our COVID-19 research, a virtual visit with the editor-in-chief of Science, and undergrads at work on the Frontiers of Discovery.
Honors: Celebrating Excellence
UD faculty and students have won major recognition for their expertise and contributions.
Guess Who’s Powering Up UD’s Research Engine?
This issue of the University of Delaware Research magazine introduces you to a critical creative force at UD — our graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Their ingenuity is lighting new routes to discovery and solutions.
Front Edge of Discovery: Strengthening democracy for a better world
It all began with a Joseph Conrad novel. Doctoral student Pablo McConnie-Saad discusses his journey to better understand democracy, as the first Whittington Graduate Fellow at the Biden Institute.
Front Edge of Discovery: Developing resilient Black girls
Doctoral student and Graduate Scholar Nefetaria Yates is examining school discipline and the tactics Black girls have developed for dealing with the pressures they face. Her ultimate goal is to elevate voices that have been silenced.
Front Edge of Discovery: Helping children move
Entrepreneur Ahad Behboodi wants to see kids with cerebral palsy move more freely. He plans to commercialize a robotic foot device with the power to help them.
Front Edge of Discovery: A clinical science approach
Lexie Tabachnick, in her fifth year of doctoral studies, helps to mentor other grad students and undergraduates while she studies the powerful impact a UD-developed family intervention program is having on vulnerable kids.