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Designing protein building blocks for advanced materials
POSTED: February 5, 2026
UD researchers design protein fragments that self-assemble under extreme conditions
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Delaware Biotechnology Institute director appointed
POSTED: February 2, 2026
Recognized research leader, collaborative force heading up biotech hub
The neuroscience of eating
POSTED: January 29, 2026
UD professor discovers neural network that could unlock the mystery of how we decide what food is rewarding
Purpose matters
POSTED: January 27, 2026
Research from UD Assistant Professor Heather Farmer shows that purpose in life can protect cognitive function
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Bringing hidden magnetic states to light
POSTED: January 21, 2026
UD researchers develop optical method to detect magnetic behavior of antiferromagnets, paving the way for advanced computing and quantum technologies
Star power
POSTED: January 20, 2026
UD graduate student helps lead global effort to reveal universe’s hidden wonders
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Working through pain
POSTED: January 20, 2026
UD physical therapy research highlights arthritis’s toll on the workforce — and the path forward
Environmental innovation in action
POSTED: January 13, 2026
Students pitch real-life solutions to state leaders
Making the invisible visible
POSTED: January 7, 2026
UD physicist’s invention expands our knowledge of the universe, particle physics
Innovation Ambassador: Sagar Doshi
POSTED: January 5, 2026
Leveraging UD’s innovation ecosystem to develop next-generation wearable technologies
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.