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Targeting antibiotic resistance
POSTED: August 6, 2026
UD researchers identify molecular switch that could make antibiotics more effective against drug-resistant bacteria
Decoding epilepsy in brain waves
POSTED: August 4, 2026
UD researchers use artificial intelligence to find early signs of epilepsy in brain-wave recordings
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Shining a light on colloid science
POSTED: July 31, 2026
Scientists and engineers gather to discuss impact of colloid science in our lives
Global Crops and Drought
POSTED: July 30, 2026
UD’s Kyle Davis helps develop a framework to assess the resilience and sensitivity of crops to drought
UD to Lead $21.5 Million NSF National AI Institute
POSTED: July 29, 2026
New NSF HAIC Institute Will Advance Human-AI Cooperation
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Ocean energy
POSTED: July 28, 2026
UD scientists deploy device that uses microbes to power ocean sensors
AI flower power
POSTED: July 27, 2026
New research uses University of Delaware professor’s AI tool to understand flowering trends
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Cleaning up hydrogen energy
POSTED: July 23, 2026
UD researchers develop a green recycling process to recover precious metals from hydrogen technologies
AI meets advanced manufacturing
POSTED: July 22, 2026
UD researchers join national energy initiative to bring AI into advanced manufacturing
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Evidence over hype
POSTED: July 21, 2026
UD study finds limited benefits from boosting NAD+ in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
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.