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Sustainable waste
POSTED: February 13, 2025
Food science and chemical engineering double major Aidan Gensure studies the transformation of agricultural waste into sustainable oils
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Stellar recognition for UD’s Matthaeus
POSTED: February 12, 2025
Space physicist wins Francis Alison Award, highest faculty honor
Training innovators in science and medicine
POSTED: February 11, 2025
UD program marks 30 years of excellence

Driving a climate-friendly beef market
POSTED: February 6, 2025
New UD research surveys consumers to see if they would buy ‘low-methane’ ground beef
Decoding fat tissue
POSTED: February 5, 2025
UD researchers find gene expression differences in fat may hold the key to targeted obesity treatment

Boosting student motivation in computer science
POSTED: February 5, 2025
UD researchers investigate changes in student motivation in first-year computer science courses to better support student learning
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Greener turf
POSTED: January 23, 2025
Plant and soil sciences doctoral student Charanpreet Kaur researches environmentally friendly solutions for turfgrass

Two UD researchers receive presidential career awards
POSTED: January 21, 2025
Gu, Solomon awarded U.S. government’s highest honor for scientists, engineers

Nigerian cropland expansion
POSTED: January 15, 2025
UD study shows cropland expansion in Nigeria doesn’t equate to increased food security

Lab collab
POSTED: January 15, 2025
Jill Pollok, Brian Kunkel and UD undergraduate students team up to stay ahead of invasive species throughout Delaware
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Protecting monarch butterflies
POSTED: January 9, 2025
Experts weigh in on federal restoration options
Discovering lab research
POSTED: January 7, 2025
Animal science graduate student Erikah Dozier discovers her skill and passion for research in UD’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences

Remembering Jimmy Carter's visit to UD
POSTED: December 30, 2024
The late president received first Böer Medal for support of solar energy research

Animal bait and switch
POSTED: December 13, 2024
UD research reveals behavior in mice that de-escalates conflict

Caregiving takes a toll
POSTED: December 12, 2024
Measurements show increased cortisol levels in partners of breast cancer patients

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.