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Recognizing scientific contributions
POSTED: March 27, 2025
Three University of Delaware professors honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science

Cancer-causing gene mutations in chickens
POSTED: March 26, 2025
New UD research sheds light on virulence evolution of Marek’s disease virus in poultry

How old is your brain?
POSTED: March 24, 2025
UD researchers find brain stiffness measurements are reliable predictors

Playing with purpose
POSTED: March 20, 2025
UD-developed curriculum aims to help parents optimize infant development through strategic play

Exploring the Arctic Ocean
POSTED: March 19, 2025
UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou spent month at sea on research cruise to the Arctic

Practicing patient-centered care
POSTED: March 13, 2025
Computer science students design interactive virtual reality training tool
Unveiling the renovated Design Studio
POSTED: March 12, 2025
Funded by donor support, UD’s Mechanical Engineering Design Studio now features 13,000 square feet and more than $2 million in manufacturing equipment

Next stop: The moon
POSTED: February 26, 2025
UD experiment nearing NASA touchdown with Firefly Aerospace lunar lander

Advancing lung research
POSTED: February 19, 2025
3D-printed lung model helps researchers study aerosol deposition in the lungs

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

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.