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Getting a jump on discovery
POSTED: September 3, 2026
Undergraduate research opportunities offer UD students new insight, new options
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Building a better brick
POSTED: September 3, 2026
UD undergraduate Conner Nelms is scaling up clay-based construction materials as a lower-carbon alternative to cement
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The mystery of a well-traveled kissing bug
POSTED: August 28, 2026
University of Delaware study details the finding of the first known live kissing bug in Europe
5 things to know about ticks this summer
POSTED: August 27, 2026
UD researchers explain how to avoid bites — and what to do if you find one
Mud snail census
POSTED: August 20, 2026
University of Delaware senior studies benthic species with important ecosystem service
Model siblings
POSTED: August 19, 2026
UD Associate Professor Mellissa S. Gordon shares new research on the associations between birth order and sibling gender in adolescents’ coping strategies
Breaking barriers for multilingual learners
POSTED: August 13, 2026
UD doctoral candidate Jon Kittle is working to transform support for multilingual learners
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Cutting through complexity
POSTED: August 12, 2026
UD study finds AI chatbot helps people with disabilities, caregivers navigate service information
Reducing dementia risk
POSTED: August 10, 2026
UD epidemiology study finds shingles vaccination linked to lower dementia risk in older adults
Targeting antibiotic resistance
POSTED: August 6, 2026
UD researchers identify molecular switch that could make antibiotics more effective against drug-resistant bacteria
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.