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The University of Delaware Research magazine, a free publication issued three times a year, showcases the discoveries, inventions and excellence of the University’s faculty, staff and students. UD is classified nationally as a “research university with very high activity.” We’re proud to show you why!
FEATURES
A trusted partner when the world turns upside down
Decisions made in times of disaster can be the difference between life and death, restoration and ruin. UD’s Disaster Research Center offers field-tested methods to strengthen recovery efforts.
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes...
With significant change all around us, Delaware’s leaders—including the University of Delaware—are working to turn adversity into new opportunity.
Fueling the quest for green energy
Turning cornstalks and wood chips into renewable energy and valuable chemicals isn’t easy, but it is a promising focus of research at the Center for Catalysis and Energy Innovation.
New train station project on track for STAR Campus
An upgraded transportation hub in Newark will serve as an anchor for UD’s 272-acre Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.
What science writing can teach us
Journalist, author and UD’s Distinguished Writer in Residence Mark Bowden shares lessons he learned as a science writer and recent samples of his students’ work.
Where American attitudes toward Islam began
In her award-winning book, historian Christine Heyrman explores how the first U.S. missionaries in the Middle East influenced a nation’s attitudes toward Islam.
Keeping a killer flu in check
Who do you call when bird flu comes knocking? UD’s Avian Biosciences Center is working to contain the threat of bird flu—locally and globally.
News briefs
A humanoid robot joins the pediatric rehab team, a new UD study suggests online shopping may not be as “green” as we thought, a professor aims to improve student experiences in global health, and summer research all-stars take the field.
Honors
The UD community celebrates its first Gates Cambridge Scholar, two fellows in the National Academy of Inventors, and the first woman to receive the Soil Science Society of America’s Soil Physics Award.
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Message from the Deputy Provost
With significant change all around, Delaware’s leaders are working to turn adversity into new opportunity…
First Person: Student Science Writers
Prof. Mark Bowden’s students dug into dozens of topics in his science writing class. Selected works are highlighted:
• “Putting rare brain disease on notice” by Amanda Vaile
• “A tool for diagnosing cancer early on” by Season Cooper
• “A quest for 100 percent compostable clothing” by Connor Milligan
• “Putting rare brain disease on notice” by Amanda Vaile
• “A tool for diagnosing cancer early on” by Season Cooper
• “A quest for 100 percent compostable clothing” by Connor Milligan
Mother's milk is best for babies even in disaster-affected areas
What’s a young mother to do? The baby is hungry, and the town is in ruins….
Scanlon Papers now part of disaster rescource collection
T. Joseph Scanlon, a respected journalism professor in Canada, had a long-time relationship with the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, which is now the repository of his over 70,000-piece collection.
Test Your Knowledge
Are you an energy guru? A fossil fool? Take our interactive quiz to see where you stand.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Charlie Riordan
UD Deputy Provost for Research and Scholarship
Tracey Bryant
Editor: Communications and Public Affairs
Mark Bowden
College of Arts and Sciences
Season Cooper
Student Science Writer
Diane Kukich
College of Engineering
Ann Manser
College of Arts and Sciences
Beth Miller
Communications and Public Affairs
Connor Milligan
Student Science Writer
Andrea Boyle Tippett
Communications and Public Affairs
Amanda Vaile
Student Science Writer
CONTACT
Tracey Bryant
Senior Director, Research Communications
Email: tbryant@UDel.Edu
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