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Seniors challenged to develop vaccine and diagnostic test for Zika virus Zika virus was first discovered in 1947, but for more than six decades it was regarded as more of a nuisance than a public health emergency — the illness is usually mild, with symptoms lasting a...
National Lab Day Panels
National experts discuss energy, grid modernization, security Experts from across the United States gathered at the University of Delaware on Friday, May 13, to participate in National Lab Day. The event included a series of panel discussions related to the overall...
Engineering honor
Antony Beris named a fellow of Society of Rheology 11:14 a.m., May 5, 2016--Antony Beris, the Arthur B. Metzner Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been elected a fellow of the Society of Rheology. Fellowship status recognizes a...
Outstanding seniors
Graduating seniors Jaeger, Galarraga recognized with UDAA's Warner, Taylor awards 9:29 a.m., May 4, 2016--Emalea Pusey Warner and Alexander J. Taylor Sr. set the bar high for those who would follow in their footsteps by exemplifying what it truly means to be a Blue...
Chemical engineering honors
Doctoral candidate's work focuses on polymers for self-healing applications 8:49 a.m., April 27, 2016--Melissa Gordon, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, has won an Excellence in Graduate...
Of superheroes and world changers
Two UD professors inducted into National Academy of Inventors 2:54 p.m., April 21, 2016--You might say that curiosity got the best of University of Delaware inventors Norman J. Wagner III and the late Richard F. Heck. And we’ve undoubtedly been the beneficiaries of...
Membrane proteins
COBRE symposium focuses on proteins of interest to health and disease 11:07 a.m., April 20, 2016--More than 100 scientists and engineers from academia, industry and government turned out for the eighth membrane protein symposium at the University of Delaware on...
Exceptional research
Gov. Markell announces BioGENEius Challenge, Celebration of Science winners 9:51 a.m., April 14, 2016--Gov. Jack Markell joined Kelvin Lee, director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), to recognize Delaware students who did exceptional life science research...
April 25-26: Energy in Africa
UD-Africa conference to bring together energy scientists, policy experts, industry 4:19 p.m., March 23, 2016--Power blackouts happen every day in many African countries, and nearly 600 million people on the continent lack access to electricity. However, the...
Treeing it up
Research team documents design of wood-based polymers 11:12 a.m., March 3, 2016--Richard Wool was a pioneer in green engineering and author of the first book to systematically describe the chemistry and manufacture of bio-based polymers and composites derived from...
Model perfect
Researchers document new approach to dealing with uncertainties in mathematical models 11:41 a.m., Feb. 22, 2016--Mathematical models are used to predict just about everything from traffic and weather to plant metabolism and industrial biotechnology. However, while...
Neutron science awards
Center for Neutron Science researchers Liu, Godfrin recognized 9:55 a.m., Feb. 12, 2016--Two researchers in the University of Delaware’s Center for Neutron Science have won awards from the Neutron Scattering Society of America. Yun Liu is the recipient of the 2016...