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The Stern Future Healthcare Workforce Summit, to be held May 17 at the University of Delaware's STAR Campus, looks at what the future healthcare workforce could and should be, and how academic institutions and clinical partners can co-design the workforce through interprofessional approaches.

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Research by the University of Delaware has shown that humans can feel tiny differences in a surface, down to the substitution of a single atom.

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A $1 million Department of Energy grant will help University of Delaware professors Kun (Kelvin) Fu and Feng Jiao to explore new technologies to convert coal to a carbon material and use it for 3D printing, neutralizing the coal feedstock, preserving jobs and creating high-value products.

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Yushan Yan, a University of Delaware engineering professor and expert in electrochemical engineering for sustainability, has been granted one of the highest professional distinctions in his field through election to the National Academy of Engineering.

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UD team is aiming to create a blueprint for a more renewable manufacturing future with a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation and establishing a collaboration between chemical engineering, computer science and public policy.

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Professor Melinda Duncan has received major appointments to the research administration at the University of Delaware, being named associate vice president for research at UD and director of the Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).

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University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated a way to effectively capture 99% of carbon dioxide from air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen.

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New research from the University of Delaware examines how staple grains can be used as an effective food group for dietary shifts that can be culturally appropriate as well as environmentally sustainable.

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Kalim Shah can provide insights on pandemic related trends in US travel to major island vacation destination actions and how travel regulations both in the US and destination islands have impacted island economies. Also, island strategies for recovery of economic losses and how the pandemic has changed how US islands have been innovative in reclaiming some market and altered strategies to rebuild tourism sectors. Also can speak on the impact to the hotel business sector due to shit downs including US hotel chains in islands.Also how pandemic is changing corporate environmental health related practices in the islands hotel sector.

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Optimizing electric vehicle charging capabilities could help the transportation industry reduce its carbon footprint. A new research program coming to the University of Delaware in summer 2022 will challenge students to find such solutions.

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UD marine scientists Wei-Jun Cai and David Kirchman have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, founded in 1848.

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University of Delaware researchers have created an online model town to educate high school students about the value of COVID mitigation strategies, such as wearing masks and social distancing. The research, known as Project Darien, is funded through the National Science Foundation's COVID-specific RAPID Response Research Program.

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University of Delaware researchers have looked at how targeted and strategic messaging can cut through the confusion and misinformation about vaccines. The professors and graduate students investigated how age, education and attitudes influence behavior and affect public health during the pandemic.

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A team of University of Delaware researchers looking for ways to upcycle biomass into new products has demonstrated that it is possible to efficiently turn industrially processed lignin into high-performance plastics, such as bio-based 3D-printing resins, and valuable chemicals. An economic and life-cycle analysis reveals the approach can be competitive with similar petroleum-based products, too.

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Researchers from the University of Delaware are joining forces with colleagues at the University of Kansas and Pittsburg State University to develop new molecules that can be used to make a new generation of environmentally friendly plastics.

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University of Delaware engineers are working with colleagues at LSU to green chemical manufacturing, an industry that too often relies on non-renewable fossil energy. The researchers are examining the use of electrolyzers, devices that use electricity to convert raw materials like carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful molecules for chemicals and products.

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The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has added two University of Delaware researchers to its Fellows Program — Thomas H. Epps, III, and Kelvin Lee. The NAI Fellows Program recognizes those who have “demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.”

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Swati Singh, a University of Delaware assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been awarded a five-year, $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Award (NSF CAREER) to explore new methods for studying the dark sector

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Tingyi Gu has received the Young Faculty Award by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to further her research on nanophotonics and silicon photonics to improve digital communications. The award, granted to more than a dozen early career researchers annually, aims to “identify and engage rising stars” and grant exposure to Department of Defense needs.

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With the return of in-person school and social activities, many teenagers have received an emotional boost after reporting feelings of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. But new research from the University of Delaware suggests adolescents who had problematic peer relationships before the pandemic did not suffer from the reduction in face-to-face interactions.

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University of Delaware researchers have made major strides in the development of alternate food sources, offering a new major that will provide students with a hands-on opportunity to build hydroponic systems that can grow food without soil.

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New research finds that Arctic krill have a biological response to changes in light. When it is lightest in the Arctic polar night, usually around the middle of the day known as midday twilight, the krill know to swim down to the bottom in order to hide from predators. When it is darkest in the Arctic polar night, that’s when they swim to the surface in search of bioluminescent food.

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University of Delaware biochemist Jeff Mugridge is trying to figure out how so-called mRNA eraser enzymes work in our cells, why those erasers can sometimes misbehave and lead to cancer, and how science can pave the way for possible solutions to this problem.

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Janine de Novais, assistant professor in the School of Education (SOE) at the University of Delaware, has developed a framework to address the challenge of teaching about race and racism. The approach calls for a classroom community that allows students to interact with empathy, respect, and intellectual bravery as they engage with difficult content around these topics.

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The University of Delaware's Aditya Kunjapur has been awarded the 2021 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Langer Prize for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Excellence, a highly competitive award that comes with a stipend to pursue “blue sky” ideas.

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A new study co-authored by the University of Delaware's A.R. Siders revealed growing evidence that people and organizations are responding to climate change with a wide range of actions, but noted far fewer studies explore whether these actions actually reduce risks associated with climate change.

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A new study shows how changes in light conditions have a significant influence on the growth and impact of harmful algae blooms. The bottom line: a warming climate looks good for the growth of toxic algae and may disrupt other organisms that are part of the food web — whether they graze on this algae or are consumed by it.

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Lorne Michaels, creator of "Saturday Night Live," will visit the University of Delaware on Thursday, Oct. 21, for a chat about the intersection of politics and comedy, a place where the show has lived since its debut in 1975.

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A new study from the University of Delaware captures the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on public health: Many public health workers have been redeployed to COVID-related duties, leaving other critical public health issues with reduced or suspended services.

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Chemical engineer Catherine Fromen has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to study how medicines overcome mucosal barriers in the body, such as in the lungs or the gut. “Think about vaccines … if we can better understand how to deliver medicines to treat cells directly at the site, it will be even better than getting a shot in the arm,” Fromen said.