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Spintronics Discovery
University of Delaware researcher John Xiao and his team report a fundamental finding in the journal Nature Communications that will help advance the development of next-generation electronics called "spintronics."
5/8/2013 3:05 PM EDT
Measuring Hidden HIV
A new mathematical modeling technique reveals HIV virus may be replicating in body even when undetectable in the blood.
5/7/2013 9:00 PM EDT
UD Expert Lists Top 10 Landscaping Plants
Armed with a shovel, Doug Tallamy, chair of the University of Delaware Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, is leading a new American revolution, and he wants you to join him. All you need to do is plant one native tree or shrub in your...
5/7/2013 1:10 PM EDT
Scientists Use Satellites, Underwater Robot to Study Atlantic Sturgeon Migrations
Researchers at the University of Delaware and Delaware State University are using satellites, acoustic transmitters, an underwater robot and historical records to pinpoint the ocean conditions that the fish prefer during migrations — and...
5/3/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Soil May Harbor Answer to Reducing Arsenic in Rice
Harsh Bais and Janine Sherrier of the University of Delaware’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences are studying whether a naturally occurring soil bacterium, referred to as UD1023 because it was first characterized at the University, can create...
5/1/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Decade After Museum Looting, Institute for Iraq's Heritage Thrives
A decade ago in the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, a curator sat holding his head in despair amid shattered exhibit cases and statues broken by looters. Out of such loss, the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) has...
4/12/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Stress Enzyme Focus of Heart Disease, Stroke Research
Ulhas Naik, director of the Delaware Cardiovascular Research Center based at the University of Delaware, is working to synthesize a new compound to block a stress enzyme critical to clot formation.
3/7/2013 5:00 PM EST
New Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Researchers in the University of Delaware's Department of Biological Sciences are investigating a new drug that has shown positive results in early tests of its ability to fight a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.
3/7/2013 4:50 PM EST
@UDelaware Hurricane Experts Available
10/26/2012 3:20 PM EDT
Massive Glacier Break, 2nd in 2 Years, Spotted by @Udelaware Prof, Says Changing #Climate a Factor
7/17/2012 12:45 PM EDT
Expert Available -- Victoria's Secret, Child Labor, Fair Trade and its Issues
A professor who specializes in fair trade issues says what Bloomberg News uncovered in Victoria's Secret's African supply chain is a symptom of a larger problem.
12/15/2011 10:00 PM EST
Hurricane Experts at the University of Delaware
The University of Delaware provides the following list of experts on hurricanes, from historic hurricanes to disaster management, coastal erosion, flooding, rip currents, social behavior in disasters, engineering hurricane-resistant housing, damage...
8/26/2011 4:10 PM EDT
Holiday Toy Tips from an Education Professor
Last minute shoppers don't worry. Here's some novel, educational and affordable suggestions for kids' presents -- including the best gift of all.
12/14/2010 10:45 AM EST
New Year’s Resolutions: Ask Why Not How
If you create a detailed plan to achieve a goal, you may have a harder time reaching it. You're better off thinking about why you want to reach it, according to one University of Delaware professor.
12/4/2010 12:00 AM EST
Black Friday Brings Out Worst in Shoppers and Retailers
On Black Friday, serious sales abound, as do serious shoppers and in some cases, serious consequences – flared tempers, bickering and in 2008, the death of a retail worker. Professor Sharron Lennon spent the past three Black Fridays observing and...
11/10/2010 3:25 PM EST
Need A Back to School Expert?
The University of Delaware (UD) has experts available to offer comment on teen alcohol abuse, Common Core standards, transitioning to college, teaching kids reading, writing, math and language, bullying, school security, standardized testing,...
7/23/2010 1:00 PM EDT