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Released: 9-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Political Expert: Down-Ballot Wins for Democrats Tell the Story of #Election2017
University of Delaware

University of Delaware professor David Redlawsk says a major takeaway from the 2017 election can be found down-ballot. The Democrats earned local wins across the country in places they never win.

Released: 25-Jul-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Concussion Expert Can Discuss News That CTE Found in Most Deceased NFL Players' Brains
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researcher Tom Buckley can discuss findings that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, was found in 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains.

Released: 13-Jul-2017 10:05 AM EDT
University of Delaware Expert Can Discuss Delaware-Sized Iceberg That Broke Free From Antarctica
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University of Delaware expert Carlos Moffat can discuss the Delaware-sized iceberg that broke off Antarctica. He says that while the now-floating piece of ice won't contribute to sea level rise, it is concerning because of what it could mean for future breaks.

Released: 4-Apr-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Professor and Olympic Expert Says NHL's Decision to Skip Winter Games Is "All About Business"
University of Delaware

Matthew J. Robinson, professor and director of the Sport Management Program in the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, can comment on stories about the NHL's decision to skip to 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.

Released: 30-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
UD Researcher Offers Solutions in the Wake of Trump's EO Rolling Back Climate Change Policy
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Willett Kempton, a Professor of Marine Science and Policy at the University of Delaware, can comment on President Trump's new executive order rolling back climate change policy. He developed revolutionary technology that allows electric vehicles to recycle energy and researchers offshore wind power.

Released: 1-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
Super Bowl Ad Expert: Don't Look for Super Commercials This Year, but There Will Be Highlights
University of Delaware

University of Delaware marketing professor John Antil dug into the numbers and the advertisements planned for Super Bowl LI and says viewers who prefer the commercials to the game might be let down this year. Still, some spots will break new ground and make it into the highlight reel.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Expert in Evacuation Decision Making and Response Available for Stories on Hurricane Matthew
University of Delaware

Tricia Wachtendorf, Director of the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center, is an expert on evacuation decision making and response during disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks. She has conducted field research during Hurricane Katrina and other events.

Released: 25-Aug-2016 12:05 PM EDT
University of Delaware Expert Discusses Prospects of Life on Newly Discovered Planet
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Sally Dodson-Robinson, a Physics and Astronomy professor at the University of Delaware, discusses the key differences between sunlike stars and the M dwarf that the newly discovered Proxima b is orbiting. Those and other factors are crucial to whether there could be life on the planet.

Released: 23-Jun-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Social Psychologist and Black American Studies Professor Yasser Payne Available to Discuss Freddie Gray Verdict
University of Delaware

University of Delaware Black American Studies Professor Yasser Payne is available for interviews to discuss today's not guilty verdict for the van driver in the Freddie Gray case. Payne's interests include street violence, criminal justice and law enforcement and he has conducted research on the streets of Harlem and Wilmington, Delaware.

Released: 15-Jun-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Journalism Expert/ Author Ben Yagoda on #Trump Media Bans: "An Outrageous Assault on the Spirit, if Not the Letter, of the First Amendment."
University of Delaware

Ben Yagoda, a well-known author who helped inaugurate a journalism minor at the University of Delaware, called Donald Trump's recent media ban of the Washington Post "an outrageous assault on the spirit, if not the letter, of the First Amendment."

Released: 19-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Tasked with Designing Attack-Resilient Micro Aerial Vehicles
University of Delaware

A University of Delaware research team led by Guoquan Huang of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded an NSF grant to design resource-aware, attack-resilient navigation for micro aerial vehicles.

Released: 19-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Prison's Extended Punch
University of Delaware

A study by a University of Delaware researcher shows that incarceration of adult family member can lead to lasting neurological health decline for young female relatives.

Released: 15-Apr-2016 12:05 PM EDT
The 'I's' in Team
University of Delaware

Kyle Emich, a marketing professor at the University of Delaware, has co-authored study that examines teams in sports and business and looks at how adding star players or employees to preexisting staffs can negatively impact other individuals.

Released: 4-Nov-2015 11:05 AM EST
University of Delaware Expert Offers Strategies for Attacking Food Deserts
University of Delaware

Allison Karpyn, associate director for the University of Delaware's Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, has been involved in recent research efforts on corner store programs in urban areas and in-store marketing approaches to promote purchase and consumption of healthier options.

Released: 27-Oct-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Republican Debate Could Be Decided Facebook, @UDelaware Expert Says
University of Delaware

Paul R. Brewer, Director of the University of Delaware's Center for Political Communication, led a team that found that peers' comments on social media have more sway over potential voters than the actual political candidates.

Released: 22-Oct-2015 12:05 PM EDT
UD Professor Examines the Changing American Family
University of Delaware

Professor Bahira Trask specializes in globalization, diversity, family and personal relations, and work-life issues.


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