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Sep 24, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Karen Roberts |Adam Thomas |Jess Gardner |Tracey Bryant
Fresh hope is on the horizon for ecologically safer pesticide ingredients, thanks to the ingenuity of a research team at the University of Delaware.
Insecticides are often considered a foundational part of agricultural production, designed to protect crops used to feed the world’s growing population — 8.2 billion people and counting as of 2024.
But pesticides often present a conundrum.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Adam Thomas |Jess Gardner |Tracey Bryant |Beth Miller
As pollution continues to impact the world’s oceans, methylmercury—the most toxic form of mercury—is increasingly accumulating in global fisheries. As a result, seafood consumption is the primary source of human exposure to methylmercury globally.
Methylmercury is a poisonous compound associated with neurodevelopmental delays, impaired cardiovascular health and other serious health conditions.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Jess Gardner |Tracey Bryant |Beth Miller |Adam Thomas
Today, we use fifth generation, or 5G, cellular networks so that our phones and other mobile devices can function without being connected to WiFi, and 5G networks still use the concepts of OFDM. Recently Cimini was one of three people awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Eric E.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Eric Ruth |Jamie Washington |Jess Gardner
When she sits down to watch her favorite crime dramas with her dad, 16-year-old Carolyn Reese is right where she likes to be — and can see right where she wants to go: She dreams of working in one of those labs, using science and smarts to turn wisps of evidence into justice and truth.
Thanks to the University of Delaware, she and 24 other budding crime solvers were given an early start on that dream.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Eric Ruth |Jamie Washington |Jess Gardner
Known affectionately as “Connie” or “Con-man” among friends and family, Mr. Neylon was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He graduated from Salesianum School in 2021 and will receive his bachelor of science degree in finance posthumously from UD. Members of the University community shared their reflections:Adam Cantley, dean of students and assistant vice president for student support and advocacy: “We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Jamie Washington |Jess Gardner
Early in their academic careers, Ramona and Josh Neunuebel could find jobs only at universities hours apart. But that changed when the couple came to the University of Delaware.
Because of UD’s dual-career program — which supports working couples in finding faculty and staff positions at the University or in the surrounding area — Ramona is now an associate professor of biological sciences, and Josh is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Jess Gardner |Adam Shutz
For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Jess Gardner |Adam Shutz |Jessica Downey
The students’ ambitions were fostered by support at all levels, including the very top, as Thompson was instrumental for the chapter’s post-COVID growth. It started with Armstrong getting a spot on Thompson’s calendar. The two were instantly able to bond over being NSBE members, and Thompson wanted to help the organization. Starting in 2022, the NSBE leadership has had monthly meetings with Thompson where they would discuss fundraising, strategy and problem-solving.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Erica K. Brockmeier |Eric Ruth |Jess Gardner |Karen Roberts
KJ Olsen, a 2023 civil engineering alumnus and current graduate student, works on sustainable concrete pavers in the University of Delaware’s Structures Lab. UD engineers create sidewalk pavers using non-recyclable plastics, reducing natural resource usage while keeping plastic waste out of landfills The next time you’re walking along The Green and admiring the architecture of Du Pont Hall, be sure to watch your step.
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May 28, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Eric Ruth |Jess Gardner |Erica K. Brockmeier |Karen Roberts
Memories shared with siblings can be the stuff of family legend. Some experiences are quickly forgotten, like the reason for that dark parental stare during some interminably long car ride. Other memories stick, always to be remembered.
University of Delaware doctoral student Gavin Mullin recently added an unexpected highlight to his core memory list: finding out that he and his sister Hollie were both awarded 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate research fellowships.
