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Nov 20, 2024 | 
phys.org | Karen Roberts
Tires are an indispensable part of daily life. Without them, our vehicles would just be a bunch of assembled parts—convenient to sit in, but not effective for getting where you are going. While their usefulness is undisputed, tires do come with some problems.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Karen Roberts
It is no secret that cyber threats are on the rise — reports of cyberattacks and data breaches can be found in the news almost daily. More than 2,365 cyberattacks in 2023 affected over 343 million victims, according to Forbes . The U.S. Small Business Administration, meanwhile, that cyberattacks cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars each year. That is one hefty price tag.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Adam Thomas |Karen Roberts
The invention of the computer is often articulated like a three-act play: the idea of the computer arrives, then there is the process of how to make the computer and, finally, there is the creation. But as University of Delaware doctoral student Ingrid Burrington points out, the story of computers—plural—is a much more nuanced and ongoing narrative in which we still exist.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Karen Roberts |Adam Thomas
University of Delaware chemical and biomolecular engineer Dionisios Vlachos has received the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the academic category, for developing new, renewable-based technology to produce lubricant base oils from plant or food waste biomass instead of petroleum-based substances.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
phys.org | Karen Roberts
Fresh hope is on the horizon for ecologically safer pesticide ingredients, thanks to the ingenuity of a research team at the University of Delaware.
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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 17, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Adam Thomas |Beth Miller |Karen Roberts |Dante LaPenta
The boundary between the ocean and the atmosphere, where the air and sea interact, is known as the sea surface microlayer. Understanding how nutrients, pollutants and organic matter are exchanged between the air and the sea also is vital for better understanding the role they play in regulating carbon cycles and climate. The problem, however, is that studying the sea surface microlayer is an extremely time-intensive undertaking that can present many challenges.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Margo Mcdonough |Jen Hendrickson |Karen Roberts |UD Library
More than 500 undergraduates at the University of Delaware took part in the 2024 Summer Scholars program, conducting in-depth research or creative work alongside faculty or graduate student mentors. The Summer Scholars program can introduce students to a new field of interest or a future career path, or in the case of senior Blake Tran, confirm for her that she is exactly where she needs to be -- studying cognitive science at UD.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Karen Roberts |UD Library |Jen Hendrickson
For Black women, the process of maintaining their hair can be fraught. To tame texture or curls, many women spend long hours in a stylist’s chair or subject their hair to harsh chemical relaxers to achieve a smooth, glossy finish. These approaches create other challenges for Black women, including how to safeguard their natural locks from constant prodding and processing—or when, if at all, to wholly embrace their natural hair instead.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
udel.edu | Karen Roberts |Artika Casini |Katie Peikes
For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Recent publications, presentations, honors and service include the following:
Margaret Stetz, Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women's Studies and professor of humanities, continues to publish poetry and creative nonfiction, in addition to scholarly works.
