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For the Record, Friday, June 6, 2025

2 days ago | udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Nya Wynn |Kathryn Trupia

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni. Recent appointments, publications and honors include the following: Allison Karpyn, professor in the College of Education and Human Development’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and co-director of its Center for Research in Education and Social Policy, has been appointed to Delaware’s Food is Medicine Committee.
'Hack the Past' looks toward the future

3 days ago | udel.edu | Kathryn Trupia |Jessica Henderson |Matthew Henderson

That potential soon became a reality. Since its inaugural year, HenHacks has seen explosive growth in production, participation and sponsorship. The 2025 Hack the Past themed hackathon drew 472 students from 53 schools, more than doubling its 2023 registration. Behind the scenes, Wilkins and Scozzaro learned how to confidently lead a team of over 20 students without dominating the conversation.
Showing students they matter

3 days ago | udel.edu | Jessica Henderson |Peter Bothum |Katie Peikes |Megan Everhart

Doctoral alumna Camila Polanco with her advisor, Roderick L. Carey, associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development.
Striving for perfection

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Amy Wolf |Adam Thomas |Nya Wynn

Not even Olympic rowers can row perfectly, but that doesn’t stop Cornelia Meiss from trying. It’s what the University of Delaware senior, a member of the Blue Hen rowing team, loves about the sport — how it’s both calming and relentless, how there’s always room to improve. “It’s just an amazing sport,” said Meiss, an international student from Germany. “It’s very calming, because it’s the same movement over and over again.
Carbon credit quality

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Katie Peikes |Hilary Douwes |Karen Roberts

The Earth’s vast network of forests absorbs more than 15 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from the planet’s atmosphere each year. Acting as natural carbon sinks, forests breathe in and out carbon dioxide through plant leaves via photosynthesis and respiration. As forests grow, they store carbon in tree trunks, branches, roots and soils, preventing that carbon from returning to the atmosphere and providing many climate benefits. Enter forest carbon markets.
Path to publication

2 weeks ago | udel.edu | Hilary Douwes |Karen Roberts |Amy Cherry

University of Delaware senior Sarah Garner has been published in academic journals three times during her time as a Blue Hen. It’s an impressive feat, as the process can take several months, depending on the publication. And she’s the first to tell you she couldn’t have done it without the mentoring and unique culture of collaborative learning she has received from faculty and graduate students along the way.
Laura Carlson named interim UD president

3 weeks ago | udel.edu | Artika Casini |Jack Truschel |Jessica Downey

The University of Delaware Board of Trustees has selected Provost Laura Carlson to serve as interim president of the University, effective July 1, Board Chair Terri Kelly announced today. Carlson will succeed Dennis Assanis, the University’s 28th president who recently announced his plans to step down on June 30. “Provost Carlson has graciously accepted this assignment from the Board,” Kelly said.
Future knowledge experts

3 weeks ago | udel.edu | Karen Roberts |Amy Cherry

Diabetes is a condition that results when the body’s blood sugar is too high. It affects 10% of the population worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Health. For some individuals, this blood sugar imbalance can cause diabetic foot ulcers, a type of chronic wound that can increase a person’s mortality risk. While there are ways to manage diabetic foot ulcers, few methods exist to effectively treat them. University of Delaware senior Altaf Bacchus hopes to change that.
Perfecting the pitch

3 weeks ago | udel.edu | Artika Casini |Jack Truschel |Jessica Downey |Jamie Washington

UD’s prowess in biomechanics, the study of using engineering principles to analyze human movements, has led to lifelong success for its alumni. Baseball season spurs biomechanics memories Jim Richards was frustrated. For weeks, he had been attempting to render data of a cerebral palsy patient into a 3D model with no luck. Finally, he turned to University of Delaware graduate student Scott Coleman.
Faculty Senate April 2025 meeting

3 weeks ago | udel.edu | Jamie Washington |Jack Truschel |Jessica Downey

The University of Delaware’s Faculty Senate expanded educational access and opportunity through the approval of new academic degrees, certificates and pathways at its meeting on April 7. In total, the Senate approved 149 updates to undergraduate programs and 64 updates to graduate programs through the Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda.