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UD in the News, Feb. 6, 2004 To view past UD in the News, click here. 11 a.m., Feb. 6, 2004--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, is quoted in a Feb. 6 San Jose Mercury News story about increasing pressure brought to bear on PeopleSoft by Oracle in its takeover bid. "There's a lot of pressure on the board right now," Elson said, adding, "This is a big game of chicken on all sides." David Legates, director of the Center for Climatic Research, is quoted in a Feb. 6 Wilmington News Journal story on today's rain storm. Sunil Agrawal, professor of mechanical engineering, is featured in the Feb. 4 Electronics Weekly for his work in developing small robots that mimic the flight of birds and insects. ALUMNI Bill Cubit, a former UD football player, has been named offensive coordinator at Stanford University. Ed Helenski, a former UD football player, has been named head coach at Upper Merion High School. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |