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UD in the News, Aug. 11, 2006 To view past UD in the News, click here. 8:59 a.m., Aug. 11, 2006--A roundup of recent news items about UD, its faculty, students, staff and alumni. Jim Hawk, professor of plant and soil science, was featured in an Aug. 10 News Journal story about his work in developing a strain of corn that is resistant to a fungus that causes the devastating disease anthracnose stalk rot. Brian Kunkel, Cooperative Extension Service specialist in entomology and wildlife ecology, was quoted in an Aug. 10 News Journal story about cicada killers, which are large wasps. Charles Epifanio, professor of marine and earth studies, was quoted in an Aug. 10 News Journal story about concerns that the invasive Chinese mitten crab has been found in the Chesapeake Bay. Thomas Ilvento, chairperson of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, was quoted in an Aug. 9 News Journal story about the rising price of land and its affect on agriculture in the state and said he expects to see continuing sales of farmland for other uses. “The trend is clearly up, and I don't see what would abate that,” he said. Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard Jr. Chair in Corporate Governance and director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, was quoted in an Aug. 9 Bloomberg story about the death of benefactor John L. Weinberg, the former head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “He was one of the last gentleman in that business,” Elson told the news service. “He played a pivotal role in American finance.” Also, Elson was quoted in an August CFO Magazine story about Delaware's Chancery Court and its role in corporate America. "Being in Delaware doesn't mean it's small-town. The Court of Chancery is the country's business court," Elson told the magazine. Clinton Tymes, director of the Small Business Development Center at UD, was quoted in an Aug. 8 News Journal story about financial information the center can provide entrepreneurs in the state. "What we're doing with the program is demystifying the loan process," Tymes said. "We want to get businesses better prepared to access capital that's available." James Glancey, associate professor of bioresources and mechanical engineering, was quoted in an Aug. 8 Consumer Reports story about risks associated with extension ladders. Ben Yagoda, professor of English, was quoted in an Aug. 6 News Journal story about varying ways people in the region refer to the “beach” and the “shore” areas. Danna Young, assistant professor of communication, was quoted in an Aug. 6 Hartford Courant story about the use of humor to sell political candidates. Pat Sine, director of UD's Office of Educational Technology, was quoted in an Aug. 6 News Journal story about the use of podcasts by parents. Sue Barton, Cooperative Extension Service specialist in ornamental horticulture, was quoted in an Aug. 6 News Journal story about cool walks to hunt for ferns. "Now is the perfect time to go on a fern-hunting walk," Barton said. "The woods are a cool refuge from the mid-summer heat, and ferns are the antidote to the August garden blahs." Amy Roe, a doctoral candidate working in UD's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, was quoted in an Aug. 5 Associated Press story about concerns that Native American people, along with urban blacks and Hispanics, are consuming large amounts of mercury-tainted fish. "They're going to be fishing local rivers more often than others and eating what they catch more often than others," Roe told the AP. David Legates, associate professor of geography and state climatologist, was quoted in an Aug. 4 News Journal story about revisions to the 2006 hurricane forecast. |
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