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  1. International Student Discussion Series: Enhancing well-being and success in the U.S. Wednesdays from 3:30pm - 5pm, in an open door / drop-in format. The Center for Counseling and Student Development (CCSD) invites you to participate in our International Student Discussion Series: Enhancing well-being and success in the U.S.
  2. January 2010 Dissertation Boot Camp The Office of Graduate and Professional Education is partnering with the Writing Program to offer an intensive workshop for PhD students who are writing their first dissertation chapters or have found their writing progress stalled. The workshop will be offered January 11—22, 2010. For more information please click here.
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January 2010
10:04 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010----Research performed by Matthew Ginder-Vogel, associate scientist in the Delaware Environmental Institute, Gautier Landrot, a graduate student in environmental soil chemistry at the University of Delaware, and Donald L. Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Soil and Environmental Chemistry and director of the Delaware Environmental Institute, is featured in this month's special issue of Environmental Science and Technology, the premier environmental science and engineering journal in the world.
1:47 p.m., Jan. 28, 2010----Two University of Delaware master of public administration (MPA) students will travel to Beijing for the spring semester to participate in an exchange program with Beijing Normal University (BNU).
11:20 a.m., Jan. 26, 2010----Bayrammurad Saparov, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2010 Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award by the International Centre for Diffraction Data.
8:57 a.m., Jan. 20, 2010----Three University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) graduate students are not only planning to present their research at an international conference, they are organizing the entire event.
12:59 p.m., Jan. 19, 2010----Students in an introductory preservation graduate course at the University of Delaware recently traveled to Washington, D.C., for a presentation to the Historical American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in the U.S. Department of the Interior about how they have used its database of drawings and photographs to conduct research on historic architecture.
10:33 a.m., Jan. 14, 2010----The state of Delaware is the first in the country to use a new “green energy savings bond” model invented at the University of Delaware Center for Environmental and Energy Policy (CEEP) to fund energy efficiency and renewable energy projects for public buildings.
3:06 p.m., Jan. 13, 2010----Masahiro (Masa) Yamada, a doctoral candidate in linguistics and cognitive science at the University of Delaware, has been awarded a three-year, postdoctoral fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
8:27 a.m., Jan. 13, 2010----Three graduate students pursuing master's degrees in counseling and student affairs practice in higher education in the University of Delaware Department of Human Development and Family Studies participated in elite internship programs last summer and since returning to UD in the fall, they've been busy applying those experiences to their coursework and assistantships.
8:12 a.m., Jan. 12, 2010----Three recent graduates of the University of Delaware master of fine arts program will have works featured in the National Wet Paint Exhibition from Jan. 15 through Feb. 28 at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago.
12:35 p.m., Jan. 9, 2010----A hooding ceremony to honor University of Delaware Winter Commencement doctoral candidates was held Friday afternoon, Jan. 8, at Clayton Hall, with family and friends packing the auditorium.
Travel grants offer grad students world of opportunity; proposals due Feb. 15
9:28 a.m., Jan. 5, 2010----Thanks to the University of Delaware's global travel grant program for graduate students, 29 UD students went abroad during the past year to conduct research, present musical performances, participate in public service internships, and pursue other scholarly activities. Proposals now are being accepted for the 2010 program.
Marine policy students head to D.C. as Knauss Fellows
11:19 a.m., Jan. 4, 2010----Two doctoral students from the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) will spend the next year in the nation's capital thanks to a prestigious award they've both earned. Marine policy students Amardeep Dhanju and Caitlin Snyder are among just 46 students from across the nation to receive 2010 Dean John A. Knauss Fellowships
February 2010
8:35 a.m., Feb. 16, 2010----A doctorate in entomology and wildlife ecology and master's degree programs in biotechnology and software engineering were approved by the University of Delaware Faculty Senate at its regular meeting held Monday, Feb. 8, in Gore Hall.
1:04 p.m., Feb. 1, 2010----Members of University of Delaware's art conservation program are in the process of restoring two very large, historic murals for the Smyrna (Del.) School District. The 12-person team includes current UD undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, two UD alumni, a UD adjunct professor, and two other conservators.
March 2010
12:43 p.m., March 31, 2010----Scientists at the University of Delaware have developed a new method for producing proteins critical to research on cancer, Alzheimer's, and other diseases.
12 p.m., March 30, 2010----University of Delaware graduate student Serkan Bulut, who plans to focus his research on issues of ethnic conflict in the Middle East, recently got an unusually close look at his subject matter.
12 p.m., March 29, 2010----Two art history graduate students who previously were awarded University of Delaware Dissertation Fellowships have been selected to receive additional awards as they complete their doctoral work.
4:24 p.m., March 25, 2010----Virginia Lorenz, who recently joined the University of Delaware faculty as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is working on one of the hottest areas in physics -- quantum memories. These devices store information in a flash of light and may serve as the basis of future communications networks.
8:34 a.m., March 18, 2010----All five University of Delaware doctoral students in clinical psychology who applied for competitive internships for next academic year have been accepted at prestigious healthcare institutions.
8:42 a.m., March 17, 2010----Sarah K. Noonan, deputy director of Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington, Del., who received a master of public administration (MPA) degree from the University of Delaware in 2006, was one of 15 nationwide recipients of the 2010 Betsey K. Cooke Advocacy MVP Award given by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC).
12:31 p.m., March 16, 2010----“The future looks good but we can't do business as usual,” advised Dipak C. Jain, former dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, during his lecture “The Future of Business Schools in an Era of Global Economic Crisis” held Friday, March 12, at the University of Delaware's Lerner Hall.
9:14 a.m., March 15, 2010----A team of University of Delaware engineering students has taken top honors in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Challenge Student Competition on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Construction.
Retired faculty hear initiatives on graduate, professional education
11:43 a.m., March 12, 2010----Debra Hess Norris, vice provost for graduate and professional education, updated members of the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty (UDARF) on the new directions in graduate and professional education at UD during the group's regular luncheon meeting held March 2 in Clayton Hall.
8:12 a.m., March 10, 2010----The University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) and offshore survey company UTEC Survey have signed an agreement that outlines cooperative efforts in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) research.
April 2010
9:57 a.m., April 21, 2010----Imagine attending graduate school at a Chinese university where your thesis research is about an enclave of American expatriates in the middle of Beijing or Shanghai known as “Americatown.”
8:15 a.m., April 19, 2010----Elizabeth Kelley, a second-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive a 2010 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. The fellowship covers full tuition and fees for three years and provides a yearly stipend of more than $30,000.
9:36 a.m., April 16, 2010----U.S. News and World Report has released its newest ranking of the top graduate programs at universities and colleges across the country. Seeing the biggest increase in position this year for the University of Delaware is its graduate program in education, which jumped seven places since last year. According to "America's Best Graduate Schools," it's now considered the 28th best graduate program in the nation.
9:48 a.m., April 16, 2010----The American Chemical Society's Division of Environmental Chemistry awarded University of Delaware graduate students Kathy Phillips and Mengqiang Zhu cash awards and one-year memberships to the ACS division on the merits of their coursework and research productivity.
3:33 p.m., April 14, 2010----The University of Delaware MBA student team of Nikhil Agrawal, Alison Gilefski, Bhaskar Ghosh and Neha Jain took second place at the 2010 Rutgers MBA Supply Chain Case Competition.
10:52 a.m., April 13, 2010----The University of Delaware is launching an innovative, new graduate degree -- the Professional Science Master's (PSM) -- in the fields of biotechnology and bioinformatics to help meet the future workforce needs of a growing bioscience industry.
9:18 a.m., April 7, 2010----Elizabeth D'Addio, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected to participate in the Leadership Skills Workshop sponsored by the Council for Chemical Research (CCR). The workshop will be held on April 18 in conjunction with CCR's 31st Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
12:14 p.m., April 1, 2010----Two pilot projects funded by the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) under its second competition focus on identifying cutting-edge cancer therapies, and creating the bioinformatics framework that will facilitate translational research among the alliance members.
May 2010
5:40 p.m., May 29, 2010----Family, friends, members of the campus community and doctoral degree candidates from the University of Delaware's seven colleges gathered in Mitchell Hall on Friday, May 28, for the 2010 Doctoral Hooding Convocation.
9:09 a.m., May 19, 2010----After hours of exploration and study, University of Delaware education graduate students had the opportunity to showcase and share their current research projects with colleagues, faculty and the public. On Friday, May 7, UD's School of Education (SOE) hosted its annual graduate research forum at the Perkins Student Center on Academy Street.
1:13 p.m., May 18, 2010----Five graduate students in the Department of Art History at the University of Delaware have been awarded prestigious fellowships to support their doctoral work. Several other fellowships were announced earlier this spring.
2:07 p.m., May 18, 2010----Whether competing nationally in ballroom dancing, participating in cutting-edge cancer research, or serving in the Delaware Army National Guard, University of Delaware doctoral student Justin David has plenty to keep him busy.
11:30 a.m., May 12, 2010----When Josh Calhoun shows kids at summer camp how to make paper using an old shirt, or Amanda Norbutus writes her blog for the “Rescue Public Murals” website, or Andy Bozanic begins a talk by picking up a familiar object and accompanying himself on a few bars of the song Guitar Man, they're all using a skill they learned as University of Delaware graduate students.
1:18 p.m., May 10, 2010----Mark Latash is so fascinated by the concept of synergy that he has written an entire book on the use of the term in reference to biological systems.
11:33 a.m., May 10, 2010----A team of chemical engineering researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a computational framework for screening potential bimetallic catalysts. The finding was published online in Nature Chemistry on April 25.
11:33 a.m., May 10, 2010----Craig Oates, a graduate student in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive a 2010 Master's Scholarship from the National Association of Athletic Trainers (NATA) Foundation.
English doctoral student wins two competitive fellowships
9:05 a.m., May 4, 2010----Alison Klaum, a doctoral student in the University of Delaware Department of English, has won two highly competitive fellowships to support her dissertation research, which explores the role of flowers in American life.
9:53 a.m., May 3, 2010----W. Anthony “Tony” Rivera, a doctoral student in the University of Delaware's Department of Political Science and International Relations, has been selected as a summer research intern at the Argonne National Laboratory, where he will work with various strategic decision-making models of scenarios involving Iran.
June 2010
BIOMS students honored by ACSM
12:56 p.m., June 28, 2010----Allison Altman and Richard Willy, doctoral students in the BIOMS (Biomechanics and Movement Science) Program at the University of Delaware, were recently honored by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Biomechanics Interest Group (BIG).
UD's Warthog among top competitors in national event
9:05 a.m., June 23, 2010----A team of University of Delaware graduate and undergraduate students traveled with their robot Warthog to Detroit from June 4-7 to compete in the 18th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC). Three years after its first entry garnered "rookie of the year" honors, Warthog is now a top competitor.
DBI highlights research by doctoral students, postdoctoral scientists
3:30 p.m., June 11, 2010----The Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI) hosted its third Research Symposium at the end of May, to highlight the research being carried out by doctoral students and postdoctoral scientists.
UD announces Benton Graduate Student Award winners
2:04 p.m., June 10, 2010----Three University of Delaware graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- Laura Nemec, master's student in animal science; Zachary Ladin, master's student in entomology and wildlife ecology; and Meredith Biedryczki, doctoral student in plant science -- have been awarded the William J. Benton Graduate Student Award.
July 2010
UD grad students help preserve cultural heritage across U.S., around globe
10:57 a.m., July 28, 2010----"President James Monroe needs a bath -- and I'm the one filling the tub," writes Renee Wolcott, a University of Delaware master's student in art conservation.
Summer Institute helps doctoral students plan for academic careers
12:57 p.m., July 26, 2010----Seven highly motivated doctoral students from a range of disciplines dedicated a week of their summer, July 19-23, to participating in the Putting Your Ph.D. to Work: Academic Career Preparation Summer Institute, co-sponsored by the University of Delaware's Office of Graduate and Professional Education, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Bank of America Career Services Center.
UD researchers study microbubbles used in diagnostic ultrasound
12:11 p.m., July 20, 2010----A University of Delaware research team has received a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to better understand ultrasound echoes of encapsulated microbubbles used for noninvasive blood pressure monitoring.
BIOMS students win national awards, scholarships
3:30 p.m., July 14, 2010----Five students and two recent alumni of the Biomechanics and Movement Science (BIOMS) interdisciplinary graduate program at the University of Delaware have received awards and scholarships recognizing their accomplishments.
Shad in Schools: Restoring American shad to White Clay Creekents policies and practices of successful high schools
10:22 a.m., July 8, 2010----On May 7, the Water Resources Agency (WRA), a unit of the University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration (IPA), released several hundred American shad fry into the White Clay Creek as part of the inaugural Shad in Schools project in the White Clay Creek watershed .
August 2010
Graduate Student Convocation held Monday afternoon
9:15 a.m., Aug. 31, 2010----University of Delaware Graduate Student Convocation was held Monday afternoon in Mitchell Hall on The Green.
School of Education offers new accelerated graduate teaching degree program
8:04 a.m., Aug. 19, 2010----The University of Delaware now offers a new degree option for prospective graduate students within the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree is a fast-tracked, cohort graduate program designed for students who want to pursue a teaching career.
Grad student wins national avian pathology award
8:14 a.m., Aug. 18, 2010----Milos Markis, a graduate student in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Delaware, has been awarded the Richard B. Rimler Memorial Paper Award by the American Association of Avian Pathologists.
Graduate students assist local cultural institutions
8:43 a.m., Aug. 10, 2010----Alyssa Bentz has had a busy summer at Wilmington's Grand Opera House, where she's already worked on implementing the annual Summer Children's Theatre series, creating a program in which volunteers will give tours of the historic building and reorganizing the Grand's archives.
Athletic training student wins research grant
8:16 a.m., Aug. 10, 2010----Gabe Fife, a graduate student in athletic training at the University of Delaware, has been awarded a master's research grant from the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Research and Education Foundation. Each year, the organization provides funds for "exceptional" research projects conducted by master's and doctoral students.
Graduate student recognized for research on Turkey
8:13 a.m., Aug. 3, 2010----University of Delaware graduate student Juliette Tolay has won an international research award for her work on cultural diversity and immigration in Turkey and has co-authored an influential report on Turkish foreign policy.
Graduate and Professional Education awards over $86,000 in global travel grants
11:25 a.m., Aug. 2, 2010----Twenty-five University of Delaware graduate students have won global research travel grants in support of their academic projects over the next year, from analyzing the response of medical organizations to the earthquake in Haiti, to exploring contemporary art in the Czech Republic.
September 2010
Doctoral students visit China to compare educational systems
7:48 a.m., Sept. 30, 2010----Graduate students in the University of Delaware School of Education recently partnered with peers from Michigan State University and the University of Washington, Seattle, during a visit to China that focused on comparisons between educational systems in the two countries.
UD doctoral programs rank among nation's best in National Research Council assessment
3:56 p.m., Sept. 28, 2010----The University of Delaware's doctoral programs in biomechanics and movement science, chemical engineering, linguistics and cognitive science, materials science and engineering, and mathematics rank among the top graduate programs in their fields in the United States, according to the latest assessment by the National Research Council (NRC).
UD's Craig amasses third highest total in Jeopardy history
10:57 a.m., Sept. 22, 2010----Roger Craig, a 33-year-old graduate student at the University of Delaware, has earned a prominent place in Jeopardy history by amassing a seven-day total of $231,200 in cash winnings.
Grad student aboard expedition exploring Mediterranean seafloor
2:08 p.m., Sept. 20, 2010----Underwater landslides, deep-sea corals, ancient archaeological sites -- these are just a few of the cool phenomena that Adam Skarke, a graduate student at the University of Delaware, may get to see firsthand in the Mediterranean Sea aboard an expedition led by famed explorer Robert Ballard.
UD welcomes Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellow
10:15 a.m., Sept. 20, 2010----As part of the U.S. Department of State's Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, the University of Delaware is hosting a new international student from Kazakhstan -- Gaukhar Ospanova.
Grad student wins prestigious EPA fellowship
10:59 a.m., Sept. 3, 2010----Camille Jones, a second-year master's student in plant and soil sciences, has been awarded a prestigious STAR Graduate Fellowship from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Researchers study declining bobwhite quail populations
2:48 p.m., Sept. 2, 2010----With populations of bobwhite quail declining drastically across the country, Chris Williams, assistant professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware, is turning his attention to saving grasslands and 'edge habitats' -- unkempt, overgrown areas often found on the edges of fields. Both are disappearing due to suburban development and increased efficiency in farming, Williams says.
Blossoming art conservators make their mark
11:23 a.m., Sept. 2, 2010----Joan Miró, Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso would be cheering them on.
October 2010
10:20 a.m., Oct. 18, 2010----On Monday, Nov. 8, the University of Delaware will host a graduate fair from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. Anyone considering graduate school, at UD or elsewhere, will benefit from this event.
8:26 a.m., Oct. 13, 2010----Two doctoral students in the University of Delaware Department of Physics and Astronomy have been awarded prestigious Daicar-Bata Prizes.
12:34 p.m., Oct. 8, 2010----At the 2010 Governor's Awards for the Arts ceremony on Oct. 4 in Dover, the University of Delaware shone brightly.
November 2010
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