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University of Delaware Messenger
Volume 23, Number 1 April 2015
SECTIONS
Our Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Our Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Our Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Our UD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Our Alumni & Friends . . . . . . . 43 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 New Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
FEATURES
Adélie Penguin Chicks
Some things never change.
At left, undergrads in 1945 socialize in their residence hall and below in 2012.
A UD professor and a PhD student set out to determine the factors that affect the weight of Adélie penguin chicks, revealing surprising results.
STAR Campus
The University released a revised master plan for the Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus this past November. Learn more about the past, present and future of the expansion to the UD campus.
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WEB EXTRAS
A Lasting Legacy— read more about the University’s achievements as part of the Path
to Prominence at at www.udel.edu/ udmessenger.
Read about
inspirational
UD women
and add
your story
of a woman who has inspired you at www.udel.edu/udmessenger
Keep up with the latest developments on STAR Campus at www.udel.edu/star
Catch up on Blue Hen lacrosse, look ahead to Blue Hen football and follow
all varsity sports news at www.bluehens.com
1945 photo courtesy of University Archives. 2012 photo by Evan Krape.
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Promise & Progress 35
As the UD community commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Women’s College, the Messenger proudly presents the history of women at UD.
Finding Dreadnoughtus 44 Alumnus Ken Lacovara made history last fall when he revealed the discovery of a new supermassive sauropod dinosaur species unearthed in southern Patagonia, Argentina.
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