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Examining Microbes Under a New Lens

Examining Microbes Under a New Lens

A team of researchers from the University of Delaware have uncovered that about 40 percent of Chesapeake Bay bacteria utilize sunlight as a source of supplemental energy.

Salivary Gland Study Wins Best Poster Award at GRS

Salivary Gland Study Wins Best Poster Award at GRS

Materials science and engineering doctoral students Eric Fowler and Anitha Ravikrishnan received the Best Poster Award at the Gordon Research Seminar on Multi-Scale Adhesion Mechanics and Signaling

Best In Class

Best In Class

Sarah Rooney won the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education.

Science At The Surface

Science At The Surface

Anderson Janotti, an assistant professor in materials science and engineering, models the surfaces of advanced electronic materials.

Shining a Light On Gene Regulation

Shining a Light On Gene Regulation

A team of biomedical engineers is laying the groundwork for a method to inhibit cancer-promoting genes in cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact.

A Changemaker in Engineering Education

A Changemaker in Engineering Education

Buckley, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, was named to the American Society for Engineering Education’s “20 Under 40.”

Partnership Tests Strength Limits of Bridges

Partnership Tests Strength Limits of Bridges

The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) and the University of Delaware (UD) recently collaborated on a project that is aimed at evaluating the strength limits for in-service bridges.

Balancing Act

Balancing Act

Chemical engineering student recognized for interests outside the classroom and laboratory

Achieving A Balance of Power

Achieving A Balance of Power

A UD research team solved the 6 degree-of-freedom segmental power imbalance in human movement, an important mathematical discrepancy in biomechanics.

New Process Turns Wood Scraps Into Tape

New Process Turns Wood Scraps Into Tape

A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a novel process to make tape out of a major component of trees and plants called lignin—a substance paper manufacturers typically discard.