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Five decades of computer science

Five decades of computer science

Emeritus professor Sandra Carberry reflected on successes, challenges in a lecture for the University of Delaware Association of Retired Faculty’s My Intellectual Journey Series.

Theory and practice converge at “Smart Cities” symposium

Theory and practice converge at “Smart Cities” symposium

Two-day gathering looks at issues of justice, sustainability in urban development Phil Barnes looked around the Trabant Center Theater during a break and saw exactly what he hoped to see at the University of Delaware's two-day Smart Cities and Sustainable Energy...

Wu Snags Multiple Honors

Wu Snags Multiple Honors

UD bioinformatics director is recognized among top researchers in her field Cathy Wu already had a doctoral degree (in plant pathology) when she decided to return to school for a master’s in computer science in 1987. Three decades later, she is a leading authority in...

Blue Hen Bragging Rights

Blue Hen Bragging Rights

Look around the world, and you will see UD’s story told in the lives we collectively lead. Listen to the echoes of history, and you will hear of all that our scholars and students have accomplished. Pay attention to the voices of the people who seek progress and...

Man on the Moon

Man on the Moon

It was the height of the groovy-but-grim late ’60s, and the collective American consciousness seemed to have lapsed into a dizzy haze, like queasy riders on some psychedelic, psychotic merry-go-round. In those days, war tore at the nation’s heart, its brutal images...

UD Meets University of Tsukuba

UD Meets University of Tsukuba

University of Delaware data scientists host researchers from Japan In preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, researchers in Japan are developing new programs in data science, smart cities, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things. As part of this effort,...

UD Alumnus Earns Rare Trio of Accolades

UD Alumnus Earns Rare Trio of Accolades

Arup K. Chakraborty is now a member of all three National Academies: Science, Engineering, and Medicine There are only 21 people in America who have been elected to the National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of...

Your STEM toy shopping list

Your STEM toy shopping list

UD K-12 STEM education expert recommends holiday gifts If your child’s holiday wish list includes a robot, consider this: The best robot toys are the ones that kids can tinker with. “Kits often have prescriptive instructions, with one ‘solution’ to building,” said...

Four Decades of Fellowship

Four Decades of Fellowship

Engineering’s Laird Fellows recently celebrated their 40th anniversary Hiking. Dancing. Traveling. UD engineers do more than research. For 40 years, graduate students in engineering have had access to a special fellowship that helps one recipient per year pursue an...

Mining for Cancer Clues

Mining for Cancer Clues

UD computer scientist uses text mining to advance personalized cancer treatment Doctors have many weapons in the fight against cancer, but choosing the right one can be a challenge. Soon they will have a new resource to inform them about treatment options. A group of...

New Leader of Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research

New Leader of Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research

Mechanical engineering Professor Liyun Wang is the sixth director of UD’s CBER Liyun Wang, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been named director of the University of Delaware Center for Biomechanical Engineering Research (CBER), a research center that...