1:25 p.m., Jan. 29, 2010--Beginning with the spring 2010 semester, the University of Delaware will offer a new undergraduate-level course in public health. HLPR/UAPP 267, "Introduction to Public Health", will be open to students in all majors. UD is also developing a minor in public health, which will be voted on by the Faculty Senate at its May 2010 meeting.

10:58 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

10:04 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010--Research performed by Matthew Ginder-Vogel, associate scientist in the Delaware Environmental Institute (http://denin.udel.edu/), Gautier Landrot, a graduate student in environmental soil chemistry (http://ag.udel.edu/soilchem/) 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.

9:54 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010--You'd think folks who've had knee replacement surgery -- finally able to walk and exercise without pain -- would lose weight instead of put on pounds, but surprisingly that's not the case, according to a University of Delaware study.

9:29 a.m., Jan. 29, 2010--UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

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).

10:26 a.m., Jan. 28, 2010--The University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) has funded five UD projects ranging from development of a novel fuel cell, to understanding the metabolic mechanisms that lead to obesity, in its 2009 strategic initiatives grants competition.

9:52 a.m., Jan. 28, 2010--Dr. Paul R. Jones, an important benefactor who donated the Paul R. Jones Collection of works by 20th century African American artists to the University of Delaware in 2001, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was 81.

5:05 p.m., Jan. 27, 2010--WhiteOptics, a company in Newark, Del., has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to work in partnership with researchers at the University of Delaware and The Crowell Corp. in Newport, Del., to develop new technology that will improve efficiency, lifetime and cost for energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) light fixtures.

1:08 p.m., Jan. 27, 2010--Irene Davis, professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware, is co-author of a paper appearing in "Nature" on Jan. 28 that reports new -- and somewhat surprising -- findings about the beneficial effects of running without shoes.

9:01 a.m., Jan. 27, 2010--The University Gallery, soon to be Old College Gallery, is closed in preparation to be a "permanent home for the Permanent Collection."

8:43 a.m., Jan. 27, 2010--The "Encyclopedia of Modern China," of which David Pong, professor of history and past director of the East Asian Studies Program at the University of Delaware, is editor-in-chief, has received several prestigious honors this month.

8:30 a.m., Jan. 27, 2010--The University of Delaware Library announces "Contemporary African American Literature from the Richard Hoffman Collection," an exhibition in the Information Room of the Morris Library on view from Tuesday, Jan. 26, through Tuesday, June 29.

2:19 p.m., Jan. 26, 2010--Nancy Wentzler, chief economist and deputy comptroller in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said that while banks started showing slight improvement in their balance sheets in 2009 compared to 2008, the recovery is fraught with risks and commercial real estate is still in the doldrums.

1:57 p.m., Jan. 26, 2010--Some current teachers might want to further their career but simply can't find enough hours in a day to attend school in a full-time graduate degree program. For other people without a teaching background, an education degree might sound like a promising choice for changing professions. The School of Education (SOE) at the University of Delaware offers several part-time programs to help these people achieve an advanced degree.

12:45 p.m., Jan. 26, 2010--The University of Delaware and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) today signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), creating a powerful research partnership between UD's Category 1 research capabilities and Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Maryland.

12:30 p.m., Jan. 26, 2010--Felicia Zhang and Taylor Toth of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club have been named to the U.S. national team that will compete at the International Skating Union World Junior Championships to be held March 8-14 at The Hague, Netherlands.

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.

10:01 a.m., Jan. 26, 2010--To the University of Delaware Community:

4:03 p.m., Jan. 25, 2010--The University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI) will host the seminar "Building Kinetic Models, Research Programs and Academic Units in Support of Sustainable Energy Options" by Michael Klein, UD alumnus and Board of Governors Professor of Engineering at Rutgers University, on Monday, Feb. 1, from 10-11:15 a.m., in the Center for Composite Materials, Room 104/106. Refreshments will be served at 9:45 a.m.

3:42 p.m., Jan. 25, 2010--Under the leadership of Delaware's Secretary of State Jeffrey W. Bullock, a delegation representing state government, private industry, the legal system (including law firms) and higher education--Delaware State University (DSU) and the University of Delaware), visited Israel in early January. Deputy Provost Havid‡n Rodr’guez and Ajay Prasad, professor of mechanical engineering, were also part of this delegation, which had the opportunity of meeting with representatives from an extensive number of start-up and technology transfer companies focusing on state-of-the-art research initiatives, especially in the health sciences and biotechnology.

8:24 a.m., Jan. 25, 2010--Competitors from the University of Delaware finished fourth and seventh in junior dance at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships that were held through Jan. 24 in Spokane, Wash.

11:42 a.m., Jan. 22, 2010--UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

10:13 a.m., Jan. 22, 2010--"Haiti: Historical and Cultural Perspectives" will be the topic of a special University of Delaware Department of History workshop to be held from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, in Room 206 of the Trabant University Center.

2:50 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010--People around the world are reaching out to assist the citizens of Haiti as they struggle to overcome the suffering and destruction caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Thousands are dead, families have been separated and children have been orphaned. Those lucky enough to escape injury face the rising threat of disease and death while awaiting relief efforts and basic essentials.

2:33 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010--The UD Research Office announces the following new limited submission funding opportunity. Detailed information and the four-step procedure for submitting a proposal are available at Limited Submissions (http://www.udel.edu/research/preparing/limitedsubmission.html) on the Research Web site (http://www.udel.edu/research/).

2:21 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010--A total of 1,103 University of Delaware students are studying abroad in countries around the world during Winter Session, with more than 80 programs offered in more than 40 subjects in 45 nations - and all led by UD faculty.

1:21 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010--Being recognized by peers who do similar work is one of the highest honors a person can receive. This is true for Ulhas Naik, professor of biological sciences at the University of Delaware and researcher at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), who has been voted a fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA).

12:39 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010--Meredith K. Ray, assistant professor of Italian in the University of Delaware's Department of Languages and Literatures, was recently awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship for $50,400 to complete her newest book, "Prescriptions for Women: Alchemy, Medicine and the Renaissance Debate Over Women".

12:18 p.m., Jan. 20, 2010--Editor's note: The following letter from University of Delaware Provost Tom Apple appeared in the opinion section of the Jan. 20 "News Journal".

11:47 a.m., Jan. 20, 2010--The English Language Institute (ELI) in the University of Delaware's College of Education and Public Policy has received a $546,650 grant from the U.S. Department of State to fund its Undergraduate Intensive English Language Program.

9:37 a.m., Jan. 20, 2010--Thomas H. Epps, III, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, was part of an elite group of young scientists and engineers honored by President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

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.

8:12 a.m., Jan. 20, 2010--The University of Delaware Library announces a significant gift of an extensive collection of the writer, Kay Boyle, as assembled by M. Clark Chambers during his many years of research for "Kay Boyle: A Bibliography" (Oak Knoll Press, 2002).

8:07 a.m., Jan. 20, 2010--Beginning Jan. 20, all students at the University of Delaware can use an exciting new service -- Google Apps @UDel.edu.

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.

11:47 a.m., Jan. 19, 2010--Madeline Lambrecht, professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the 2010 End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

11:37 a.m., Jan. 19, 2010--A University of Delaware technology that could change the energy world is now on a roll.

9:21 a.m., Jan. 19, 2010--Rachel Davidson, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been elected president of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA).

9:10 a.m., Jan. 19, 2010--The University of Delaware will host the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment at Clayton Hall on the Newark campus from July 29-31.

8:42 a.m., Jan. 19, 2010--James M. Jones, professor of psychology and director of the Black American Studies Program at the University of Delaware, received the 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI).

12:56 p.m., Jan. 15, 2010--UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

9:45 a.m., Jan. 15, 2010--Born from research conducted in an academic laboratory, Elcriton Inc. was created in December 2008 to develop innovative technologies to address sustainable energy and chemical production in the United States and beyond. The company evolved from work in the laboratory of Eleftherios (Terry) Papoutsakis, Eugene du Pont Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, and president of Elcriton.

9:15 a.m., Jan. 15, 2010--Patricia DeLeon, Trustees Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Delaware, was honored by President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony on Jan. 6 for excellence in science, math and engineering mentoring.

9:04 a.m., Jan. 15, 2010--Among the 87 elementary school teachers nationwide who were in Washington, D.C., recently to be recognized as winners of the 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), four were UD graduates, a large percentage for any single institution of higher learning.

1:48 p.m., Jan. 14, 2010--Gov. Jack Markell has declared the week of January 18-23 to be Delaware Agriculture Week (http://rec.udel.edu/AgWeek/home.htm) and urges all residents of the state to celebrate and understand Delaware's modern agricultural industry and to thank the hard working men and women of Delaware agriculture.

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.

9:23 a.m., Jan. 14, 2010--Elizabeth Cartier, a participant in the University of Delaware's Nature InSpired Engineering-Research Experience for Teachers (NISE-RET) program during the summer of 2008, recently led her middle school students to a win in a FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Competition.

8:19 a.m., Jan. 14, 2010--Rachel Davidson, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a $796,255 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop models that support the design of a regional natural disaster risk management system.

5:37 p.m., Jan. 13, 2010--Nancy Wentzler, chief economist and deputy comptroller in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will be among three featured speakers at the 2010 Economic Forecast to be held from 8:30-11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 20, at Clayton Hall Conference Center on the University of Delaware campus in Newark.

3:06 p.m., Jan. 13, 2010--Masahiro 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.

12:40 p.m., Jan. 13, 2010--The University of Delaware Library announces the addition of the database 'American History in Video' available to all UD faculty, students and staff.

8:35 a.m., Jan. 13, 2010--If you've ever stepped a bare foot on the bottom of the Delaware River, you've discovered what scientists already know -- there's gooey, grey muck down there, and lots of it. Each year, more than a million tons of sediment washes into the Delaware River estuary, which winds 134 miles from Trenton, N.J., to the mouth of the bay.

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.

1:49 p.m., Jan. 12, 2010--University of Delaware Provost Tom Apple welcomed more than 80 participants to the kick-off event of the Winter Faculty Institute on Jan. 5.

1:03 p.m., Jan. 12, 2010--The University of Delaware Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management has presented the Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award to Daniel Fesenmaier of Temple University.

9:13 a.m., Jan. 12, 2010--As soon as Raymond Theilacker completed his first teachers institute through the Yale National Initiative, he says he knew the experience could do for others what it had done for him -- transform his teaching and energize his students.

8:16 a.m., Jan. 12, 2010--The University of Delaware will be hosting an auction of former assets of the Newark Chrysler automotive fabrication, assembly plant and distribution center. The auction, conducted by the Great American Group, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25, beginning at 10 a.m., at the University's Clayton Hall, located at David Hollowell Drive off Route 896 in Newark.

8:08 a.m., Jan. 26, 2010--The University of Delaware Library announces that the letter from Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Joseph Bringhurst dated Feb. 24, 1808, and recently discovered in a newly received library collection will be on view on Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

11:12 a.m., Jan. 11, 2010--Steve Dentel, professor in the University of Delaware's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).

10:22 a.m., Jan. 11, 2010--Dov Leshchinsky, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the 2010 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He will be recognized at GeoFlorida 2010, to be held in West Palm Beach, Fla., from Feb. 20-24.

3:10 p.m., Jan. 8, 2010--Spotting Great Blue Herons hunting in a winter marsh can be shiver inducing. But have you ever wondered how the stately wading birds deal with the frigid water temperatures?

12:33 p.m., Jan. 8, 2010--The University of Delaware Office of Equity and Inclusion announces spring deadlines for upcoming awards. Complete information and application forms for most of these awards are available at the office's awards Web page. (http://www.udel.edu/OWA/scholarshipsAndAwards.shtml)

11:17 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff.

11:07 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

11:03 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--The University of Delaware proudly hosts more than 3,000 international students and scholars from more than 100 countries each year.

10:04 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--Students in the University of Delaware Department of Medical Technology are featured in a new video by Analtech, Inc., a company based in Newark, Del., that donates supplies to the program.

9:21 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--Eleftherios Papoutsakis, Eugene DuPont Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the Elmer Gaden, Jr. Award from the journal "Biotechnology and Biotechnology" for his December 2008 paper "Genome-scale Model for Clostridium acetobutylicum."

8:30 a.m., Jan. 8, 2010--Eighteen scholars and specialists from around the world will learn more about the foundations of U.S. foreign and national security policy in a six-week institute now underway at the University of Delaware.

3:55 p.m., Jan. 7, 2010--Student Health has received H1N1 influenza vaccine from Delaware Public Health for University of Delaware students, faculty and staff. Additional clinics are now available in Student Health in Laurel Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 12, and Thursday, Jan. 14, by appointment only.

12:52 p.m., Jan. 7, 2010--The Delaware EPSCoR office has awarded three seed grants to investigators whose projects address environmental challenges in Delaware.

7:59 a.m., Jan. 7, 2010--The University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum have announced the selection of Karen Yuen of Vancouver, B.C., as the 2010 Fellow in Pre-Raphaelite Studies.

5:37 p.m., Jan. 6, 2010--The University of Delaware's Winter Commencement ceremony, scheduled at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Bob Carpenter Center, will be Webcast live for those who are unable to attend.

11:04 a.m., Jan. 6, 2010--Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that just as peer pressure is an important factor in influencing adolescents to start smoking, peer art may be effective in getting them to stop.

10:19 a.m., Jan. 6, 2010--The University of Delaware's Longwood Graduate Program in public horticulture will host its annual symposium on Friday, March 5, at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. The symposium, titled "People, Plants, Collections: Making the Connection," will offer insight into connecting people with the beauty, diversity and science of plants through strategic planning, inspiring interpretation, innovative programs and exhibits, and thoughtful collections development.

8:34 a.m., Jan. 6, 2010--The Delaware Division of Public Health has expanded the target group for H1N1 vaccination to include all Delawareans over 6 months of age who want the vaccine.

3:40 p.m., Jan. 5, 2010--Representatives from the University of Delaware and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone Authority recently signed an agreement to establish a UD Center for Energy and Environmental Policy campus in Daegu, South Korea.

12:06 p.m., Jan. 5, 2010--The University of Delaware has announced the winner of the 2009 Delaware Quality Award. This year, Bayhealth Medical Center's Child Care and Early Learning Center has been awarded the Delaware Quality Award of Merit.

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.

12:46 p.m., Jan. 4, 2010--The University of Delaware has been ranked among the top 25 nationally in the "Kiplinger's Personal Finance" magazine list of the 100 best values among high quality public institutions of higher education.

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.

8:41 a.m., Jan. 4, 2010--Four students from the Charter School of Wilmington (CSW) gained valuable research experience last summer on a University of Delaware project that has gained national attention -- robot-assisted infant mobility.

5:34 p.m., Feb. 8, 2010--Check this page for updates on weather cancelations, postponements and other announcements.

2:23 p.m., Feb. 8, 2010--The University of Delaware has recently signed an agreement with Apple Computing to allow the installation of Apple software on all University-owned Apple computers. The terms of this agreement are similar to the terms of the Microsoft Campus Agreement that the University has had in place since 2007.

12:23 p.m., Feb. 8, 2010--A new program in which eight University of Delaware graduate students will have an opportunity to serve as interns with Delaware arts and cultural organizations during the summer of 2010 has been announced by Debra Hess Norris, vice provost for graduate and professional education.

11:51 a.m., Feb. 8, 2010--The University of Delaware Department of Mathematical Sciences will hold its first graduate student winter research review from 1-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, in Room 140 Smith Hall.

10:07 a.m., Feb. 8, 2010--As of Feb. 2, two additional features of the Works system are available to University of Delaware employees: Reimbursement Requests and Card Transaction Allocation.

9:47 a.m., Feb. 8, 2010--University of Delaware New Student Orientation (NSO) has launched a new Web site designed to provide easy access to important information about NSO and featuring separate sections for students and parents.

8:17 a.m., Feb. 8, 2010--University of Delaware faculty and staff are invited to attend a forum on recent court decisions affecting the academic freedom of faculty at public universities to be held at noon, Monday, Feb. 15, in Multipurpose Rooms A and B of the Trabant University Center.

8:15 a.m., Feb. 8, 2010--A panel discussion concerning the free-speech rights of students in public universities will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, in Room 100 Kirkbride Hall.

2:29 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010--For the 22 students in the University of Delaware's Accelerated Nursing Program, graduation day came on Thursday, Feb. 4, marking the end of 17 months of intense study and laying the foundation for a new career. The accelerated program is designed for individuals with a bachelor's degree in another field who wish to pursue a bachelor of science degree in nursing.

2:03 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010--University of Delaware President Patrick Harker told Delaware lawmakers that investing in the First State's flagship university makes sense despite budget constraints and tough economic times.

12:20 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010--The University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) offers free guided tours of its Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes to schools throughout the region. At this world-class research institution, middle and high school students can get a firsthand look at science in action and learn about potential careers in marine science.

12:16 p.m., Feb. 5, 2010--UD in the News provides a roundup of recent news items about the University of Delaware, its faculty, students, staff and alumni.

9:08 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010--Over the past few weeks, five University of Delaware graduate students archived and digitized a Delmarva history collection of photographs, postcards and other artifacts at the Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library in Odessa, Del. They also developed recommendations for improved preservation of the collection, which will be made available on the library's Web site and utilized by local fourth-grade social studies classes.

8:07 a.m., Feb. 5, 2010--The University of Delaware Library announces a new exhibit of items from the Lincoln Collection of the Lincoln Club of Delaware called "Abraham Lincoln in "Harper's Weekly" in commemoration of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Feb. 12, 1809.

2:50 p.m., Feb. 4, 2010--The leading thinkers from the world's offshore wind energy community gathered to discuss the industry's future at a conference held Feb. 2-3 in Philadelphia and supported by the University of Delaware. Offshore Wind Powers: Creating a Roadmap for Commercially Successful Offshore Wind Projects brought together more than 150 representatives from the financial, academic, conservation, and scientific communities as well as the government.

2:38 p.m., Feb. 4, 2010--The latest findings from KIDS COUNT in Delaware, a project of the Center for Community Research and Service in the University of Delaware College of Education and Public Policy, have been released through the Wilmington KIDS COUNT Fact Book for 2009.

1:03 p.m., Feb. 3, 2010--Ron Ludington has stepped down as director of the University of Delaware's Ice Skating Science Development Center, which he headed for 23 years, but he will continue coaching skaters at the center.

12:59 p.m., Feb. 3, 2010--The 10th anniversary Global Agenda Speaker Series on "Understanding Political Islam," sponsored by the University of Delaware Center for Political Communication, will begin at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Mitchell Hall on the UD campus in Newark.

10:54 a.m., Feb. 3, 2010--Michael Chajes, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named the 2010 Engineer of the Year by the Delaware Council of Engineering Societies (DCES). He will be recognized for his contributions to the field of engineering at the council's annual awards banquet on Feb. 18 at the DuPont Country Club.

11:11 a.m., Feb. 2, 2010--The University of Delaware has been selected by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, to implement a $308,000 Title VIII grant program that will fund economics and business research by 12 American scholars on the continuing transition of Eastern Europe and Central Asia to a free-market economy.

8:46 a.m., Feb. 2, 2010--U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.) will be the opening speaker in the University of Delaware School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy's spring seminar series, Contemporary Issues in Public Administration.

7:58 a.m., Feb. 2, 2010--What does "fair trade" in the apparel industry really mean? How does fair trade benefit workers in developing countries? And how do we know whether a product is fair trade or not?

8:07 a.m., Feb. 1, 2010--The University of Delaware Research Office announces the following new limited submission funding opportunities.