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Sea turtle conservation

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2014Naturebrian focht, columbia ibm center, finding nemo, florida, grundlage der quantenmechanik, innovation in blockchain, quantenoptik, university of delaware

Marine science student works with sea turtle conservation and rehabilitation

University of Delaware junior Merope Moonstone’s career path was cemented the day she released a juvenile green sea turtle back into its natural habitat after a three-week rehabilitation stint at the Volusia Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Florida. (more…)

Sharing poetry

By Guest PostNovember 12, 2014Culture, Mediabest politicians, bio batterie, choice, delaware, engelbert portenkirchner, jo silvester, karl josef bierth, kompostierbare batterie, madeleine wyatt, michigan, of, party allegiance, politicians in uk, sympathy, traverse city, university of delaware

Professor Emerita Fleda Brown reads from her new collection

Fleda Brown, professor emerita of English and former poet laureate of Delaware, may have retired from the University of Delaware in 2007, but when she spoke on campus this week, she sounded at least as busy as any other working writer. (more…)

Penguin chicks

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2014Natureadelie penguins, antarctic peninsula, big data, chicken houses, earth, ethik, exotische stechmuecken, friedhof, marie luisa frick, marine environment, matthew oliver, megan cimino, mueckenjagd, noaa, precipitation, salz der demokratie, university of delaware, west antarctic peninsula, zivilisiert streiten

UD study connects penguin chick weights to local weather conditions

Adélie penguins are an indigenous species of the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth. Since 1950, the average annual temperature in the Antarctic Peninsula has increased 2 degrees Celsius on average, and 6 degrees Celsius during winter. (more…)

Ancient gene

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2014Science1872, aelteste sauerstoffoase, dan lane, dark matter, dentist, ecosystems, enzyme, evolutionary relationships, extracting patient tooth, matt kane, modern era, mrsa keime, notion of slacktivism, political activity, reverse slacktivism effect, sauerstoffproduzierende bakterien, slacktivism, social cause, sonya dal cin, synthetisch erzeugten wirkstoffe, university of delaware, viruses

Researchers at UD use ancient gene to study virus biology

Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that an ancient gene — ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), which occurs in all cellular life — provides important biological insights into the characteristics of unknown viruses in the sea. (more…)

Battles back home

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Author Finkel discusses toll of Iraq War on US soldiers and their families

When the young men of the U.S. Army’s 16th Infantry 2nd Battalion headed into Iraq in 2007 they believed that they were going to make a difference in what many Americans then believed was a lost cause. (more…)

Wind turbine study

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2014Environmentattraktive, brian lovett, delaware bay, fight malaria, fungus metarhizium pingshaense, jeremy firestone, maennliche gesicht, migratory birds, raymond leger, university of delaware

Adjusting wind power production during migration season saves bats

Adjusting wind turbine operations during the migration season at the University of Delaware’s Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes has resulted in a significant decrease in deaths among bats, according to researchers.

The ability to modify operations has been aided by the “bat shield,” a new technology developed by UD’s partner, Gamesa Technology Corp., and tested at the wind turbine. (more…)

The economics of land use

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2014Environmentclimate change, Economics, ecosystem services, Environment, forehead xrays, forensic technique, kent messer, land use, oxford university press, university of delaware

New book by UD professor highlights latest work in land economics

When Oxford University Press set out to publish a handbook in each field of economics, they selected the University of Delaware’s Josh Duke to be a co-editor of the volume focused on land economics. (more…)

Alum is innovator

By Guest PostSeptember 4, 2014Sciencedeutsche ministerien, forschungsprojekt, haley stanko, lindsay naylor, michigan state university, monika gruetters, ns vergangenheit, philadelphia food justice, philadelphia orchard project, photovoltaic solar cells, reiner finkeldey, solar energy, sylvia veit, type, university of delaware

UD alum leads Michigan State research team in development of solar concentrator

A team of researchers at Michigan State University, which is being led by a University of Delaware alumnus, has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.

It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. (more…)

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