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NASA science chief to visit the University of Delaware

The University of Delaware will host a visit and thought leader presentation by NASA’s head of science Dr. Nicola (Nicky) Fox on Thursday, April 18. Fox directs about 100 NASA missions to explore the universe, laying the foundation for the robotic...
12-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Helping diverse populations with the psychosocial impacts of cancer

A University of Delaware professor is testing interventions that address the psychosocial needs of African American patients with cancer and their families, with the goal of boosting communication skills and decreasing anxiety and depression for...
11-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Research Shows Black and Latinx boys Not Getting Enough Support for Post High School Aspirations

In a new study published in the American Educational Research Journal, Roderick L. Carey, assistant professor in the University of Delaware's College of Education and Human Development, offers a rich, ethnographic case study on how Black and Latinx...
14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Choosing March Madness underdogs: Study finds people are riskier in gambles, forecasts made later in a sequence

A new study offers potential insights into how and when we fill out March Madness brackets. The paper found that people are more risk seeking (more likely to predict a relatively improbable outcome) in their later forecasts and are thus more likely...
12-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Children with autism benefit from use of video games

A University of Delaware lab is now pioneering the use of video games – specifically Nintendo Switch's Ring Fit – as an intervention to enhance movement and motor skills for children with autism. The research further demonstrates the positive...
1-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

The University of Delaware is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized the University of Delaware as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
13-Feb-2024 3:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

A salad space oddity: Lettuce more susceptible to bacterial infections away from Earth

University of Delaware researchers grew lettuce under conditions that imitated the weightless environment aboard the International Space Station and found those plants grown under the manufactured microgravity were more prone to infections from...
25-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites