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Released: 15-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study shows that aging adults with mild cognitive impairment may have trouble learning new walking patterns
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researchers are studying how the brain controls movement and how motor skills are learned in health and disease.

Released: 4-Apr-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Five personal finance concepts everyone should master
University of Delaware

Experts from the University of Delaware's Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship suggest five financial skills everyone needs to learn about and use. The experts said teaching these skills can help build responsible, financially secure citizens.

Released: 20-Mar-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Spotting early signs of dementia
University of Delaware

University of Delaware associate professor Matthew Cohen offers 11 signs and symptoms that might suggest a health condition, such as dementia, that affects thinking. Cohen is associate director of the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research.

Released: 14-Dec-2022 10:20 AM EST
Stress and the holidays
University of Delaware

Expert shares advice to mitigate anxiety heightened by the holidays

Released: 18-Aug-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Child's Play
University of Delaware

Children are wildly over scheduled being rushed from this lesson to that practice, on top of academic preparation. UD researchers speak to the value of unstructured play that teaches skills such as creativity and self-direction.

Released: 3-May-2021 6:20 PM EDT
Biden rights the economic ship, but rough waters could loom in the distance
University of Delaware

Vaccine distribution, stimulus checks and reopenings have helped to revitalize the economy in the face of the pandemic. But challenges remain, including vaccine reluctance, inflation and the capital gains tax, says University of Delaware economist Jim Butkiewicz.

Released: 10-Sep-2020 5:35 PM EDT
A menu for restaurant survival during the pandemic
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware's Timothy Webb can talk about potential strategies restaurant owners can use to segment the market, account for government restrictions and potentially match pre-COVID dine-in revenue totals.

Released: 12-May-2020 6:40 AM EDT
Work-family balance upended by global pandemic
University of Delaware

The striking parallels between Colonial America and Coronavirus America reveal the cyclical nature of work-family life, according to Professor Bahira Sherif Trask, who teaches courses on the history and diversity of American families at the University of Delaware.

Released: 8-Oct-2019 10:40 AM EDT
Exploring Mysteries of the Universe
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware's Swati Singh is using quantum systems to understand astrophysical phenomena and has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to advance her work.

Released: 1-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EDT
No Justice Beyond the Jail Walls
University of Delaware

University of Delaware Professor Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve's new story, "The Waiting Room," looks at mistreatment at Cook County Jail in Chicago, the largest in the nation. She found that injustices continued beyond the prison walls. The story is part of a Marshall Project series released this week.

Released: 29-Oct-2018 9:05 PM EDT
How the pumpkin became a fall favorite
University of Delaware

Professor Cindy Ott can delve into the history and importance of the orange gourd as makes its return for autumn and dominates everything from food and scents to holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiving. She is an expert on American food and culture.

Released: 30-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Disaster Researchers Offer Safety Guidelines as Hurricane Season Arrives
University of Delaware

Tricia Wachtendorf and Jim Kendra, co-directors of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware, offer preparedness guidelines for hurricane season based on their experience and studies of major events. They are experts on evacuation decision-making and response during disasters.

Released: 14-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Middle East Expert Can Discuss U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem, Clashes in Israel
University of Delaware

Dr. Muqtedar Khan, who specializes in the politics of the Middle East and American foreign policy in the Arab world, can talk about the current impact and potential ramifications of the official move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

Released: 30-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Sea Level Rise Experts Discuss Projected Increases in Delaware
University of Delaware

A geologist for the state of Delaware and a climate scientist unpack the results of a recent report on sea level rise and talk about how projected increases may affect the First State and other areas on the Atlantic Seaboard.

Released: 25-Jul-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Concussion Expert Can Discuss News That CTE Found in Most Deceased NFL Players' Brains
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researcher Tom Buckley can discuss findings that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, was found in 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains.

Released: 4-Apr-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Professor and Olympic Expert Says NHL's Decision to Skip Winter Games Is "All About Business"
University of Delaware

Matthew J. Robinson, professor and director of the Sport Management Program in the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, can comment on stories about the NHL's decision to skip to 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.

Released: 1-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST
Super Bowl Ad Expert: Don't Look for Super Commercials This Year, but There Will Be Highlights
University of Delaware

University of Delaware marketing professor John Antil dug into the numbers and the advertisements planned for Super Bowl LI and says viewers who prefer the commercials to the game might be let down this year. Still, some spots will break new ground and make it into the highlight reel.

   
Released: 5-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Expert in Evacuation Decision Making and Response Available for Stories on Hurricane Matthew
University of Delaware

Tricia Wachtendorf, Director of the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center, is an expert on evacuation decision making and response during disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and terrorist attacks. She has conducted field research during Hurricane Katrina and other events.

Released: 25-Aug-2016 12:05 PM EDT
University of Delaware Expert Discusses Prospects of Life on Newly Discovered Planet
University of Delaware

Sally Dodson-Robinson, a Physics and Astronomy professor at the University of Delaware, discusses the key differences between sunlike stars and the M dwarf that the newly discovered Proxima b is orbiting. Those and other factors are crucial to whether there could be life on the planet.

Released: 23-Jun-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Social Psychologist and Black American Studies Professor Yasser Payne Available to Discuss Freddie Gray Verdict
University of Delaware

University of Delaware Black American Studies Professor Yasser Payne is available for interviews to discuss today's not guilty verdict for the van driver in the Freddie Gray case. Payne's interests include street violence, criminal justice and law enforcement and he has conducted research on the streets of Harlem and Wilmington, Delaware.



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