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New Neuroscience Grad Program
UD pulls together expertise from disciplines in Colleges of Health, Engineering and Arts and Sciences in introducing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Graduate program for the fall semester of 2021. John Jeka, professor and chairperson for the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology and DSI affiliated faculty discusses the program in a UDaily article.
Looking Deeper into the Soil
DSI Faculty Council member, Rodrigo Vargas, to build cutting-edge tools for studying soils with new Deep Soil Ecotron.
Artificial intelligence for the masses
Professor Rudolph Eigenmann, interim chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and DSI DiCos Core Director, is part of a $20 million National Science Foundation-funded project to expand access to artificial intelligence.
Making the Most of Yeast
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and DSI Affiliated Faculty member, Mark Blenner, receives prestigious Young Investigator Award.
Blue Hen Stars
The latest issue of the University of Delaware Magazine features an in-depth look at UD’s data science prowess. The Magazine profiles leaders like DSI Founding Director, Cathy Wu (a pioneer in using Big Data to uncover the secrets of living organisms) and many of the DSI Resident Faculty.
Antarctic telescope provides students with findings for analysis
This summer, the data gathered by the massive neutrino observatory in Antarctica, known as IceCube, provided a group of 16 undergraduate and graduate students from UD and five other institutions with the opportunity to contribute to the research. The students used supercomputers to analyze the data as they developed their own research and computer skills. The program was supported through an NSF grant, with Dr. Frank Schroeder (DSI Affiliated Faculty) a co-PI.
A ‘Hat Trick’ of Honors for Arthi Jayaraman
With a passion for polymer research and teaching, Arthi Jayaraman, DSI Faculty Council Member, often finds herself wearing a lot of hats. In the past year, three professional societies recognize her contributions to physics, chemistry, chemical engineering.
Digital Boot Camp Helps Researchers Expand Coding Skills
DSI Affiliated Faculty, Sunita Chandrasekaran and DSI Infrastructure Working Group member, Anita Schwartz were key organizers of the two-day digital boot camp hosted by the University of Delaware. The event helped 87 participating scientists ramp up their data analysis skills.
Coastal Cities of the Future
University of Delaware disaster researcher and DSI affiliated faculty, A.R. Siders, said it’s time to put all the options on the table when it comes to discussing climate change adaptation.
Double-Cropping
DSI Resident Faculty member, Jing Gao was a co-author on the study published in Nature Food that quantifies for the first time the impact that double-cropping had on helping Brazil achieve its national grain boom. Gao contributed to the team efforts by examining agriculture census-related data and identifying spatial patterns and changes that occurred over time in three key agricultural regions with regards to food production.
