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Animal Bait and Switch
New research by DSI Affiliated Faculty member Josh Neunuebel found male mice who are being chased use female mice to distract their aggressors. Neunuebel’s group studies how communication shapes social behaviors, and what neural circuits process this information.
Caregiving Takes a Toll
A new study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship from DSI Affiliated Faculty member Jean-Philippe Laurenceau and colleagues has shown that fear of cancer recurrence may be associated with cortisol levels of partners of breast cancer survivors. It’s an important line of study, given that partners are known to have poorer physical health outcomes than the general population.
Call for Fintech Papers
The Fintech and Financial Institutions Conference will be April 9-11, 2025. Organizers are excited to welcome submissions of high-quality theoretical and empirical research papers that explore aspects related to fintech trends.
“The idea of two complementing tracks is a unique feature of our conference, and to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first events to attempt to bring together two domains, engineering and economics, in such a way,” said DSI Affiliated faculty member Nektarios Tsoutsos (left), co-director of UD’s FinTech Innovation Hub.
For the Record
DSI Affiliated faculty member Harry Wang received the 2024 Informs Information System Society Haim Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award in “Recognition of Being an Outstanding Information Systems Academic Who Has Made Significant Pedagogical Contributions to the Discipline.”
For the Record
DSI Faculty Council member Rodrigo Vargas, professor of ecosystem ecology and environmental change, has been elected as the next president-elect of the Biogeosciences section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The section encompasses interactions between biological, geological, hydrologic and atmospheric systems that govern diverse functions of the Earth system (and other planetary systems).
Transforming Biotech Training
Mohamed Swaraldahab, a senior digital PCR field application specialist with QIAGEN, shows students in the Basic Recombinant DNA Techniques class how to use the new digital PCR instrument that QIAGEN donated to UD CHS’ Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences. DSI Training Working Group member Esther Biswas-Fiss is chair of the MMSC Department.
Decontaminating Toxic Tires
University of Delaware researchers from the Center for Plastics Innovation and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, led by DSI Affiliated Faculty member Dion Vlachos, Unidel Dan Rich Chair in Energy, have developed a method to tackle end-of-life tire decontamination from a molecule known as 6PPD, which provides UV protection to help the rubber found in tires last longer.
Building a Data-Intensive Research Workforce for the Mid-Atlantic
DSI Faculty Council member Sunita Chandrasekaran (center) is leading a new National Science Foundation project to develop the pipeline for research software engineers (RSEs), a new kind of research professional with a strong knowledge of both science and software, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. The interdisciplinary team developing the research software engineer (RSE) pipeline includes co-investigators DSI Infrastructure Working Group Co-Chair John Huffman, director, IT-Research Infrastructure, DSI Faculty Council member Rudi Eigenmann, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, DSI Affiliated Faculty member Tian-Jian (Tom) Hsu, professor and director of UD’s Center for Applied Coastal Research, and DSI Associate Director Ben Bagozzi, professor of political science and international relations.
For the Record
For the third time in five years, Blue Hens have earned a top prize in top quantum computing competitions, taking home the award for best paper in the “quantum applications” category at IEEE Quantum Week, one of the field’s premier gatherings. The winning paper was co-authored by DSI Affiliated Faculty member Ilya Safro.
Remembrance and Recovery
Once potential wreckage sites have been identified, Project Recover begins extensive work on the ground, including using special robotics to search for aircraft remnants. DSI Affiliated Faculty member Mark Moline (right), a professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment, brings his robotics expertise to this portion of the mission.
