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UD's Lachke launches powerful tool for expanded eye research

+ Groundbreaking shows strength of UD commitment to NIIMBL partnership, research

    UD bioinformatics director is recognized among top researchers in her field

UD computer scientist uses text mining to advance personalized cancer treatment

Patricia Brennan, director of the National Library of Medicine, says data science crucial to improved healthcare Data science is critical to driving innovation in healthcare, but it requires planning, communication and multi-level coordination for big data to be...

Kenneth E. Barner, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a Charles Black Evans Professor of Electrical Engineering This professorship honors Charles Black Evans, secretary-treasurer of the University’s Board of...

K. Eric Wommack’s group gets $6 million to study viruses The University of Delaware’s K. Eric Wommack, deputy dean in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will lead a research team from four universities that has received a $6 million grant to probe how...

UD RESEARCH TEAM wins prestigious $1 million Keck Foundation grant to unlock microbial ‘black box’ Even in sediment cores extracted more than a mile beneath the ocean floor, you’ll find them. Tiny organisms only a cell in size chug along ever so slowly. Jennifer...

UD RESEARCHERS INCLUDING SHAWN POLSON work to predict disease resistance in lima beans When downy mildew epidemics strike, they are a plague to lima bean growers in Delaware, which produces over 60 percent of the nation’s crop for canning and freezing. Using a...

NSF GRANT SUPPORTS DOCTORAL DIVERSITY UD gets more than $1 million to help students reach top academic degree A new $1 million NSF grant, UD is well positioned to offer significant support to more students. The grant – known as the Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) –...