Making The Most of Yeast

Making The Most of Yeast

UD Prof. Mark Blenner receives prestigious Young Investigator Award Mark Blenner said he does not think much about his age. When asked recently how young he is, he had to pause to think. “What year is it again?” he said, only half-joking. “Once you hit 30, you stop...
THE HUNT FOR NEW MEDICINES

THE HUNT FOR NEW MEDICINES

Toni Akin-Adenekan, a chemical engineering major from Lagos, Nigeria, had the opportunity to explore biopharmaceutical research hands-on this summer in the Ammon Pinizzotto Biopharmaceutical Innovation Center at UD’s STAR Campus. UD undergrad Toni Akin-Adenekan...
A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR

A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR

Rising junior Eduardo Nombera-Bueno lands competitive scholarship from the American Chemical Society Eduardo Nombera-Bueno can vividly recall flying with his family, in 2006, from their home city of Lima, Peru, to the United States. Although he was only five at the...
PROBING THE POWERS OF ZEOLITES

PROBING THE POWERS OF ZEOLITES

UD’s LaFollette receives DOE Graduate Student Research Award Zeolites (pronounced “zee-uh-lites”) might not turn up in your everyday conversation, but they are in use all around you — from replacing phosphates in powdered laundry detergents to reducing air pollution...
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