04 Thursday Jun 2015
Posted in Upcoming Events
CRR Bill Rose and CRR Mark Deshon share a podium moment with YoUDee in 2013.
Part of the “Delabration” Alumni Weekend activities at the University of Delaware, this 5K features Creek Road in a fast out-and-back race that starts and finishes on the Laird (north) Campus and incorporates part of the Pomeroy Trail on the way out and on the way back.
Come out and run on your “home course” this Sunday, June 7. Race start is 9:30 a.m.
13 Friday Jun 2014
Posted in Kudos
Here’s more non-running-related good news about Creek Road Runners at the University of Delaware.
Physics and Astronomy professor and CRR Mike Shay and another faculty member have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from NASA for studying energy transport from the sun. Shine on, Mike! See story.
CRR Paul Pusecker, senior business officer for the College of Arts and Sciences, has been presented the University’s John Warren Excellence in Leadership and Service Award. Well done, Paul! See story.
Assistant professor of English and CRR Christine Cucciarre was presented the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Teaching Award. Cucciarre’s classroom teaching consistently receives the highest ratings from student evaluations. Awesome, Christine!
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
Tags
cardiovascular disease, edwards, kidney disease, kukich, research grant, riordan, University of Delaware
CRR Dave Edwards recently received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine the effects of exercise on vascular function in people with chronic kidney disease.
“Studies have shown that patients with chronic kidney disease are more likely to die of a cardiovascular disease such as a heart attack than of end-stage kidney failure, so we’re very interested in studying vascular function in this population,” says Edwards, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at the University of Delaware. “Once we have a better understanding of the reasons for poor blood vessel function, we can develop better interventions.
See story, written by CRR Diane Kukich.
CRR Charlie Riordan was recently honored by the American Chemical Society with the Delaware Section Award. Riordan, vice provost for research at the University of Delaware, and his research team are known for their work in bioinorganic chemistry, an area of inquiry that seeks to understand the function of metals in biology, human health, and disease diagnosis and treatment.
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