University of Delaware

Getting Back to the Future: Nostalgia and Holistic Wellness Rule Yearly Collegiate Hospitality Trends

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Mardi, mai 21, 2024
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Nearly 70,000 students—close to 70% of whom live on campus—responded to the Aramark Collegiate Hospitality National DiningStyles call for feedback.

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  • Nearly 70,000 students—close to 70% of whom live on campus—responded to the Aramark Collegiate Hospitality National DiningStyles call for feedback.
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    Each fall, Aramark Collegiate Hospitality surveys students to reveal what they are looking for in their dining and hospitality experience on campus.
  • Nearly 70,000 students—close to 70% of whom live on campus—responded to the Aramark Collegiate Hospitality National DiningStyles call for feedback.
  • Additionally, the survey found that holistic health and wellness are top of mind for students.

Castle Lanterra Awards Four New Scholarships

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Mardi, mai 7, 2024
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2024 marks the eighth consecutive year of the scholarship program, which assists current residents and their dependent children enrolling to an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the upcoming school year.

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  • 2024 marks the eighth consecutive year of the scholarship program, which assists current residents and their dependent children enrolling to an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the upcoming school year.
  • Through its scholarship program, CL has awarded 32 residents with scholarships totaling $68,000.
  • Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, or national origin.
  • “We are thrilled to once again award these much-needed scholarships to our residents as part of our ongoing effort to create tangible quality of life initiatives for our communities,” said Elie Rieder, CEO and Founder of CL.

AIChE Selected by DOE to Lead New Hydrogen Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Recycling Consortium 

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Mardi, mars 26, 2024
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Among the recipients, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) was selected to lead H2CIRC, a new “recovery and recycling” consortium charged with developing innovative and practical approaches to enable the recovery, recycling, and reuse of materials and components for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.

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  • Among the recipients, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) was selected to lead H2CIRC, a new “recovery and recycling” consortium charged with developing innovative and practical approaches to enable the recovery, recycling, and reuse of materials and components for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers.
  • This development will be supported by federal funding to be awarded to AIChE for the Hydrogen Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Recycling Consortium, which totals $50 million over five years.
  • Additional DOE funding is being awarded for projects including low-cost, high-throughput electrolyzer manufacturing; electrolyzer component and supply chain development; advanced technology and component development; advanced manufacturing of fuel cell assemblies and stacks; and fuel cell supply chain development.
  • AIChE and its consortium partners will establish a blueprint across the industry for recycling electrolyzer and fuel cell systems and components, aimed at securing long-term supply chain security and environmental sustainability.

OptionMetrics Head Quantitative Researcher Garrett DeSimone Ph.D. to Give Keynote at QuantVision Conference in New York City on April 4

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Mercredi, avril 3, 2024
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OptionMetrics Head of Quantitative Research Garrett DeSimone Ph.D. will give a keynote on Risk Neutral Factors – Implied Variance Asymmetry and Beta at Fordham’s Quantitative Conference – QuantVision – on April 4 in New York City.

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  • OptionMetrics Head of Quantitative Research Garrett DeSimone Ph.D. will give a keynote on Risk Neutral Factors – Implied Variance Asymmetry and Beta at Fordham’s Quantitative Conference – QuantVision – on April 4 in New York City.
  • DeSimone, who holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from University of Delaware, where he served as an adjunct lecturer, will propose a new, combined factor for institutional investors to leverage in assessing risk.
  • “A common drawback of utilizing volatility as a measure to assess stocks with upside potential and risk is that it treats upside gains and downside losses as having the same relative riskiness.
  • Our research at OptionMetrics shows how integrating existing factors such as implied beta and implied variance asymmetry (IVA) into portfolio construction can provide another useful tool to assess risk,“ says DeSimone .

Small Northeast towns reign supreme as Zillow's 2023 most popular markets

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Mardi, décembre 19, 2023
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SEATTLE, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The most popular market among Zillow® surfers this year was West Chester, Pennsylvania. After the West Coast ruled in 2021 and the Midwest took the top spot last year, the Northeast dominated this year's list. 

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  • South Portland, Maine, was the most popular seaside town, while Vermilion, Ohio, took the top spot among vacation towns.
  • Most popular on Zillow overall: West Chester, Pennsylvania
    West Chester, Pennsylvania, a quaint town of about 20,000 people near Philadelphia, took the top spot in Zillow's list of 2023's most popular markets.
  • Pinehurst was the most popular retirement town among Zillow surfers in 2023, edging out Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
  • Zillow's most popular market overall for 2023, West Chester, also took the title of the most popular college town, as the home of West Chester University.

SPEC Delivers Major Update to SPECaccel Benchmark Suite

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Jeudi, novembre 9, 2023
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GAINESVILLE, Va., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECaccel 2023 benchmark suite , a major update to the SPEC ACCEL v1.4 benchmark.

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  • GAINESVILLE, Va., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), the trusted global leader in computing benchmarks, today announced the availability of the SPECaccel 2023 benchmark suite , a major update to the SPEC ACCEL v1.4 benchmark.
  • The SPECaccel 2023 benchmark suite measures the performance of key system components using computationally intensive parallel applications running under the OpenACC and OpenMP target offloading APIs.
  • “SPECaccel 2023 is a much anticipated suite for not only research but also for teaching purposes.
  • “The SPECaccel 2023 benchmark includes realistic workloads derived from scientific applications that can be run on any system to provide a reliable comparison of accelerator performance.”
    Included with the SPECaccel 2023 Benchmark Suite:
    Pre-compiled tools for Linux on a variety of architectures (x86_64, Power, ARM)
    Source code for the SPECaccel 2023 tools, for systems not covered by the pre-compiled tools
    The SPECaccel 2023 benchmark suite is available for immediate download from SPEC for $2,000.

Kyle Curley Joins Alliant Insurance Services’ Benefits Team in Pennsylvania

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Jeudi, octobre 19, 2023
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Kyle Curley has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group .

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  • Kyle Curley has joined Alliant Insurance Services as Vice President within its Employee Benefits Group .
  • Based in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Curley will work with a broad range of clients across the region to create, implement, and manage employee benefits solutions that address the complex needs of today’s business environment.
  • Curley joins Alliant with more than a decade of combined sales, financial, and benefits consulting experience.
  • It’s that drive that makes him a great addition to our team,” said Kevin Overbey, President, Alliant Employee Benefits.

Ralph J. Cetrulo Joins The Wound Pros as Chief Financial Officer

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Vendredi, octobre 20, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wound Pros, the nation's premier wound care management company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralph J. Cetrulo as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With a sterling track record in public accounting and as CFO, his deep expertise will provide the financial stewardship required as The Wound Pros continues its rapid expansion across the country.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wound Pros , the nation's premier wound care management company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralph J. Cetrulo as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • With a sterling track record in public accounting and as CFO, his deep expertise will provide the financial stewardship required as The Wound Pros continues its rapid expansion across the country.
  • Cetrulo is a distinguished member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants.
  • As we rapidly expand our footprint across the United States, his leadership will be pivotal in shaping our financial strategy and driving sustainable growth."

SolAgra Contracts with University of Delaware for Agrivoltaics Research

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Jeudi, septembre 28, 2023
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SolAgra plans to build and launch the solar arrays for the 2024 growing season.

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  • SolAgra plans to build and launch the solar arrays for the 2024 growing season.
  • Demonstrating mutual benefits should provide information on the potential to use agricultural land for large-scale dual-use PV installations.
  • "UDel is really excited to be partnering with SolAgra to be the first demonstration site for this new type of agrivoltaic system.
  • Patents that protect SolAgra Farming – the unique agrivoltaics technology that provides DynamicShifting and CounterTracking of elevated solar arrays to support the dual use of farmland.

Summer Interns at Black Talon Security Gain Invaluable Experience

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Mercredi, août 9, 2023
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This summer, Black Talon Security welcomed a talented group of ambitious young minds as part of its Summer Internship Program.

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  • This summer, Black Talon Security welcomed a talented group of ambitious young minds as part of its Summer Internship Program.
  • "We are thrilled to host this year's exceptional group of summer interns," said Sue Griffin, Chief Operating Officer.
  • "I am grateful for the chance to intern at Black Talon Security," expressed Karl Thimm, an intern from The University of Delaware.
  • For more information about Black Talon Security, please visit www.blacktalonsecurity.com