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HEARD around CAMPUS Research Matters. From studying a multimillion-dollar fuel smuggling market exploited by terrorists to outlining a behavioral oracle/model for blockchain optimization, Gupta professors are advancing industry discovery. Associate Professor of Finance Ali Dadpay, Ph.D., published on the multinational black market in the Journal of Industry Competition and Trade. Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Renita Murimi, Ph.D., has an article on oracles forthcoming in the Journal of Database Management.
Patenting Success.
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Two Gupta instructors received patents for work in information technology and cybersecurity. Adjunct Instructor Branden Williams, DBA, MBA ’04, achieved his life’s ambition in the footsteps of his father (another former UD adjunct with a patent in his field), while Adjunct Instructor Ismail Guneydas became the sole patent owner in a 140-year-old, $50 billion company (Kimberly-Clark).
Embracing our liberal education often means taking on the hard questions and the hard work. Engaging with various speakers at UD helps students learn how to approach difficult topics and challenging careers with civility, ingenuity and grace.
“We need to stop and reflect on our biases. Unconsciously, racism holds his or her own race as superior. Seeing people as them/ other, we fail to love; we stop showing compassion for the other.”
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“I want us to look at it as an urge to feel the same distress as those we are showing the compassion for — not just putting ourselves in their shoes, but wanting to feel the distress that they’re left with and then having an uncanny desire to help alleviate it.” Tasha Coble Ginn, Cristo Rey Fort Worth High School principal, speaking on “The Overdue Compassion That Can’t Wait” during UD’s MLK Symposium. Michelle Yzquierdo, Ph.D., author of Pathways to Greatness for ELL Newcomers, during the Excellence in Education Conference on March 7.
Jodi Hunt, Ph.D., Neuhoff School of Ministry Affiliate Assistant Professor of Ministry and Practical Theology, during UD’s MLK Symposium. Mark Villanueva, M.D., BS ’03, clinical assistant professor at Banner University of Arizona and organizer of UD’s Alumni Physician Skype Panel.
“I have always been willing to challenge the status quo. I’ve always been willing to ask that extra question. And through that develop ultimately something better for us.”
David Woodyard, president and CEO of Catholic Charities Dallas in his discussion of “Humility, Humanity and Servant Leadership” during the Leaders & Legends Speaker Series.
Teaching Exceptionalism. Known for reinvigorating computer science at UD, “inspiring many students,” Assistant Professor Robert Hocherg, Ph.D., is the 2020 Haggar Fellow. “His joy for learning transcends his area of study. He challenges one’s faith, position and ideas in order to … cultivate better academics,” said Provost Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., at the annual faculty awards ceremony. “Equanimity and gentlemanly flair” are character hallmarks of Associate Professor and Chair of Classics David Sweet, Ph.D. The 2020 King Fellow, Sweet makes students marvel “at his stories of experience abroad … relishing his lively narratives of ancient history.”
2019 Missionary: Sharing the Gospel “We traveled to Uganda for 10 days with the goal of ministering to all the women we came in contact with,” said Associate Professor of Accounting Susan Rhame, Ph.D. Attending to the basic needs of women and children, Rhame found beauty in “being able to help others even in small ways.” Read more at udallas.edu/missionary.
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