University of Florida News

Pop culture expert Jim Twitchell was quoted in a March 30 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about best-selling author and religious broadcaster Joel Osteen.

Political scientist Dan Smith was quoted in a March 30 Associated Press national wire story about gay marriage as a ballot issue.

George Smith, a junior psychology major from Memphis, Tenn., and Ana Metallo, a graduate health administration major from Tampa, Fla., were selected as the Department of Housing and Residence Education Multicultural Student Award recipients for 2006.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 28, 2006) — The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has selected two University of Florida juniors as winners of its national scholarship for students preparing for leadership in public service: Ashley Bittner and Bruce Haupt. The award is a scholarship of up to $30,000 for graduate school in a public service field.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than 1,000 of America’s premier speakers from the collegiate level will showcase their talents April 1-3 when the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team hosts the American Forensics Association’s 29th annual National Individual Events Tournament at the Reitz Student Union.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As nuclear power returns to the national energy agenda, the need for engineers and scientists in all sectors of the field becomes more pressing.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Most low-income Florida households do not take advantage of a discount for telephone service offered through a government and telephone company collaboration, a University of Florida study found.

A study co-authored by toxicologist Dr. Bruce Goldberger showing how high caffeine levels are in energy drinks was the subject of March 29 Reuters news service story. The story was the result of a news release.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Inner-city black men are almost twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer as whites and are four times more likely to be in advanced stages of the disease at diagnosis, according to a new study led by University of Florida researchers.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Stock market gains helped to boost consumer confidence four points in March to 91, regaining half of the eight-point decline from the previous month, University of Florida economists.