ATLANTA — The BellSouth Foundation today announced that the University of Florida College of Education will receive a $600,000 grant to develop a comprehensive strategy for measuring and assessing the outcomes of the BellSouth 20/20 Vision for Education initiative.
Zoologist Doug Levey’s study on how wildlife corridors help plant life survive was cited in a May 23 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about wildlife corridors. The citation was the result of a news release.
Veterinarian Gary Butcher was quoted in a May 23 Houston Chronicle (circ. 553,018) story about overreactions to the threat of avian flu.
Sue Semple-Rowland, an associate professor of neuroscience, was quoted in a May 23 story in New Scientist magazine about her research in which a gene was delivered through an eggshell to give sight to a type of chicken normally born blind.
A story on the research also ran on the United Press International wire service. [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Dr. Mark Gold, a distinguished professor and chief of addiction medicine at the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida, received the Nelson J. Bradley lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers on Monday in Palm Beach.
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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of May 22nd.
Alligator expert Kent Vliet was quoted in a May 21 Philadelphia Inquirer (circ. 376,493) story about recent alligator attacks in Florida.
The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau tip sheet.