University of Florida News

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, January 28th.

Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a Jan. 25 Boston Globe story about the Republican presidential primary race in Florida. See related News Bureau tip sheet pitching Smith to national media.

Political science professor Michael Martinez was quoted in a Jan. 25 Reuters story about Rudy Giuliani’s political troubles in Florida. The quote was the result of a News Bureau tip sheet.

Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a Jan. 25 Time magazine story about Mitt Romney’s financial advantage in the GOP race in Florida.

A tongue-lashing from your boss or a rude comment from a co-worker could ruin your day, and a new University of Florida study shows, ruin your job performance.

A tongue-lashing from your boss or a rude comment from a co-worker could ruin your day, and a new University of Florida study shows, ruin your job performance.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study suggests rude bosses defeat their purpose by browbeating employees into poor job performance.
Researchers used real life experimental situations to discover that verbal abuse so flusters people that they lose much of their problem-solving and creative talents.
“When someone is screaming at you, you’re too busy thinking […]

Stanley Smith, who heads the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Jan. 24 Washington Post story about the influence of transplanted New Yorkers on Rudy Giuliani’s campaign in Florida.

The newly announced partnership among Moffitt Institute, Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida was the subject of a Jan. 24 Tampa Tribune story. The story was the result of a news release.

GAINESVILLE — Moffitt Cancer Center, Shands HealthCare and the University of Florida announced today that they will work together to develop world-class programs in cancer care, research and prevention.