GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida and Florida Institute of Technology engineering researchers have narrowed the search for the source of X-rays emitted by lightning, a feat that could one day help predict where lightning will strike.
Lightning expert Martin Uman was quoted in a July 15 Associated Press story about his research into the X-rays generated by lightning. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Cymbals don’t clash of their own accord – in our world, anyway.
Finance professor Mark Flannery was quoted in the July 14 Forbes magazine about the Federal Reserve Board’s new rules to end abusive lending practices.
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International shark expert George Burgess was quoted in the July 13 Boston Globe about the sighting of a great white shark near Martha’s Vineyard.
Dr. Lindsay Acheson Thompson, an assistant professor of general pediatrics, was quoted in a July 10 Palm Beach Post story about her research into the Facebook pages of UF medical students. The story was the result of a News Bureau release.
Geology professor Joseph Meert was quoted in a July 10 National Geographic story about his research into the actual age of India’s Vindhyan Basins, which were found to be 500 million years older than previously thought. The story was the result of a News Bureau release.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Would it bother you to know that your physician smokes cigars and likes to do “keg stands”? That your gynecologist was a member of a group called “I Hate Medical School”? That your urologist is a fan of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”?
Wayne Archer, director of UF’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, was quoted in the July 10 Time magazine about the many troubles plaguing Florida.