Anthropologist Mike Moseley was quoted in a Jan. 19 Associated Press story about his research into how natural disasters destroyed a civilization more than 3,600 years ago in what is now Peru. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Law professor Michael Seigel was quoted in a Jan. 15 Fort Myers News-Press story about the possibility of a convicted swindler negotiating for a lighter sentence.
The Wall Street Journal quoted finance professor Jay Ritter in a Jan. 14 story about the first possible initial public offering since November.
Shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a Jan. 14 Seattle Times story about the popularity of shark-diving trips despite their potential danger.
Plant breeder and geneticist Fred Gmitter and agricultural economist Tom Spreen were quoted in a Jan. 12 Palm Beach Post story about a citrus tree resistant to greening found in China.
Glenn Morris, director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute, was quoted in a Jan. 9 Nature article about a possible new strategy for controlling outbreaks of cholera.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Once as divided as oil and water, labor unions and environmental groups are burying their bitter differences to become natural allies about health concerns shared in workplaces and communities, says a University of Florida researcher and author of a new book.
Updated 1/21/09 4:30 p.m.
University of Florida police say they have a suspect in the unauthorized text message sent Tuesday night that prompted speculation and some concern among students and staff.
The suspect’s name is being withheld because of an ongoing police investigation into the matter. How that person accessed the system remains unclear.
UF police are working [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An accelerating avalanche of bad economic news has swept over Florida real estate to sink confidence in the industry to its lowest level since a statewide survey of economic experts began three years ago, a new University of Florida report finds.
Duane Chin wouldn’t be a good candidate for space flight — he gets motion sickness. But it doesn’t stop him from working with NASA.
Chin, a University of Florida graduate, works as a biomedical engineer for NASA. His current project concerns NASA’s Constellation Program.
The Constellation Program is developing spacecraft and booster vehicles to replace the space [...]