University of Florida News

Law professor Katheryn Russell-Brown’s book “The Color of Crime” was cited by widely syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts in a June 3 column.

Zoologist Doug Levey was quoted in a June 9 Palm Beach Post story about his research into the behavior of mockingbirds. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.

Ecologist Ted Schuur was quoted in a June 9 U.S. News & World Report story about his research into how the thaw of the permafrost may increase carbon concentration in the atmosphere. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.

Dr. Michael Okun, a neurologist, and Dr. Kelly Foote, a neurosurgeon, were interviewed by CNN for a June 10 report on dystonia, a movement disorder affecting about 500,000 people in North America. UF’s McKnight Brain Institute is leading research in this area.

Barbara Purdy, an emerita professor of anthropology, was quoted in a June 10 National Geographic News story about the discovery of a 13,000-year-old bone etching.

Retired journalism professor Jon Roosenraad was quoted in a June 12 CNBC.com story about Facebook’s decision to give employees, some companies and several hundred journalists an early opportunity to personalize their URL addresses.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The idea that anti-inflammatory drugs might protect people struggling with dementia from Alzheimer’s disease has received a blow with the online release of a study of human brain tissue in Acta Neuropathologica.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Katherine (Kat) Warwick, a senior civil engineering major from Melbourne, Fla., and Harshva Deoghare, a doctoral candidate in public health and rehabilitation science from India, were selected as the department of Housing and Residence Education Multicultural Student Award recipients for 2009.
Warwick and Deohgare were selected based on their contributions to promoting [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have come up with a new gene therapy method to disrupt cancer growth by using a synthetic protein to induce blood clotting that cuts off a tumor’s blood and nutrient supply.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is being recognized by a statewide organization for helping young people with disabilities gain exposure to the world of work.
The Florida Governor’s Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities (The Able Trust) will award UF the Business Mentor of the Year Award for its outstanding commitment [...]