2014


06

Offer kids whole grains; they’ll eat them, UF/IFAS study shows

Published: June 23 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Many parents presume their children will shun whole grains because they think they don’t like them, a University of Florida researcher says, but a new UF study may start to debunk that idea.

UF news for week of June 23 listed

Published: June 20 2014

UF News Budget June 23 - 27

New York Times: William Logan

Published: June 20 2014

A column written by William Logan, a professor of English, about the role of poetry in people’s lives was published in the June 14 New York Times.

The Tampa Tribune: AnnMarie Clark

Published: June 20 2014

A report by AnnMarie Clark, a geneticist at the Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, was cited in a June 6 Tampa Tribune story about the use of DNA tests to confirm a coyote killed two cats in the area.

PBS Media Shift: Matt Sheehan

Published: June 20 2014

Matt Sheehan, director of the Innovation News Center in the College of Journalism and Communications, was interviewed in a June 6 PBS Media Shift story about the creation the Innovation News Center as a model for current and upcoming newsrooms across the nation.

New York Times: Kevin Sabet

Published: June 20 2014

Kevin Sabet, director of UF’ s Drug Policy Institute, wrote a June 5 New York Times opinion page column about legalized marijuana and big business.

USA Today: Jay Ritter

Published: June 20 2014

Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florida, was quoted in a June 6 USA Today story about startup company Uber’s $17 billion valuation.

Reuters: Graciela Lorca

Published: June 20 2014

Microbiologist Graciela Lorca was quoted in a June 4 Reuters story about a potential treatment for citrus greening. The story and others were the result of an IFAS news release.

Associated Press: Claudio Gonzalez

Published: June 20 2014

Claudio Gonzalez, an associate professor in microbiology and cell science, was quoted in a June 5 Associated Press story about a potential treatment for citrus greening. The story and others were the result of an IFAS news release.

Daily Mail: George Burgess

Published: June 20 2014

George Burgess, the director of the Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted in a June 17 Daily Mail (U.K.) story about research showing Great White Sharks are not endangered. The story and many others were the result of a Media Relations office news release.