Linguistics professor Diana Boxer’s study showing that more women are taking their husbands’ surnames after marriage was briefed in the Dec. 7 St. Paul Pioneer Press (circ. 251,574). The brief was the result of a news release.
An opinion piece by Dennis Jett, dean of the International Center, on the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation ran Dec. 7 in the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119)
UF’s work with Florida Power & Light to discourage monk parakeets from building nests on power equipment was cited in a Dec. 6 Associated Press national wire story.
Mickie Swisher, director for the Center of Organic Agriculture, was quoted in a Dec. 6 Associated Press national wire story about women farmers.
Children’s literature expert John Cech was quoted in a Dec. 5 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about the publication of a new anthology on children’s literature.
Microbiologist Lonnie Ingram was the subject of a Dec. 5 St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) story about renewed interest in his 1991 discovery of a way to convert plant waste into ethanol.
Forensic anthropologist Anthony Falsetti was quoted in a Dec. 4 Palm Beach Post (circ. 222,833) story about the debate on the ethnicity of King Tut.
Fred Edwards, chief of cardiothoracic surgery, was quoted in a Dec. 1 Wall Street Journal (circ. 2.1 million) story about a new heart bypass technique.
Chemistry professor Weihong Tan was quoted in a Nov. 30 Washington Times (circ. 100,091) story about a new cancer-detection method.
. The story was the result of a news release.
Urban planning expert Ruth Steiner was quoted in a Nov. 30 BBC News story about “trailer towns” along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast.