University of Florida News

Demographer Stefan Rayer was quoted in a May 30 Boston Globe story about rapid population growth in Flagler County.
The quote was the result of a news release.

Veterinarian Gary Butcher was quoted in a May 24 United Press International story about avian flu.

Political scientist Daniel Smith was quoted in a May 24 Reuters news service story about Arizona Democrats placing minimum wage increases on the state ballot.

Zoologist Doug Levey’s study on how wildlife corridors help plant life survive was cited in a May 23 New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) story about wildlife corridors. The citation was the result of a news release.

Veterinarian Gary Butcher was quoted in a May 23 Houston Chronicle (circ. 553,018) story about overreactions to the threat of avian flu.

Sue Semple-Rowland, an associate professor of neuroscience, was quoted in a May 23 story in New Scientist magazine about her research in which a gene was delivered through an eggshell to give sight to a type of chicken normally born blind.
A story on the research also ran on the United Press International wire service. [...]

Alligator expert Kent Vliet was quoted in a May 21 Philadelphia Inquirer (circ. 376,493) story about recent alligator attacks in Florida.
The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau tip sheet.

Steve B. Morse, an assistant professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a May 20 Washington Post (circ. 732,872) story about premature babies having problems later in life.

Pop culture expert James B. Twitchell was quoted in a May 18 story in the New York Times (circ. 1.1 million) about men’s hiding places.
The quote was the result of a news release.

Biologist Kent Vliet was quoted in stories May 16 in the Miami Herald (circ. 444,119) and the Associated Press international wire about a spate of alligator attacks in Florida. The Herald story also moved on the Knight Ridder Tribune news wire and ran in numerous papers nationwide. The quotes were the result of a [...]