Political Scientist Stephen Craig was quoted in a June 29 Tampa Tribune story about state Attorney General Charlie Crist’s efforts to appeal to religious conservatives.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a June 29 story on Forbes.com about the initial public stock offering of clothing retailer J. Crew.
Anthropologist Michael Heckenberger was quoted in a June 28 Associated Press national wire story about archaeologists’ discovery of what is being described as a Brazilian Stonehenge.
Plant pathologist Randy Ploetz was quoted in a June 26 Wall Street Journal (circ. 2.1 million) story about efforts to save the world’s cocoa crop from disease.
Cardiovascular surgeon Fred Edwards was quoted in a story in the July 11 issue of Newsweek about doing coronary bypass surgery with the heart still beating.
Alligator expert Frank Mazzotti was quoted in a June 15 United Press International story about exotic Burmese pythons threatening the ecology of the Everglades. The quote was the result of a UF News Bureau tip sheet.
Barry Byrne, a professor of molecular genetics and gene therapy of cardiovascular disease, was interviewed for a story that aired June 14 on ABC’s “Good Morning America” about Pompe disease.
UF’s technology transfer successes were highlighted in a package of business stories that ran June 12 in the Miami Herald.
A commentary piece by journalism department chairman William McKeen about the aging baby boom generation ran June 11 in the St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348)
Dr. Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff’s research showing that people of Hispanic ethnicity with high blood pressure have a better response to blood pressure-lowering drugs than do their non-Hispanic counterparts was the subject of a June 8 Reuters news service story. The story was the result of a news release.