University of Florida News

Economist Tom Spreen was quoted in a Jan. 20 Washington Post story about the financial implications of the freeze that hit California’s citrus industry.

A $30 million gift to UF from MBA graduate William Hough was featured in the Jan. 19 Wall Street Journal as well as the Associated Press international wire and most state daily newspapers. The stories were the result of a news release.

A column by religion professor Vasudha Narayanan on how world religions have treated women through history ran Jan. 19 in the Washington Post.

Neuroscientists Roger Reep and Diana Sarko were quoted in a Jan. 16 National Geographic News story about their study showing that manatees are covered with special whiskerlike hairs that act as sensors. The story was the result of a news release.

William F. Keegan, an archaeologist, was quoted in a Jan. 16 New York Times story about the value of brass in 15th- and 16th-century Cuba.

Dr. Michael S. Okun was quoted in a Jan. 4 New York Times story about how two drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other disorders can seriously damage heart valves.

Toxicologist Bruce Goldberger was interviewed for a story about energy drinks that aired Jan. 4 National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition.”
The story was the result of a news release.

Levin College of Law Dean Robert Jerry co-authored an op-ed piece urging the passage of a natural catastrophe policy that appeared Jan. 2 in The Miami Herald. The piece was placed by the UF News Bureau Op-Ed Service.