Possible ways the University of Florida and other state universities will cope with budget cutbacks was the subject of a July 27 story in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
A study of the impact of height on income done by management Professor Timothy Judge was cited in a July 26 London Times. The story was related to a news release.
Criminology Professor Richard Hollinger was quoted in a July 25 MSNBC.com story about Wal-Mart’s effort to reduce shoplifting.
Toxicologist Bruce Goldberger was quoted in a July 25 Times-Picayune story about the use of human tissue to analyze the bodies of people who died at a hospital after Hurricane Katrina pounded New Orleans.
Justin Sanchez, director of the Neuroprosthetics Research Group, was quoted in a July 25 United Press International story about the possible use of computer chips in brains that could control parts of the body. The study was the result of a news release.
UF shark expert George Burgess was quoted in a July 25 USA Today story about events on the Discovery Channel to mark the 20th anniversary of Shark Week.
Epidemiology Professor Alexander Wagenaar was quoted in a July 25 Time.com story about a University of Florida study that finds suspending a drunken driver’s license immediately saves at least 800 lives a year.
Jacobo Konigsberg, a UF professor of physics, was quoted in a July 24 New York Times story about the race among physicists to understand a legendary particle that is known colloquially as the Higgs boson and sometimes called the “God particle.” The release was related to a News Bureau tip sheet.
Computer engineering Professor Sumi Helal was quoted in a July 24 Miami Herald story about the development of software and hardware that enables devices in a “smart house” to communicate with each other and send data to a third party.
The story was the result of a news release.
Research on boater behavior and manatees done by UF doctoral candidate John Jett was the subject of an editorial in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on July 23. The editorial was the result of a news release.