University of Florida News

A July 23 Associated Press story detailed plans for the University of Florida to manage 31 historic buildings in St. Augustine, Fla.

David Denslow, a UF economist, was quoted in a July 20 Bloomberg News story about how the glut of condominiums in Miami could push Florida’s economy to the brink of a recession.

A study done by the University of Florida extension service was cited in a July 17 New York Times column about the susceptibility of certain trees to wind damage.

U.F. geographer Stephen Golant was quoted in a July 14 Chicago Tribune story about the trend of Florida’s senior citizens moving back to their original states because of frail health, poor finances or death of a spouse.

An annual survey by UF and the National Retail Federation about retail theft was cited in a July 11 Associated Press story about Wal-Mart’s decision to lower the age at which it recommends stores prosecute first-time shoplifters to 16 from 18.

Mark Gold, chief of addiction medicine at UF’s McKnight Brain Institute, was quoted in a July 9 USA Today story about whether food addiction is a cause of obesity.