Political science professor Michael Heaney was quoted in a Feb. 28 The Politico story about plans by anti-war groups to protest at this summer’s Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Tom Halasz, associate director of the Career Resource Center, was quoted in a Feb. 27 Chicago Tribune story about the availability of jobs for college graduates despite the recession-like economy.
Marketing professor Alan Cooke was quoted in a Feb. 27 Wall Street Journal story about the best way to price houses to sell in today’s depressed market. A link is not available because the Journal is by subscription only.
English professor Kevin McCarthy was quoted in a Feb. 26 Associated Press story about Gov. Charlie Crist’s efforts to keep spring training for baseball in Florida.
Chris McCarty, director of Survey Research Center in UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a Feb. 26 Miami Herald story about the monthly Florida consumer confidence report. The story was the result of a news release.
Paul Davenport, a professor of physiological sciences, was quoted in a Feb. 26 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about his research into how nicotine withdrawal affects brain activity and cough.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Feb. 25 USA Today story about Visa’s plan to sell more than half of itself in an initial public offering.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a Feb. 21 Reuters story about Nasdaq’s decision to require standards for listing ?blank-check? companies.
Paul Robell, vice president for development and alumni affairs, was quoted in a Feb. 20 Associated Press story about the increase in donations to U.S. universities. The quote was the result of a News Bureau referral. The story ran in numerous newspapers nationwide.
Anthropology professor Connie Mulligan was quoted in a Feb. 13 Reuters story about her research that found early migrants from Asia to the New World stayed possibly 20,000 years on a strip of land called Beringia that once connected Alaska to Siberia. The story also was the subject of numerous other media reports, including The Discovery Channel. See related release.