Former Gov. Bob Graham wrote a June 30 column in the Palm Beach Post about the state’s purchase of 200,000 acres of farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. to improve water flow for the Everglades. Graham, also a former U.S. senator, founded the Graham Center for Public Service at UF.
Wayne Archer, executive director of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, was quoted in a June 27 New York Times story on how depreciated housing values might benefit retirees looking for new homes.
Chris McCarty, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research’s survey research center, was quoted in a June 24 St. Petersburg Times story about the June consumer confidence report. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Jonathan Crane, a tropical-fruit expert, was quoted in a June 24 Washington Post story about the wide variety of uses for coconuts.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a June 23 Wall Street Journal story about the number of initial public offerings withdrawn so far this year.
Vasudha Narayanan, a distinguished professor of Hinduism, wrote a perspective on the film “The Love Guru” for the Associated Press. It was published June 23 in the International Herald-Tribune and other newspapers.
Win Phillips, vice president for research, wrote a June 22 column in The Miami Herald about renewable energy initiatives in Florida. The column was edited and pitched by the UF News Bureau’s Op-Ed Service.
Physicist David Tanner was quoted in a June 17 USA Today story about investigating dark matter.
Charles Adams, a marine economics specialist, was quoted in a June 17 Associated Press story about the impact of high fuel prices on commercial and charter fishing.
A patent application for a tiny, plasma-propelled “flying saucer” invented by aerospace engineering professor Subrata Roy was the subject of a June 16 Popular Mechanics story. Dubbed a “winged electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV, the battery-powered prototype was featured in numerous publications and was the result of a News Bureau release.