University of Florida News

Coastal engineer Robert G. Dean was quoted in a March 8 New York Times story about a controversial project in Palm Beach to prevent beach erosion.

Molecular biologist Tony Romeo was quoted in a March 8 Washington Post story about efforts to break up biofilms, which organisms used to defeat the immune system.

Dennis Steindler, executive director of the McKnight Brain Institute, was quoted in a March 9 Tampa Tribune story about President Obama’s decision to lift the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Joseph Simone, director of the UF-Shands Cancer Center, was quoted in a March 2 Florida Times-Union story about a $21 million contribution from Jerry and Judy Davis to UF’s College of Medicine and the cancer center. The story was the result of a University of Florida Foundation news release.

Rose Koenig, a lecturer in the agronomy department and a longtime organic farmer, was quoted in a March 1 Tampa Tribune story about the growing popularity of farmer’s markets and food co-ops.

An op-ed column by David Colburn, director of UF’s Reubin Askew Institute, about how Florida’s leaders are dealing with the state’s economic woes was published in the March 1 Tampa Tribune.

Economist Dave Denslow was quoted in a Feb. 26 Palm Beach Post story about the rising number of unemployed Floridians.

Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a Feb. 25 St. Petersburg Times story about the monthly Florida consumer confidence report issued by UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.

Milagros Pena, a professor of sociology, was quoted in a Feb. 22 Florida Times-Union story about whether heritage months are still relevant.

Stephen Golant, a gerontologist and professor of geography, was quoted in a Feb. 20 Washington Post story about how houses might be adapted to allow aging baby boomers to remain in their homes.