Barbara Purdy, an emerita professor of anthropology, was quoted in a June 10 National Geographic News story about the discovery of a 13,000-year-old bone etching.
Retired journalism professor Jon Roosenraad was quoted in a June 12 CNBC.com story about Facebook’s decision to give employees, some companies and several hundred journalists an early opportunity to personalize their URL addresses.
Vladimir Rakov, professor of electrical and computer engineering and lightning expert, was quoted in a June 2 Los Angeles Times story about the disappearance of the Air France airbus over the Atlantic Ocean.
Barton Weitz, executive director of the Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research, was quoted in a June 1 Florida Trend story about the possible corporate takeover of the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain.
Stan Smith, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research, was quoted in a May 31 Associated Press story about the economic decline of Sun Belt states.
Political science professor Daniel A. Smith was quoted in a May 19 New York Times story about the race for Florida’s governorship.
Zoology professor Douglas J. Levey was quoted in a May 18 Associated Press story about his research into the ability of mockingbirds to discern human faces. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
English professor David Leavitt’s review of Reynolds Price’s memoir, “Ardent Spirits Leaving Home, Coming Back,” was published May 17 in the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review.
Archaeologist Kathleen Deagan was quoted in a May 17 Washington Post story about research into the settlers of La Isabela, made up of crew members from Christopher Columbus’ ships on what is now the Dominican Republic.