David Leavitt, co-director of the creative writing program, reviewed a new book, “News from the World” by Paula Fox, for the April 22 New York Times Sunday Book Review.
Law professor Michael Seigel was quoted in a May 10 New York Times story about jury selection in the trial of Casey Anthony, charged with killing her 2-year-old child.
Health care expert Paul Duncan was quoted in a May 6 Washington Post story about a pilot program in Florida to cut Medicaid costs.
Entomology professor Norm Leppla was quoted in a May 10 Palm Beach Post story about the start of the lovebug season in South Florida.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a May 9 Wall Street Journal story about the likelihood that the sale of stock in American International Group will return much profit to the federal government, which bailed out the corporation.
Finance professor Jay Ritter was quoted in a May 16 FOXBusiness story about the potential impact of the federal government reaching its debt ceiling.
Political science professor Stephen Craig was quoted in a May 16 Tampa Tribune story about whether racism affects opposition to President Obama.
Social psychologist Ilan Shrira was one of two experts quoted in a May 17 Washington Post question-and-answer story about the proliferation of conspiracy theories and why they are persistent and popular.
Gustav Paulay, marine malacology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, was quoted in a May 17 BBC story about his research that found a new species of land crab that had become extinct after humans came to the Hawaiian Islands. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Emeritus law professor Joseph Little was quoted in an April 20 Orlando Sentinel story about a bill that would remove an amendment from the Florida Constitution that requires a strict separation of church and state.