University of Florida News

Physicist Jacobo Konigsberg was quoted in a Dec. 12 Washington Post story about the search for the Higgs boson, or so-called “God particle.”

Anthropology professor Susan Gillespie was quoted in a Dec. 13 Associated Press story about the apparent discovery of a ceremonial offering at the site of Mexico’s tallest pyramid.

Janet Silverstein, chief of pediatric endocrinology, was quoted in a Nov. 9 Woman’s Day story about the seven signs of type 2 diabetes.

Research scientist Read Hayes, director of the Loss Prevention Research Council, was quoted in a Nov. 25 National Public Radio story about flash robs, a new form of shoplifting where robberies are orchestrated via social networking sites.

Bill Kern, associate professor entomology, was quoted in a Nov. 24 South Florida Sun-Sentinel article about regulations against beekeeping in residential areas.

Mary Steffel, a postdoctoral fellow in marketing at the Warrington College of Business Administration, was quoted in a Nov. 28 USA Today story about five types of gift givers during the holiday season.

Mark Hudak, professor of pediatrics and division chief for neonatology at the College of Medicine in Jacksonville, was quoted in a Nov. 14 USA Today article about the surge of babies born addicted to their mother’s pain killers.

Ted Kury, director of energy studies at the Public Utility Research Center, was quoted in a Nov. 9 Fox News article about the pros and cons of underground power lines.

Steven Ghivizzani, professor in the department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, was quoted in a Nov. 8 South Florida Sun-Sentinel story about UF researchers developing gene therapy for humans and horses with osteoarthritis. The quote was the result of a news release.

James Davidson, archaeologist and associate professor of anthropology, was quoted in a Nov. 10 Florida Times-Union article about the discovery of six slave burial sites at the Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island.