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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Men’s and women’s attitudes about their proper place at work and home may matter as much as economic forces when it comes to how much money they make, a new University of Florida study finds.

Management professor Timothy Judge was quoted in a Sept. 22 Washington Post story about his research into how attitudes by men and women can affect wages for women. The story was the result of a News Bureau release.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, September 22nd.

Ecology professor Ted Schuur was quoted in a Sept. 19 story in the Toronto Globe and Mail about a new study that showed parts of the permafrost might not be affected by the Earth’s rising temperatures.

Political science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in a Sept. 19 Reuters story about GOP presidential candidate John McCain and the issue of the national economy.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Women who appear nude as artists’ models are more concerned about losing their pose than removing their clothes, a new University of Florida study finds.

Geology professor Joe Meert was quoted in a Sept. 17 Education Week story about a new commercial computer game about evolution.

Tree expert Ed Gilman was quoted in a Sept. 17 Associated Press story about efforts to salvage the tree canopy in areas hit by this year’s hurricanes.

The 50th anniversary of the first African-American student to enroll at UF was the subject of a Sept. 17 Associated Press story.