University of Florida News

Political science professor Kenneth Wald was quoted in a March 14 Associated Press story about Barack Obama’s relationship with Jewish voters.

Dr. Mark Gold, chairman of addiction medicine, was quoted in a March 14 San Diego Union-Tribune story about a new project to study cannabis addiction.

Anthropologist Connie Mulligan was quoted in a March 13 Associated Press story about recent DNA findings that indicated nearly all Native Americans in North, Central and South America are descended from six women who immigrated around 20,000 years ago. The story ran in numerous newspapers nationwide.

Law professor Chris Slobogin was quoted in a March 12 St. Petersburg Times story about a controversy involving an appeals judge who has denied helping to shield a stripper from creditors.

Epidemiology professor Robert Cook was quoted in a March 11 Florida Times-Union story about the higher than average rate of STD infections among African-Americans in the Jacksonville area and elsewhere in Florida.

David Sheps, associate chief of cardiology, was quoted in a March 11 USA Today story about how depression might stiffen heart tissue and worsen heart failure.

Law professor Michael Seigel was quoted in a March 7 St. Petersburg Times story about a manslaughter charge being brought against the mother of a teen who had a fatal accident while driving with only a learner’s permit and no adult in the vehicle. The quote was the result of a News Bureau referral.

Linda Bartoshuk, a professor in UF’s Center for Smell and Taste, was quoted in a March 5 New York Times story about the continued use of MSG in many Chinese restaurants.

Economist David Denslow was quoted in a March 5 St. Petersburg Times story about the Tampa Bay area being ranked second in nation for the number of empty homes.

Wayne Archer, director of the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies, was among the experts who participated in a March 4 program about Florida’s real estate bust on NPR’s On Point. His appearance was the result of a News Bureau referral.