CBS News: Huisheng Xie
Huisheng Xie, an animal acupuncture specialist, was featured Dec. 28 on the CBS News program “The Early Show.”
See related news release.
Huisheng Xie, an animal acupuncture specialist, was featured Dec. 28 on the CBS News program “The Early Show.”
See related news release.
International Center Dean Dennis Jett was quoted in a Dec. 27 Christian Science Monitor (circ. 71,527) story about an American woman who is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Peru for terrorism.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence rose six points to 90 in December, reflecting optimism about gas prices, the stock market and job growth, and boding well for holiday retailers, University of Florida economists report.
UF’s new Center for Food Distribution and Retailing was the subject of a Dec. 26 story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (circ. 375,145) . The story was the result of a news release.
Lincoln Brower, a professor emeritus of zoology, was quoted in a Dec. 25 story in the Los Angeles Times (circ. 955,211) about armed guards protecting monarch butterflies’ winter nesting grounds in Mexico.
Dr. Giselle Carnaby-Mann, a research scientist in the department of psychiatry, was quoted in a Dec. 23 Reuters news service story about her study showing that tablets that dissolve on contact with saliva without the need for water may help people with swallowing difficulties take their pills.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers published online Wednesday.
The videoconference marriage of a U.S. Marine stationed in Africa and his bride in Florida made possible in part with videoconference equipment at UF’s Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, Fla., was featured Dec. 22 on ABC’s “Good morning America” as well as Dec. 23 in the St. Petersburg Times (circ. 442,348) [...]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vomiting shrimp, vampire squid and cookie cutter sharks don’t sound too friendly, but they are glowing to help us. The study of these natural light-producing creatures can help discover cancer cures, detect toxic bacteria and expose deadly anthrax spores.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History has received a $397,143 grant from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families/Head Start Bureau to expand its Marvelous Explorations through Science and Stories program into Marion County.