Forrest Masters, an assistant professor of civil and coastal engineering, was quoted in a May 31 Palm Beach Post story about a new wind machine developed at UF that can simulate Category 3 hurricanes. The story was the result of a news release and ran in numerous newspapers.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida extension’s newest radio program, “Gardening in a Minute,” and its companion Web site have been educating and entertaining Floridians only since October 2006, but already have racked up five prestigious national communications awards.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A $2 million gift made to the College of Medicine and the College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida will help mend buildings, construct hearts and reduce pediatric diabetes.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. –– Local gardeners looking for the hottest new plants should look no farther than the UF campus, where ongoing trial gardens offer a glimpse of the latest varieties from the floriculture industry. This weekend, garden staff will be available to answer questions at an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Carrie Haskell-Luevano, associate professor of medicinal chemistry, was quoted in a May 30 Time magazine story about research on the role of certain hormones and peptides in human appetites.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in — but only for research purposes.
Cardiologist Marco Costa was quoted in a May 29 Wall Street Journal story about the debate over the safety of drug-coated stents and the role of doctors.
The monthly consumer confidence report for the state of Florida was the subject of a May 29 story in the Miami Herald. The story ran in several other newspapers statewide. They were the result of a news release.