University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians rose three points in September to 70, marking the third month of increases since the index hit its all-time low of 59 in June, a new University of Florida study finds.

A tribute to long-time history professor and author William Woodruff was published in the books section of the Sept. 29 New York Times. Woodruff, 92, died Sept. 23.

This is Update Weekly, your online audio source of University of Florida news and events for the week beginning Monday, September 29th.

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A report by animal behaviorist Terry Curtis was cited in a Sept. 25 Associated Press story about a new agreement between the federal government and the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West to allow the famous six-toed cats continue roaming the grounds.

Animal psychologist Clive Wynne was quoted in a Sept. 25 story on MSNBC about the athletic superiority of Alaskan huskies among mammals. The story cited his research into whether wolves could be as easily trained as dogs. See related news release.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — You can’t tell a storm’s spit by its punch, the old maxim goes. Florida is used to stronger weather systems than August’s tropical storm Fay, but its seven-day deluge made it the fourth wettest storm to ever hit the state.

Animal psychologist Clive Wynne was quoted in the Sept. 24 New Scientist about his research into whether wolves could be as easily trained as dogs. See related News Bureau release.

Finance professor Mark Flannery was quoted in a Sept. 24 Miami Herald story about what might happen if Congress doesn’t approve a bailout bill for the financial services industry.

Economist David Denslow was quoted in a Sept. 24 Washington Post story about the impact of the federal bailout legislation for the financial services industry.