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Padgett Powell: New York Times
Southern Discomfort
October 16
English professor Padgett Powell was is the subject of a profile piece in the New York Times Magazine.
Jerald T. Milanich: Florida Times-Union
The Tribe 'of the Sea’
October 19
Anthropology adjunct professor Jerald T. Milanich was quoted in a Jacksonville Florida-Times Union story on the history of the Mocama, a Native American tribe that inhabited the mouth of the St John's River when the first European settlers arrived.
Paul Ortiz: Tallahassee Democrat
Step-Show Dance Routines Traced to West African Culture
October 18
Associate professor of history and director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program Paul Ortiz was quoted in a Tallahassee Democrat story on step-show dance and its origins in western African culture.
Jerald T. Milanich: Florida Times-Union
The Mocama: New Name for an Old People
October 18
Anthropology adjunct professor Jerald T. Milanich was quoted in a Jacksonville Florida-Times Union story on the history of the Mocama, a Native American tribe that inhabited the mouth of the St John's River when the first European settlers arrived.
David Smith: Herald Tribune
Rubio Gains Buzz, but Lags in Fundraising
October 11
Political Science professor Daniel Smith was quoted in an Tampa Herald Tribune article on the campaign of Marco Rubi, who is running for the U.S. Senate for Florida.
Ido Oren, Michael Bowen, Paul Ortiz: Gainesville Sun
Optimism, Skepticism from UF over Obama's Peace Prize
October 10
A Gainesville Sun article on reaction to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize included comments from Ido Oren, associate professor of political science; Michael Bowen, assistant professor of history and assistant director of the Graham Center for Public Service; and Paul Ortiz, associate professor of history and director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program.
Eric Ford: Science
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Planet, Two Parents?
October 9
Astronomer Eric Ford was quoted in an Oct. 6 Science story about the discovery of a planet with an unusual orbit probably shaped by two stars instead of one. The story was the result of a News Bureau news release.
Jack Davis: Florida Alligator
Environmentalist Speaks at UF about History of Conservation
October 9
History professor Jack Davis was quoted in an Alligator story on a speech by Joe Browder, a member of the Carter Adminstration and environmental activist who served as the conservation director of Friends of the Earth and contributed to the preservation of the Florida Everglades.
