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• Law Professor Louis Virelli is quoted  in the Washington Post article, “In her remarks on the presumptive GOP nominee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have trumped her usual outspokenness.” Virelli also is quoted in the July 14 Washington Post article, “Ruth Bader Ginsburg just showed why justices don’t–and probably shouldn’t–play politics .” His comments in the Washington Post on Justice Ginsburg’s statements regarding GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump have been picked up by the ABA Journal, the National Law Journal/ Law.com, and multiple outlets including the Tampa Bay Times, the Washington Times, Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and Pittsburg Post-Gazette Online.
• Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of psychology, was quoted in the article “Can gaming at work make you more productive?” posted on BBC, July 8.
• K. C. Ma, Ph.D., professor of finance and Roland George chair of applied investments, was quoted in the article “Stock Market Showdown: Lenovo vs. AsusTek,” posted by U.S. News and Yahoo! Finance along with several of their satellite websites around the world, July 7.
• Law Professor Charles Rose is quoted in the Tampa Bay Times for a story on Blue Lives Matter in the wake of a national debate over police shootings and Black Lives Matter. The article, “Florida Lawmaker Wants Blue Lives Matter Law,” ran in the weekend Times and was picked up by the Atlanta Black Star.
• Valrie Chambers, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting, was quoted in the article “IRS Warns College Students About ‘Federal Student Tax’ Scam” posted by Good Call on July 12.
• The article “The News-Journal wants your questions for candidates in five coming debates” states that Stetson will be hosting and co-sponsoring upcoming political debates, written by the Daytona Beach News-Journal, July 8.

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• Law Professor Kirsten Davis was quoted in 210 outlets in the newswire article, “Recipes for Legal Writing: Stetson University Launches a New Educational Service Project at Legal Writing Institute Conference.”
• Eugene Huskey, Ph.D., professor of political science and Russian, East European and Eurasian studies, had work quoted from his book, Authoritarian Leadership in the Post-Communist World, in the article “New Dædalus Issue on Political Leadership” posted by nearly 100 media outlets, including BioSpace, Daily Herald and The Street, July 12.
• News of Stetson law school’s upcoming part-time information sessions ran in more than 160 media outlets via the news wire including NBCRightNow, PR Education News and the Bradenton Herald.
• K.C. Ma, Ph.D., professor of finance and Roland George chair of applied investments, wrote the article “When Interest Rates Become Negative” for the Huffington Post, July 7.
• Stetson faculty will join UF in providing commentary and answering audience questions after each film presentation at the environmental film festival “Living on the Edge: Striking a Balance between the Economy and the Environment” posted by Alligator, July 13.
• Patch’s article “ICYMI: Top Colleges in Florida, According to Forbes’ Latest Rankings” recaps Stetson’s ranking in Forbes’ list of best colleges in America, July 9.
• For the past couple weeks, Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of psychology, has had his work quoted in several articles about the media and teen sex. This week, he has been quoted in “Who’s to blame for teenagers having sex? Parents and peers—and NOT the media, study claims” by Daily Mail, Capitol Bay and The Daily News, July 8.
• Hari Pulapaka, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and owner of DeLand’s Cress restaurant, was featured in the article “Caribbean Dream Cuisine” on Food Management, July 11.
• Hari Pulapaka, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics and owner of DeLand’s Cress restaurant, wrote the article “Orlando chef Hari Pulapaka talks about difference between gnocchi and gnudi” featured on My Dayton Daily News and My Statesman, July 13.
• More than 100 Stetson Grads Listed Among Florida’s Legal Elite according to a July 7 article released via the newswire that continues to be picked up in multiple news pages including Education Drive, Streetinsider and others.
• Visiting Law Professor Carla Reyes is quoted in the CryptoCoinNews article, “North Carolina Governor Signs Bitcoin-Friendly ‘Virtual Currency Law’.”
• Law Professor Ellen Podgor’s comments in Politico on FBI director Comey’s statements on Hillary Clinton’s emails were cited in the Angry Bear blog.

Alumni News         

• Fred Ridley has been recognized by the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a Florida leading lawyer in real estate according to a news release. Ridley is a member of the Florida State Golf Association prestigious Hall of Fame (2014).
• Stephen Tilbrook has been appointment to Nova Southeastern University’s Ambassador’s Board according to a news release.
• According to the Bay City Times, David Edward O’Neill died July 6. He served as a special agent with the FBI, Department of Justice; Assistant Regional Attorney, Office of General Council, Department of Health, Education and Welfare; and as an attorney in the Enforcement Division, Environmental Protection Agency and was appointed as a U.S. Administrative Law Judge in 1974 for the Social Security Administration, retiring after serving 23 years on the bench in 1997.