Top Stories:

• Biology Professor Terence Farrell, PhD, was quoted in USA Today on Feb. 4 in the article, “Preventing the next COVID-19 would be cheaper, safer than fighting a pandemic, study says.” Farrell discussed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as well as the general methods by which viral infections can spread. “It’s amazing and horrifying how rapidly we are spreading diseases across the globe,” he said. “Almost all of these parasitic diseases that we are concerned about are transmitted through the food chain.”

• Psychology Professor Christopher Ferguson, PhD, was quoted in the USA Today article on banned books entitled, “Books are being banned from school libraries. Here’s what that does to students,” on Feb. 5.

• Rajni Shankar-Brown, PhD, professor and Jessie Ball duPont Endowed Chair of Social Justice Education, was quoted in the Greenville (S.C.) News on Feb. 8 in the article, “‘Crisis’: Tenants and property owners wrestle with 16,000 evictions in Greenville.” Shankar-Brown said, “This is a massive crisis. It has the potential for multi-generational effects.”

• Professor of Environmental Science and Studies Wendy Anderson, PhD, was quoted in the Daytona Beach News-Journal article, “DeLand commission gives rezoning for development of former golf course, landfill initial approval,” on Feb. 4. Anderson discussed environmental concerns with the city’s new plans to develop residential property on land previously used for a golf course and landfill.

• Assistant Professor of Finance Matthew Imes, PhD, was quoted in a Money Geek article entitled, “Best Low-Interest Rate Credit Cards & Offers in 2022” on Feb. 6. Imes also lended his expert opinion for the article, “The Best Rewards Credit Cards of 2022,” on Feb. 8.

• Adjunct Instructor of History Peggy MacDonald, PhD, was featured in the Feb. 2 edition of the Highlands News-Sun. The article was titled, “In honor of Black History Month.”

• Law Professor Peter Lake’s quotes were featured in a Feb. 2 post on the Tax Prof Blog titled, “COVID-19 Tuition Refund Fights Heat Up in Appeals Courts.” Lake’s comments originally appeared Feb. 1 in the National Law Journal.

• Law Professor Louis Virelli was quoted in a Feb. 2 article in E&E News titled, “Should Kavanaugh Bow Out of a Blockbuster SCOTUS Climate Case?”

More Stetson in the News:

• Law Professor Peter Lake was cited in a Feb. 4 Richmond Times-Dispatch article titled, “Jason Miyares removed the head lawyer at 3 state colleges. Professors and Democrats say he’s wielding excessive influence.”

• Law Professor Roberta Flowers was quoted in a Feb. 7 Spectrum Bay News 9 story that previewed the first day of the Curtis Reeves movie theater shooting trial.

• Law Professor Rebecca Morgan authored a Feb. 2 post in the Elder Law Prof Blog titled, “Senior Abuse Financial Tracking and Accounting (SAFTA) Toolkit.”

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy was mentioned in a Feb. 2 story on the Cardozo Law website titled, “Cardozo Law Review and Floersheimer Center Co-Host Symposium: ‘The Aftermath of the 2020 Election.’ ”

• Stetson University was mentioned in the Williamson Herald article, “Nashville Opera stops at Martin Center,” on Feb. 3. Conrad Jacobs, a retired physician and member of the FiftyForward Martin Center, donated a large collection of tapes to Stetson for young adults to “build an appreciation for opera.”

• Law Professor Kirsten K. Davis authored a Feb. 3 post on Appellate Advocacy Blog titled, “[Sic] It, Fix it, or Ignore It? The Rhetorical Implications of Spotlighting Another Writer’s Error.”

• Law Professor Rebecca Morgan authored a Feb. 3 post in the Elder Law Prof Blog titled, “Webinar on Housing Rights Post-Disaster.”

Stetson Alumni in the News:

• Alumna Madison Miller was named Volusia County’s Teacher of the Year, according to the West Volusia Beacon “Class Notes” section on Feb. 8.

• Alumnus Clint Bentley was featured in the Garden & Gun piece, “Get to Know Jockey Director—and Florida Native—Clint Bentley” on Feb. 4. Bentley recently made his directorial debut with the sports drama Jockey, which was released at the end of last year.

• Law alumnus Blaze Bowers was quoted in a Feb. 3 article in Higher Ed Dive titled, “Federal Title IX probe into Brigham Young U unlikely to yield consequences.”

• Law alumnus Fred Piccolo was profiled in a Feb. 4 post on FloridaPolitics.com after joining communications firm McNicholas & Associates as vice president of Public Affairs.

• Law alumna Hannah Raissa Ibanez has been appointed to President Biden’s Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board, an agency dedicated to designing and developing accessibility standards, the administration announced Feb. 7.

• Law alumnus Devin X. Dudley was named an associate at the St. Petersburg office of Trenam Law, the firm announced Feb. 8.