On the Aug. 23 broadcast of The Attorney Patrick Smith Show, Stetson and Stetson’s College of Law literally ruled the day, highlighted by College of Law Dean Benjamin Barros, JD, and undergraduate student Madison Lavender, a. sophomore. In the words of Barros, the show became an “hour-long advertisement for Stetson and Stetson Law.” Patrick Smith, JD, is a 2002 graduate of Stetson’s College of Law.

Expect additional coverage of Stetson Athletics, as reported Aug. 12 in Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN Announce Media Rights Extension by Big News Network.com. ESPN will continue as the ASUN’s media partner through the 2025-2026 academic year with expanded linear network coverage.

New Hatters coach Mike Jasper wants to bring Stetson football back to ‘glory days’ in 1st year as coach, as reported Aug. 15 in The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

As reported in the article Meet an NVIDIA Cloud Security Architect Keeping AI Safe, alumna Laura Seletos’ curiosity about security was sparked at Stetson, where she majored in Computer Information Systems and graduated in 2012. The article was posted on Aug. 18 by NVIDIA, which specializes in Information Intelligence.

Professor of Psychology Chris Ferguson, PhD, was part of the Aug. 19 article Attention, Anxiety and Addiction: Are Smartphones and Social Media to Blame for Kids’ Mental Health? It was published by USSA News. Also, Ferguson appeared in MSN’s mid-August article Is Conscientiousness Cratering? It Depends on How You Twist the Data. In addition, Ferguson contributed to the Aug. 27 article Are Smartphones and Social Media Hurting Kids’ Mental Health? The article was published by Survival World.

On July 23, alumna Zoë Weaver-Lee was a featured part of Taiwan’s Unofficial Diplomacy in Asia, published by the Global Taiwan Institute. She graduated from Stetson in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Global Development and minors in Political Science and Asian Studies.

The city of DeLand continues to make news for being both a historic place to live and a college town, according to media outlets such as Family Destinations Guide, which published The Overlooked Town In Florida To Retire On A Monthly Budget Of $1,800 Or Less on Aug. 18 and 8 Small Towns In Florida That Are A Dream Come True For Antique Lovers on Aug. 25.

On Aug. 27, a post in WhereFoodComesFrom.com, titled Meet Chef Hari Pulapaka: Upcycling Food, Fighting Waste, and Creating Delicious Recipes, featured Hari Pulapaka, PhD, associate professor of Mathematics. Pulapaka also is a four-time James Beard Award semifinalist for best chef and CEO/founder of the Global Cooking School.