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FSU experts available to comment for holiday shopping season

Published: November 15, 2021 | 4:44 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns and global supply chain issues, the holiday shopping season is approaching. Black Friday marks the traditional start of big holiday deals, but shoppers are already looking for bargains. Florida State University College of Business experts are available to comment on this year’s holiday shopping trends. Larry C. Giunipero, Professor of Supply […]

FSU experts available to comment on Thanksgiving traditions

Published: November 10, 2021 | 9:46 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

As millions of people across the United States prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, Florida State University experts are available to talk with reporters working on articles about gratitude, the myth and reality of the holiday and the role turkeys have played for Indigenous peoples long before Europeans settled the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Randolph Clarke, professor, Department […]

FSU expert available to provide cultural and historical expertise on Halloween and Day of the Dead

Published: October 15, 2021 | 2:38 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Carrie Anne Baade, FSU professor of art.

With the CDC giving the go ahead for trick-or-treating and small outdoor crowds, this year’s Halloween and Day of the Dead Celebrations figure to be busier than last year’s. As revelers reacquaint themselves with these annual traditions, Florida State University Professor of Art Carrie Anne Baade is ready to provide historical and cultural context of […]

FSU experts available to comment for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Published: October 11, 2021 | 11:52 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the causes of and treatments for the second most common cancer among American women. About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer sometime in her life, according to the American Cancer Society. Florida State University experts are available to […]

FSU expert available to comment on science behind 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Published: October 6, 2021 | 4:05 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

James Frederich, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two scientists for their development of a new and environmentally friendly process to make molecules, known as asymmetric organocatalysis. Benjamin List of the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research and David MacMillan of Princeton University shared the prize for their groundbreaking work. For journalists looking for […]

FSU psychology professor available to comment on health consequences of social media

Published: October 5, 2021 | 4:16 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Recent news reports and a whistleblower’s testimony on Capitol Hill have put a spotlight on the harmful effects social media is having on the health of its users. Reporting in the Wall Street Journal relayed internal studies from Facebook that showed the company was aware its subsidiary photo-sharing platform Instagram, is harmful for teenage girls. […]

FSU experts available to comment on science behind 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

Published: October 5, 2021 | 3:15 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists for their work to understand complex physical systems and applying that knowledge to model the Earth’s climate. Syukuro Manabe of Princeton University, Klaus Hasselmann of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and Giorgio Parisi of Sapienza University of Rome shared the prestigious award. Meteorologists […]

FSU experts available to discuss National Hispanic Heritage Month

Published: September 9, 2021 | 4:33 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Florida State University’s Lilian Garcia-Roig, an internationally recognized visual artist specializing in painting from the College of Fine Arts.

National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15 and will bring with it a celebration of the culture, history and contributions of those citizens whose ancestors came from Mexico, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Spain. September 15 is a significant date in Hispanic culture as it is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica, Guatemala, […]

FSU experts available to comment on 20-year anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Published: September 1, 2021 | 1:15 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Three firefighters raise the U.S. flag on Sept. 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City. (Thomas E. Franklin/The Record)

Twenty years ago, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks shocked the world. The attacks led to profound changes in American society, two decades of war in Afghanistan and ramifications that continue to be felt today. Florida State University’s nationally regarded experts in emergency management, homeland security, grief, trauma and religion are available to speak to media […]

FSU expert available to comment on hurricane evacuations

Published: August 31, 2021 | 12:21 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Drivers fleeing New Orleans ahead of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Mark Wallheiser)

For many people, choosing whether to evacuate in the face of an incoming hurricane or other natural disaster is not an easy decision. Hurricanes threaten people and property, but evacuation also carries risks and costs, especially if a would-be evacuee has difficulty moving or caring for themselves without help. Engineers with the Resilient Infrastructure and […]

FSU expert available to discuss wildfire modeling

Published: August 26, 2021 | 10:49 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

A veteran firefighter walks through a blaze in Oregon. (Caleb Strough/Bureau of Land Management)

Every summer, communities across the country are threatened by wildfires. To help firefighters and land managers mitigate the destructiveness of fires, one of the tools they use is modeling software that predicts what a fire is likely to do next. Bryan Quaife, an assistant professor in the Florida State University Department of Scientific Computing and […]

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