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Run for the roses: FSU professor reflects on history of the Kentucky Derby

Published: May 2, 2022 | 9:52 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

All eyes are on Churchill Downs this week as the horse racing industry prepares for the 148th Kentucky Derby. Associate Professor of History Katherine Mooney is available to provide expert commentary to reporters covering the event. Mooney is the author of “Race Horse Men,” which examines the generations of Black men who built the racing […]

FSU finance expert: Fed had to respond to high inflation

Published: March 18, 2022 | 10:33 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

William Christiansen, longtime chair of the finance department in Florida State University’s College of Business.

Soaring inflation and its threat to the U.S. economy gave the Federal Reserve no choice but to raise interest rates this week and to signal further increases in the coming months, said William Christiansen, longtime chair of the finance department in Florida State University’s College of Business. “There’s pretty much unanimous agreement that they have […]

Integrity of the sport: FSU expert available to discuss Olympic figure skating scandal

Published: February 16, 2022 | 8:51 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

With 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva under the world’s microscope for her alleged use of a banned substance, the outcomes of the team competition and potentially the women’s competition may be in doubt. Florida State University’s renowned experts are available to discuss the use of banned substances in athletic competitions with the news media. […]

Ditching cigarettes in the new year? FSU psychologist weighs in on popular resolution

Published: December 16, 2021 | 10:03 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

With a new year comes New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions provide a way to begin the year with a fresh start and individual goals to improve life in a variety of ways — from health and wellness to finances to education. One popular resolution is the goal of quitting smoking. A Florida State University psychology […]

Expert pitch: Death of the office holiday party? FSU management professor says not so fast

Published: December 1, 2021 | 9:03 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

With the glow of the holiday season upon us, bosses across the country are grappling with a big question — is it time to bring back the holiday office party? With COVID-19 still keeping some employees remote or on a hybrid schedule, the answer is not so clear cut for many businesses and their employees. […]

FSU literacy expert available to discuss decision to not publish Dr. Seuss books

Published: March 3, 2021 | 10:25 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

On the birthday of famed children’s author Dr. Seuss, the publishing company that preserves his legacy announced they will no longer publish six books that depict non-white characters in racist ways. Lakeisha Johnson, an assistant professor in the Florida State University School of Communication Science and Disorders and an affiliate faculty at the Florida Center […]

2020 Nobel Prize in Physics: FSU astrophysicists break down winning work on black holes

Published: October 8, 2020 | 4:05 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three individuals for their seminal work on black holes. One half of the prize went to University of Oxford Scientist Roger Penrose who showed that black hole formation is a “robust prediction” of Einstein’s general theory of relativity; the other half went jointly to Germany’s Max Planck Institute/UC-Berkeley Scientist […]

FSU Expert: Why empathy is the wrong way to deal with office politics during COVID-19

Published: April 22, 2020 | 4:41 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management in FSU’s College of Business, surveyed today's worker's about tomorrow's workforce. (FSU Photography Services)

The novel coronavirus pandemic has assaulted the way people live and work and the impact will be felt for years, according to Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University’s College of Business. One particular area of impact, Hochwarter said, involves the way people deal with others at work — both civilly and in ways that bring out the “dark side” in others. Office […]

FSU professors available to comment for Black History Month

Published: January 31, 2020 | 4:37 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Shantel Gabrieal Buggs, assistant professor, Department of Sociology

The daring raids of Harriet Tubman, the activism of Martin Luther King Jr., the presidency of Barack Obama and more are all essential parts of the history of the United States. Every February, Black History Month celebrates the many accomplishments of black Americans. It’s also a time to consider how race affects the issues the […]

FSU expert available to discuss German reunification on 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Published: November 5, 2019 | 4:32 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Crowds throng around the Brandenburg Gate following the structure's official opening on December 22.

When the Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago, it marked the opening of a border that had divided the German city for decades and a milestone on the way to the reunification of East Germany and West Germany the following year. “When the wall fell, Germans thought they were the happiest people in the world,” said […]

FSU experts available to discuss elevated risk of Florida wildfire after Hurricane Michael

Published: May 2, 2019 | 11:49 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

William Butler, associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning

When Hurricane Michael tore through Florida’s Gulf Coast last October, it raked a devastating path of damaged property, downed power lines, felled trees and strewn vegetation. Months later, the effects of Hurricane Michael — which was recently upgraded from a Category 4 to an exceedingly rare Category 5 — still linger, both for the people […]

FSU professor available to comment on North and South Korean talks

Published: September 20, 2018 | 1:45 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Annika A. Culver, associate professor in the Department of History

This week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to take a series of steps designed to accelerate denuclearization and achieve reconciliation and peace on the peninsula. These steps include a pledge by Kim to shutter one of North Korea’s largest missile testing launch sites and a historic commitment […]

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