Stetson University In the News, April 8-14, 2016

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Top Stories:

K.C. Ma, Ph.D., director of Roland George Investments Program and professor of finance, was quoted in the article, “Stock Market Showdown,” published in U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo! Finance and four other news outlets on Apr. 8.

On April 11, Bloomberg.com and the Orlando Sentinel quoted Law professor Jason Bent in an article titled “Equal Pay Day shines light on pay disparity between men and women.”

On Apr. 8, Chris Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor and co-chair of Psychology Department, wrote ‘The Blog,’ titled “Why Fictional Violence Doesn’t Desensitize Us to Real-Life Violence,” in The Huffington Post.

The article, “Stetson graduate shares story of historic wave research,” about alumna Sarah Caudill ‘06, was featured in the Daytona Beach News-Journal on Apr. 5, and last modified online on Apr. 8.

As reported in the Apr, 11 Daytona Beach News-Journal, Stetson University is one of the universities to benefit from an additional $1.4 million grant awarded schools in Volusia County to help Volusia teachers. Because Stetson was already part of the New Teacher Center with Bethune-Cookman University, “Volusia Schools received the latest offering without having to apply for it.”

Hari Pulapaka, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, was quoted in the article, “At Tampa Bay farm-to-table restaurants, you’re being fed fiction,” published in the Tampa Bay Times on Apr. 13.

Other News:

On April 11, American University Washington College of Law reported that Liz Lippy, assistant director of the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program, has been named the recipient of this year’s Edward D. Ohlbaum Award from Stetson University College of Law for her achievements in teaching advocacy.

On April 10, the Daytona Beach New Journal reported that Stetson University College of Law students came out on top for the 2016 Law Student Professionalism YouTube Contest for a training and educational video demonstrating professional conduct for lawyers.

Former law professor Charles Elson is mentioned in the April 13 article, “Awards Corner: Who’s judging the Corporate Governance Awards?”

Alumni in the News:

On April 11, Patch.com mentioned Law alumna Sarah M. Glaser in an article titled “Dozens of restaurants and breweries join forces for Best of Tampa Bay fundraiser.”

Stetson alumnus Everett Stern, who received an M.B.A. at Stetson, was featured in the Apr. 11 article, “HSBC Whistleblower Everett Stern Vows to Campaign as Independent After Republican Machine Blocks Him from Pennsylvania Ballot,” on CNBC, Money News, Yahoo! News and 16 other news media outlets.