Top News:

• Assistant Professor of Biology Sean Beckmann, PhD, was quoted in an article from ABC-affiliated WFTV titled, “Central Floridians should be more concerned with flu, common cold than coronavirus, professor says.” Beckman assured Floridians that, “The best approach here in the United States is to remain aware, to educate yourself, but there’s not really major concern at this point.”

• Biology Professor Terence Farrell, PhD, was quoted Jan. 24 in an article by The Wildlife Society, entitled “Fungal disease drains energy and dries snakes out.” Farrell said, “Our study on the effect of SFD (snake fungal disease) on metabolic rates helps us understand why the disease causes so many problems for infected snakes. We show that the physiological cost of fighting the disease is a huge energetic burden to the snakes.”

• Law Professor Paul Boudreaux published a guest opinion column on Jan. 27 in the Tampa Bay Times called, “The biggest worry about impeachment is not for today, but for 2021.”

• Professor of Computer Science Hala ElAarag, PhD, was interviewed for a segment on Inside Higher Ed’s Academic Minute podcast ‘Transmission Control Protocols’ on Jan. 28. 

• Law Professor Anne E. Mullins’s article, Meta is Better, 94 N.D. L. Rev 325 (2019) was featured in the Jan. 7 Legal Skills Prof Blog. The editor called it an “important article on metacognition and deep learning.”  

Other News:

• Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy’s comments to the SEC on proposed rules for limiting shareholder proposals were excerpted on Jan. 24 on the ValueEdge Advisors Blog. 

• Law Professor Rebecca Morgan wrote the following blogs for the Elder Law Prof Blog: Jan. 27, Boomer Myths??; Jan. 29, Hot Off the Press: 2019 Updates on Guardianship Legislation; and Jan. 30: Too Young for Senior Living?

• Law Professor Paul Boudreaux’s 2016 Maine Law Review article was cited in a Jan. 24 post on Medium called, “Why minimum lot sizes are a growing affordability problem.”

Alumni News:

• Alumnus Andrei Mikhalevsky was awarded the “Inaugural IDFA Laureate Award” as reported by California AG Today on Jan. 27. Mikhalevsky, former president and CEO of California Dairies, Inc., was honored with the award by the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) for “significant, prolonged contributions to the development and growth of dairy.”

• Alumnus Kyle McLean was appointed Deputy Director for Business Operations by the Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC), effective Jan. 9, as reported by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce.

• Law alumnus B.B. Abbott was featured in a Jan. 26 article in the Tampa Bay Times. He planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research and National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. 

• Law alumnus Michael Dolce was featured on ABC Action News for representing a minor with disabilities who was allegedly exploited by a Tampa strip club. 

• Law alumna Meaghann Ligori has been promoted to partner at Ligori & Ligori Attorneys at Law, according to a Jan. 27 press release on PRNewswire.

• Law alumna Susan Lilian Ojeda was honored by The Florida Bar for her pro bono work, according to a Jan. 27 article in the Winter Haven News Chief. 

• Alumna Blair Parke published the article “Do Marriage Vows Come from the Bible” at Crosswalk.com on Jan. 29.

• Law alumna Rachel V. Rose will serve as the Distinguished Speaker at the 3rd Annual Healthcare Compliance Symposium co-hosted by Delaware Law School and First Healthcare Compliance, according to a Jan. 28 press release on PRNewswire.

• Law alumnus Reginald Giles Stambaugh has been re-certified in real estate law by The Florida Bar, according to a Jan. 29 press release that appeared on Fox 21’s website.

• Law alumnus Christian M. Leger was named partner at Shutts & Bowen, according to a Jan. 29 announcement from the firm. He is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group.

• Law alumnus John Attaway Jr. was selected as president and chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2020, of GiveWell Community Foundation in Lakeland, Fla., according to a Jan. 29 announcement from the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce.