Noted and Quoted, November 2018

Too much screen time, the Deepwater Horizon spill, and Thanksgiving were a few of the leading headlines over the last month that quoted and reported Franklin College faculty experts:

The great family exodus – associate professor of history Stephen Mihm quoted in a news story on families fleeing the city at – Axios, and reported as‘Increasingly in big cities, youth isn’t being served’ in Crain’s Cleveland Business

 

New study found deep sea chemical dispersants ineffective in Deepwater Horizon oil spill – Athletic Association Professor of Arts & Sciences Samantha Joye quoted widely as co-author on the new University of Miami study – Health Medicine Network, UPI, Tunis Daily News, Science Daily, Heartland Newsfeed, ECO Magazine, NOLA, The Weather Channel

 

A weather forecast issued this week goes Shakespeare and it was brilliant – Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor Marshall Shepherd writing in a regular column at Forbes

 

Smartphones “causing mental health problems in 2-year-olds” research by professor of psychology Keith Campbell reported by Yahoo, Archy Worldys, Health Medicine Network, Daily News

 

Bloomberg opinion radio: Podcast features Stephen Mihm on "Harvard’s Other Controversial Admissions Policy" – Bloomberg

 

The secret lives of words: Hurricane Michael and the shape of water – Franklin Professor of Classics Emeritus Rick LaFleur writing in The Rolla Daily News

 

Study shows benefits of photochromic contact lenses, professor of Brain and Behavioral Sciences in the department of psychology Billy Hammond quoted at Healio

 

Polar orbiting satellites are unsung heroes of accurate weather forecasts – Marshall Shepherd quoted by The Buffalo News

 

New study: Reduced screen time for young highly recommended for well-being – research by Keith Campbell reported at Medicalnewser, Psych Central

 

“Let Science Speak” partners with The Weather Channel to give scientists their say – Marshall Shepherd featured in project reported by Spoke

 

All the ways your personality changes after getting married – research by assistant professor of psychology Justin Lavner quoted and referenced in a report by WVTM

 

Drought and starvation should trump other perceptions of the migrant caravan – Marshall Shepherd writing in Forbes

 

Smartphones creating a mentally fragile generation – research by Keith Campbell reported at Express Digest, Archy Worldys, Brinkwire

 

Why a late hurricane season threat in the Atlantic fizzled so fast – Marshall Shepherd writing at Forbes

 

Phase change materials demonstrate promise in propagating photons for data transmission – Vanderbilt University reports research byassociate professor of physics and astronomy Yohannes Abate

 

Talkin’ Turkey with UGA history prof James Cobb – Flagpole publishes an interview with B. Phinizy Spalding Professor of History Emeritus on how the South came to embrace Thanksgiving

 

The science of why a modest snowstorm caused havoc on the East Coast – Marshall Shepherd in Forbes

 

Why do narcissists make positive first impressions? Keith Campbell quoted at Psychology Today

 

Why a new study says scientists should use Twitter – Marshall Shepherd in Forbes

 

UGA professor discovers gene that increases yield for biofuel plants – research by professor of biochemistry and molecular biology Debra Mohnen reported in the R&B

 

Why hurricane forecasters can’t “politicize” storm warnings even if they wanted to – Marshall Shepherd published by GovExec.com