Link to article: http://www.jou.ufl.edu/pubs/communigator/index.php?id=67
Published: May 2008, communigator, UF College of Journalism and Communications Alumni Magazine
By Melissa M. Thompson
McKeen’s Thompson Tome Due out in July
It seemed fitting to pay tribute to the Kentucky-born journalist who lived life fast and hard by pouring two fingers of his favorite bourbon: Wild Turkey.
Department of Journalism Chair William McKeen sat [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 26, 2008
Unmasking Gonzo
June 8, 2008
The Rookies
Link to article: http://www.news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_May08.pdf (SEE PAGES 12-15)
Published: May 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
Impending grads may have mastered the books, but many will learn it takes years to cope with the pressure of professional life when their reputations and patients’ lives are on the line.
Nestled on a foam mattress [...]
June 8, 2008
Learning To Throw…Again
Link to article:http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_March08.pdf (PAGES 6-7)
Published: March 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
David Lowenthal, M.D., Ph.D., stared intently at his nemesis — a dried red bean resting on the table in front of him — while his right hand, the stronger, more dominant hand, was constrained by a thick white [...]
June 8, 2008
Children In Need
Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_March08.pdf (PAGE 5)
Published: March 2008, The POST, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
When Tammy Caksackkar’s son, Christian, needed a routine physical for school in 2004, she was shocked to learn it would cost her $1,700 and that her insurance wouldn’t cover the cost.
The single mom had no choice but [...]
June 8, 2008
Under The Sea
Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost_Feb08.pdf (SEE PAGE 23)
Published: February 2008, The POST
By Melissa M. Thompson
Forget visions of frothy, bubbling beakers — Hendrik Luesch, Ph.D., calls the ocean his laboratory, where marine organisms may hold the key to curing the world’s worst diseases.
An assistant professor of medicinal chemistry in the UF College of Pharmacy, Luesch smiles briefly [...]
June 8, 2008
Packing aids save the day
Link to Blog post: http://www.tampersealblog.com/2008/02/packing-aids-sa.html
Published: February 27, 2008, Tampsersealblog.com
By Melissa M. Thompson
You’re not alone. We’ve been there too — Victims of packing and luggage trauma.
Sometimes traveling gets the best of us. We’ve watched our luggage circle around the baggage claim carousel belt three times because we couldn’t figure out which bag was ours among the [...]
June 8, 2008
Shands Nursing Work-Grant Program lends aspiring nurses Hope
Link to article: none available, hard copy only
Published: November 2007, Shands HealthCare News and Notes newsletter (page 19)
By Melissa M. Thompson
The same ambition that drives Nikita Hope, RN, to balance a full-time career with her full-time job as a mother of four drove her to apply to nursing school. But like many full-time professionals, Hope, [...]
June 8, 2008
Lakewood Ranch Digital Village To Hosts Third Annual Business Expo
Link to release: http://www.lakewoodranch.com/files/pressRelease/BusinessExpoRelease07061592243.pdf
Published: June 14, 2007, LakewoodRanch.com
Press generated: Guided to Give, The Bradenton Herald, June 16, 2007
By Melissa M. Thompson
Lakewood Ranch businesses are on a mission to reach out to the community and help wounded veterans receive the gift of mobility — one paw at a time — at the third annual Merchant Village [...]
June 8, 2008
UF researchers warn parents about the dangers of childhoold foot burns
Link to release: http://news.ufl.edu/2008/03/05/burns/
Published: March 08, 2008, University of Florida and Health Science Center Web sites
Picked up by the following media outlets: parenting.com,sciencedaily.com, bio-medicine.org, physorg.com, firstscience.com, thefootblog.org, news-hub.com, medindia.net
by Melissa M. Thompson
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Warmer weather is just around the corner, but before families fire up the barbecue, roast marshmallows around a crackling campfire or [...]
June 8, 2008
Men on a Misson
Link to article: http://www.rickross.com/reference/mormon/mormon321.html (Originally published on Alligator.org in 2006)
Published: July 27, 2006, The Independent Florida Alligator
By Melissa Thompson
Elder Trevor Ricks hasn’t seen his family, eaten one of his mother’s home-cooked meals or gone on a date in more than 20 months.
He doesn’t have time.
During rare moments when the 20-year-old is not volunteering eight to [...]
