Link to article: http://news.health.ufl.edu/Post/ThePost9_2008.pdf
Published: September 2008, The Post, University of Florida Health Science Center
By Melissa M. Thompson
UF program gives undergrads research experience
When most 12-year-olds were doing their homework or playing pickup games of basketball with their friends, Dennis McLeod was in a lab surrounded by white coats and microscopes.
With a nudge from his mother, McLeod [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Link to article:http://www.alligator.org/pt2/051006comedy.php
Published: October 6, 2005, Independent Florida Alligator
By Melissa Thompson
On a typical Thursday night, UF sociology major Chris Cope is more concerned with controlling his nausea than cracking jokes.
But as soon as the house lights dim and the spotlights illuminate center stage, adrenaline takes over and the pre-gig jitters subside.
In a matter of minutes, [...]
