Mike Strand, an entomology research professor, was quoted in a New York Times story about the life cycle of a common wasp. “You couldn’t dream up a more surreal life cycle than these guys have,” he said.

An Associated Press feature about UGA opening the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology quoted John Gittleman, the school’s dean. “Change brings uncertainty. This is something really novel. UGA is taking the lead with a new school of ecology,” Gittleman said. “Where we’re going to be a year or 10 years from now is unclear. But the faculty does understand when you do a new experiment, you typically don’t know where it’s going to end up.”

An L.A. Times article about politically attentive actor Edgar Ramirez quoted Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, an associate professor of advertising and public relations, about the affect that Ramirez’s popular telenovela, Cosita Rica, had on the Venezulan political climate between 2002 and 2003. “Cosita Rica was on during those 11 months just before and during the (recall) referendum, and it was probably the only media product consumed by both sides,” said Acosta-Alzuru. “Telenovelas are part of our daily intake in Venezuela: You eat three meals each day and watch at least one telenovela. So no matter if they were pro- or anti-Chavez, people continued watching. It was like national therapy or catharsis.”

A Christian Science Monitor article about the controversial teen sex case involving Douglas County’s Genarlow Wilson quoted Ron Carlson, a professor emeritus in the School of Law. “Those critical (of the prosecution) see it in terms of broader social ramifications and changing norms, but to (the district attorney) it’s more about what happened in the hotel room,” Carlson said.

A Newsweek article about recurring dilemmas with tainted food from China quoted Michael Doyle, director of the UGA Center for Food Safety. “China has practices that aren’t up to our standards,” Doyle said. “I don’t eat shrimp from outside the country.”

A Newsday article focused on expert gardening advice from horticulture professor Allan Armitage. “I like day lilies and I like roses, but if a garden is all roses and only roses, well, what fun is that? For me, I’d rather spread them out, mix them up, mingle them with other things. I don’t want to walk into a rose garden. I’d rather walk into a garden,” he said. “Make a garden because you like to garden. You’re not holding the fate of the world in your hands. Get your hands dirty and have fun.”

Science Daily quotes Dale Threadgill, director of the UGA faculty of engineering, in an article about a developing partnership between the university and the Mexican livestock industry to share expertise in generating fuel from waste material. “The growth of the livestock industry across our border has many implications for the U.S.,” Threadgill said. “We look forward to sharing and expanding our bioenergy expertise through this program and seeing this industry positively affect the economy and the environment.”