Noted and Quoted, November 2022

From doing the math on Fibonacci numbers to a later and later hurricane season and layoffs in the tech industry, Franklin faculty offered expertise and had their research featured in a variety of media across the globe. A sample from November's stories:

Commentary: It’s not just the economy, stupid – Stephen Mihm, associate professor and head of the department of history, writing in The Washington Post

Midterm elections are Nov. 8 — what will the weather be like? Marshall Shepherd, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and

Director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program, writing at Forbes

The Fibonacci numbers hiding in strange spaces – Michael Usher, professor and associate head of the department of mathematics, quoted in article at WIRED

A hurricane in November is not weird — two simultaneously is – Marshall Shepherd writing at Forbes

UGA’s Iron Horse Farm advancing agriculture – Farms.com

Tish Yager, professor of oceanography in the department of marine sciences, quoted about the Georgia Climate Project at Athens CEO

U.N. weather report: Climate woes bad and getting worse faster – Marshall Shepherd quoted by Phys.org, PBS 

New director of bands Nicholas Enrico Williams introduced at wind ensemble concert – UGA Today

Study shows the power of “thank you” for couples – research by Steven R.H. Beach,Regents Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Family Research, reported by Phys.org, EurekAlert, ScienceDaily   

Mass layoffs in big tech are an old-guard mistake – Stephen Mihm writing in The Washington Post

UGA: smart home hubs leave users vulnerable to hackers – research led by Kyu Lee, assistant professor of computer science, reported by WGAU, UGA Today, Mirage News, Tech Xplore, Homeland Security News Wire

“Happy wife, happy life” isn’t always true, researchers find – Justin Lavner, associate professor of psychology, quoted by The Charlatan

Women should pay special attention to supplementing carotenoids! Not only live longer but also reduce 2 major diseases – Billy Hammond, professor of psychology, quoted about his research by VOCAL

Professor Juanita Johnson-Bailey was named as the first recipient of the Centennial Professorship, an endowed professorship for a women’s studies faculty member in recognition of the centennial anniversary of women’s education at UGA

Why winter does not disprove global warming – Marshall Shepherd writing at Forbes

Image: The height of each step in the “infinite staircase” is given by ratios of numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.ILLUSTRATION: KRISTINA ARMITAGE/QUANTA MAGAZINE; IMAGE SOURCE: MAXIPHOTO, via WIRED